MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Police District and the security office of the University of Santo Tomas said the report of a bomb threat inside the campus was found to be negative. At around 8am TODAY, a bomb threat is circulating inside the university. “The initial information [on] bomb threat in UST was found negative after panelling by Explosives and Ordinance Division of MPD as of 11:20 am,” MPD spokesperson Carlo Magno Manuel was quoted in a GMA news report. NPA denies handThe New People’s Army, tagged in the bomb threats, has denied that it issued bomb scares to UST and Mapua. "Bomb threats sent through text messages claimed that a bomb was planted by the NPA in Mapua University yesterday.

Source: Philippine Star September 19, 2018 07:30 UTC