QCPD: No credible threat to Doña Juana Elementary School

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said it did not monitor any threat against the Doña Juana Elementary School amid an alleged warning of violence online.

In a statement on Tuesday, the QCPD maintained that it had conducted intelligence validation in response to the supposed threat and increased its deployment to the school vicinity.

“As of this time, no unusual activity, suspicious person, or credible threat has been monitored within or around the school,” the police explained.

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Screenshots of the message shared to reporters supposedly showed a Facebook account under the name of a certain “Lucas Garcia” allegedly saying: “Are you ready to lose your life tomorrow? Be careful all you students at Donya. I will kill all students and teachers.”

The QCPD noted, “Initial assessment indicated that the spelling of ‘Donya’ appearing in the screenshot does not correspond to the official name of Doña Juana Elementary School, leading some stakeholders to believe that the message may not pertain to the school.”

The city police district further stressed that the matter was being taken seriously and urged the public to verify information before sharing it on social media. /mr

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