The Philippine National Police has asked foreign counterparts for help tracking the online extremist group '764', believed to have influenced the two minor suspects in the June 22 Tacloban school shooting.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the force will coordinate with foreign law enforcement agencies to determine the extent of the group’s operations and identify the individuals behind it. Personnel will also look into possible Filipino involvement in the group and its supposed target victims.
The two suspects, aged 14 and 15, opened fire inside San Jose National High School, killing three students and injuring 20 others. Authorities believe the pair may have been influenced by a nihilistic violent extremist network.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice appealed to Congress to pass a law against NVE. The two minors remain under intensive interventions at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth under DSWD custody.
