The campus of National University – Mall of Asia (NU-MOA) in Pasay City was cleared of explosives following a report of an alleged bomb threat, the university said on Thursday.
According to the NU-MOA, the Philippine National Police unit of MOA Sub-station, Pasay Investigation Division, and Pasay Bureau of Fire Protection conducted clearing operations inside the campus on Thursday.
‘We are pleased to inform everyone that, following a thorough security inspection, the campus has been cleared of explosives and any hazardous materials,’ the NU-MOA said in a Facebook post.
‘We thank our law enforcement and emergency response teams for their prompt action and continued commitment to ensuring the safety of our campus community,’ it added.
In an earlier report on Thursday morning, the National Capital Region Police Office said that police authorities received a report of the alleged bomb threat in the NU campus.
It noted that a personnel of the university’s Safety Office received information regarding the alleged bomb threat and eventually relayed it to the customer relations representative (CSR) of MAAX Building in MOA.
The CSR then reported it to Sub-Station 10.
The school announced that its morning classes on Thursday shifted to online classes while in-person classes and examinations were expected to resume at 1 p.m. /