𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞

 

Notre Dame University expresses its strong and unequivocal condemnation of the senseless, heinous, and brutal killing of another teacher in Cotabato City, 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵, which occurred on the evening of July 2, 2026.

 

Ma’am Evangeline is dearly held in the NDU community as one of our part-time faculty members at the College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School. Her loss is felt profoundly by her colleagues and students alike.

 

NDU stresses, most emphatically, that violence has no place in our society. Until we can guarantee the safety, security, and well-being of our teachers and students, we will continuously be challenged in moving toward a better education for the Bangsamoro.

 

The killing of a teacher is an affront to the soul of our society and the sanctity of our formative institutions. Educators ought to be the most respected professionals, for they are the ones who shape our future generation and, in doing so, define our fate as a people.

 

We urgently call upon law enforcement authorities to act swiftly, thoroughly, and transparently in their investigation, and to hold the perpetrators to account. We likewise call on both our national and local governments: the escalating pattern of school-related violence in our country can no longer be ignored.

 

Our schools need decisive support to implement robust security measures that will safeguard our campuses and make it difficult, if not impossible, for perpetrators to cause harm.

 

We need to act now.

We stand in solidarity with all who grieve over the loss of a dear public servant and educator.