Jonvic: Teach learners how to use 911 hotline

MANILA, Philippines — Following a wave of fatal shootings and other forms of violence on campuses, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla yesterday urged school administrators and parents to teach students how to alert authorities by using the Unified 911 System.

Remulla said the nationwide hotline is working and available for anyone in need of immediate assistance during emergencies.

He cited the shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22, which left three students dead and scores injured.

According to Remulla, responders arrived within four minutes after a teacher called the 911 hotline.

He said students should be taught how to use the hotline when violence erupts in schools.

School safety drills were held yesterday in both public and private schools nationwide.

Bomb scare hits NU

Meanwhile, police found no explosives inside the National University campus in Pasay yesterday after NU received a bomb threat.

In-person classes were suspended in the morning after a school employee saw the threat posted on Facebook. Classes resumed at 1 p.m.

Personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Division immediately conducted paneling and searched the school premises.

“The inspection yielded negative results for any explosives,” city police chief Col. Joselito de Sesto said.

Schools have been hit with hoax bomb threats in recent weeks. –  EJ Macababbad