THE Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City was forced to suspend classes and work due to a bomb threat.
The bomb threat call on an employee turned out to be a hoax after the Quezon City Police District’s explosive and ordnance bomb squad cleared the area.
Students, teachers and non-teaching personnel were evacuated from the school premises.
“All buildings have been evacuated. Classes in all levels are canceled starting 10 a.m. All Loyola Schools students and employees may leave the campus,” the Ateneo administration said.
An employee told the school authorities about several text messages sent to him or her that a bomb explosion was supposed to happen at around 8:30 a.m.
“At the moment a thorough inspection is being conducted,” the university’s Facebook post read.
The QCPD’s Station 9 scoured the school buildings with K-9 sniffers.
At around 1:52 p.m., the Ateneo management posted on its Facebook account that authorities had already declared the university safe.
School authorities then ordered the students, teachers and staff to go back to the campus and get their belongings.