The Senate of the Philippines. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has tightened its security after receiving a bomb threat through its social media account.
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero confirmed this in a Viber message on Wednesday.
“While it was not considered as a credible and serious threat, the OSAA (Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms) is nevertheless taking the necessary precautions,” Escudero said.
According to Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug, the bomb threat was posted on the Senate’s Facebook page on Tuesday morning “most likely by a prankster” since the same “account” had also posted it all over the place.
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“But OSAA implemented security protocols per SOP starting yesterday just to be sure,” Bantug said in a message to reporters.
Work in the Senate continued despite the threat.
Congress is set to take a break starting Thursday.