De La Salle University receives bomb threat via email

De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila suspended classes and evacuated its campus on Monday, October 26, following a bomb threat received via email. The message was sent to Philip Rentillo, Associate Dean of the Brother Andrew College of Education, from the email address “traknisky@photo. com”.

University security officials reported the threat to the Manila Police District (MPD) Station 9. In response, the MPD deployed explosive ordnance and K9 units to conduct sweeps and assessments of the campus vicinity. DLSU Senior Vice President Kai Shan Fernandez ordered the evacuation of all students, faculty, and staff around 1:00 p.m. as a precautionary measure.

This incident follows similar bomb threats received by University of the East (UE) Manila on October 20 and University of Santo Tomas (UST) on October 23. Police are currently coordinating with the Anti-Cybercrime Team to identify the sender of the email.