Gingoog City heightens alert as bomb threat scares school
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A bomb threat on Friday hit a public school in this city.
Mayor Erick Cañosa gathered law enforcement units and department officials to investigate the origins of the “bomb threat” circulating online, prompting some public schools to cancel classes.
Initial investigation from the Gingoog City Police Office said the bomb scare spread in Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School in Bgy. 23 around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Students and school staff members promptly evacuated even before the police arrived.
The police team then stationed themselves at the school gate while others conducted an information campaign on bomb threats.
The bomb threat was later confirmed to be a hoax.
Authorities warned that spreading false information about bomb threats is punishable under Presidential Decree 1727 or the Anti-Bomb Joke Law.
Violators face a penalty of up to five years in prison and fines not exceeding P40,000. Philippine News Agency
