AUTHORITIES of the University of the Visayas are verifying reports that 10 high school students were suffering from demon possession.
Several students who witnessed the unusual phenomenon told Cebu Daily News that they were shocked to see their classmates convulsing.
“Kusgan kaayo kalit lang og yawyaw (They shook violently and would suddenly scream),” said one male student who requested anonymity.
The bizarre behavior took place while the students were playing on campus last Thursday afternoon. The mother of one of the students arrived and tried to help her son, who reportedly threw her aside.
Another student was reported to have been “possessed” while a female high school student who attended a Linggo ng Wika activity suddenly fainted and was brought to the chapel at 4 p.m. later that day. Other students were also brought there.
People in charge of the chapel were tightlipped about what took place in their premises. The school chapel was closed to the public.
A school official who requested anonymity said the UV campus ministries have taken charge of the students.
School officials declined to elaborate on the incident pending the results of their investigation.