One of the police officers deployed by the Philippine National Police in Fortune High School, Marikina City in the wake of the June 22 school shooting incident in Tacloban City, June 23, 2026. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday warned that bomb threats and bringing deadly weapons into schools could lead to student exclusion, following reports of alleged attacks in several schools nationwide.
“We need to take these threats seriously because if it is true, we cannot risk continuation of classes,” Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara told reporters in Filipino during an interview.
This comes after false reports of a shooting incident at the Bagong Silangan High School in Quezon City circulated online and alerted authorities.
“The alarming messages circulating on Messenger regarding an alleged threat to our students are false and are currently being investigated by the appropriate authorities,” the school said in a statement.
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