Bomb scare in Cebu City university: Student, 19, tagged, nabbed

Emmariel Ares 10/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A first year student of the Cebu Technological University (CTU) was identified as the perpetrator behind a bomb threat that disrupted classes at her own school in the middle of exam season last…

CCPO exec: ‘Good development’ in bomb hoax probe

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Cebu City are optimistic of the increased possibility of being able to arrest suspects of previous bomb scares or bomb hoaxes in the city. Police Lieutenant Colonel Janette Rafter, deputy director…

Pursuing bomb hoax caller: CIDG Cybercrime unit tapped

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 09/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of the bomb hoax caller is already out of reach prompting police to submit it to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG Cybercrime) for their assistance. Police Major Armando Labora,…

Bomb threat alarms DepEd Cebu City officials

Pegeen Maisie 06/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Employees were asked to vacate their offices following a bomb threat that was reported at the Cebu City Schools Division office of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a Facebook post, Ramil Ayuman,…

Police after owner of backpack left at Talisay City Hall

Zena V. Magto 05/29/2019

TALISAY CITY, Philippines – Occupants of the Talisay City Hall were told to vacate their offices after a Job Order employee found a dark gray backpack that was left outside of the Persons with Disability Office (PWDO)…

Gullas suspends work at Talisay City Hall following bomb scare

Paul Lauro and Zena V. Magto 05/29/2019

TALISAY CITY, Philippines – Mayor Eduardo Gullas has ordered the suspension of work at the Talisay City Hall shortly before noontime today, May 29, following the discovery of a backpack believed to contain a bomb. Bienvenido Llera,…

Stay calm, promptly leave the area if there’s a bomb alarm -Police

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Don’t panic, just promptly leave the area.  This was the reminder of Chief Inspector Joemar Pomarejos, chief of the Waterfront Police Station, following the bomb alarm which turned out to be negative at the Cebu…

Patalinghug Avenue cordoned amid bomb scare

Norman Mendoza 07/04/2017

Traffic was heavy along Maximo Patalinghug Avenue in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City after a SWAT team cordoned the area to verify reports that a bomb was inserted in an old cassette player that was supposedly left in…

Bomb scare causes traffic in San Nicolas

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/14/2016

AN abandoned box thought to contain explosives caused a bomb scare and heavy traffic Wednesday morning in Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City. The carton box wrapped with a packaging tape was found outside the Concord Technical…

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