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MARAMAG, Bukidnon — Local authorities in parts of Bukidnon have intensified security protocols in educational institutions following back-to-back online threats that disrupted classes and caused widespread panic among students and parents.In Maramag, nearly 2,000 of the 6,200 enrolled secondary students skipped classes at the Bukidnon National School of Home Industries (BNSHI) on Monday, August 10, after a viral social media post threatened a grenade attack on the campus.The scare stemmed from a Messenger note posted on Sunday afternoon, August 9, by a dummy account under the name “Christine Jabillo,” which read: “Hello po, magpabuto kog grenade sa Bi ugma. Good luck.” (Hello, I will detonate a grenade at Bi tomorrow. Good luck.)
Bi refers to BNSHI.Although a follow-up note posted at around 6:45 p.m. claimed the threat was “only a joke,” the account was deactivated shortly after.
READ: PNP insists school violence not prevalentLt. Col. Hope Mark Orbuda, Maramag Municipal Police Station chief, said police inspected the campus before classes started and deployed officers to secure the premises as a preventive measure, while cybercrime units worked to track the perpetrator.School principal Grace Palahang said that despite the panic, classes proceeded under heightened security, enforcing strict single-entry-point inspections in compliance with Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 6 safety guidelines.
