The Pateros municipal government suspended face-to-face classes in public and private schools for July 21 due to bomb threats spreading on social media. The class suspension covers child development centers up to Grade 12 based on a decision made in a coordination meeting on July 20. “Ang...
Authorities are tracking the origin of a TikTok post that sparked a bomb scare at Pateros National High School (PNHS), forcing the suspension of classes there and at nearby Pateros Elementary School. The Pateros police said they are coordinating with the Philippine National Police Anti Cybercrime...
The Mandaluyong City Police Station confirmed on Friday, July 17, that no hazardous explosive device was found in any school in the city after social media posts alleged bomb threats against several campuses. Authorities said they immediately conducted validation, security inspections, and...
BACOLOD CITY – An online bomb threat rocked schools and establishments in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 11. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said it was posted in the Facebook public group “6127 Marketplace San Carlos City” by the account “Jim...
CAVITE – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) warned that fake or anonymous social media accounts will not shield users from liability after authorities arrested a suspect behind an online bomb threat targeting several schools in Bacoor City on Wednesday, July 8. In a statement on Thursday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A bomb threat rocked the Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 6. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is closely monitoring the security incident. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, has directed the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Classes were suspended following an online bomb threat at the Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School (ESNCHS) in Borongan City, Samar targeting Grade 11 Kitchen Operations (Cookery) students on Friday morning, July 3. This incident happened days after a high school...
Police and explosive ordnance experts safely secured a live vintage 60MM mortar cartridge accidentally unearthed by a jeepney driver in Taguig on July 2. At around 5:45 p.m., the driver was burning wood inside a rented garage along C6 Road in Barangay Hagonoy when he struck a hard object buried in...
A suspicious package delivered to a home in an exclusive village in Muntinlupa caused alarm, prompting the involvement of a bomb disposal unit and the police. The Muntinlupa police, together with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, inspected the package, which had exposed wiring, and later...
ILOILO CITY – A bomb threat rocked the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo City Hall on Sunday, June 14. Police said that the person behind these will face appropriate criminal charges. “Kakasuhan ang dapat kakasuhan at ipapakulong ang dapat ikulong (Charges will be filed and those responsible...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Feb. 27, that it has intensified its counter-terrorism measures following the arrest of an alleged member of a local terror group linked to the 2018 bombing in General Santos City. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said the...
Employees and guests evacuated the Quezon City Hall of Justice after receiving a bomb threat on Friday morning, Feb. 27. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the clerk in charge received a text message regarding an allege bomb threat at around 8:48 a.m. The QCPD Explosive...