QC police, Ateneo find no bomb in campus

October 28, 2019

The Quezon City Police District ( QCPD) and Ateneo De Manila University on Monday said they found no bomb inside the campus after they received anonymous threats through social media.

“The University has just received via social media anonymous bomb threats. We are handling the situation using our security protocols. We ask our students, employees and other stakeholders to stay calm and alert. Be assured that our security protocols are in place,” Ateneo said in a statement posted in their Facebook page.

Quezon City and Ateneo officials  conducted sweeps of the campus Sunday night and early Monday morning.

“The University Campus Safety and Mobility Office, in coordination with the PNP QCPD conducted thorough sweeps of the campus last night and early this morning and found no irregularity. Be assured that we continue to strictly implement our security protocol under current circumstances,” it added.

The school administration told the public to remain calm and alert, cooperate and report anything suspicious to any security personnel  around the campus.

Police Colonel Ronnie Montejo, the acting QCPD director, said they  trying to find out who sent the message recalling last month’s incident in the campus where a message came from the campus.

“We advised the public to be calm… we are still determining where (the message) came from,” said Montejo. Classes and work in the university were not suspended.  Ella Dionisio/DMS