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A purported shooting threat targeting students at Batangas City Integrated High School (BCIHS) prompted the school to suspend all classes and on-site activities beginning Monday, June 29, 2026, until further notice.
The threat was received through the school's official social media page late Sunday night, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co, who disclosed details during a press briefing at Camp Crame on Monday.
Co said the message came from an individual who identified themselves as a Grade 10 student claiming to have been bullied by peers.
"I will shoot or stab you all in Grades 7, 8, 9, 10. I'm a Grade 10 student. You don't know me, but you bully me," Co paraphrased the threat during the briefing.
Investigators initially identified the sender as an unidentified individual, but Co noted that authorities were not ruling out the possibility that the account used a fictitious name.
In response to the threat, the BCIHS School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (SDRRM) Coordinator issued an urgent announcement suspending all classes and advising learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel, and parents not to enter or proceed to school premises while the suspension remains in effect.
The school administration said it was coordinating with law enforcement authorities regarding the matter, and urged the school community to remain calm, avoid spreading unverified information, and rely only on official communications from BCIHS.
Co said the decision on how long the school would suspend classes would be left to the Department of Education (DepEd).
Further updates on the resumption of classes will be issued once the situation has been assessed and the safety of the school community has been ensured, the school said.
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Date posted: June 29, 2026 3:53 PM