09/10/2025
NEWS UPDATE: Eight colleges in Batangas including The Mabini Academy, Batangas City Integrated High School (BCIHS), University of Batangas (UB) - Batangas City, FAITH Colleges: First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, PhilSCA Fernando Air Base Campus, STI College Lipa, Golden Gate College (GGC), and Batangas State University (BSU), Alangilan Campus, received anonymous bomb threats from August 29 to October 8.
In response, school administrations implemented emergency protocols, evacuated campuses, and temporarily suspended in-person classes. Local police and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams investigated and declared the areas safe after finding no explosive devices. A 19-year-old visiting from another institution was arrested in UB for spreading false information concerning explosives.
Meanwhile, similar threats reached four Laguna campuses: Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) Sta. Cruz, the Philippine State College of Aeronautics FAB Campus, the City College of Calamba (CCC), and LSPU Los Banos. Governor Sol Aragones linked one threat in LSPU Sta. Cruz to a supposed “member” of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army while Calamba City Councilor Moises Morales claimed there were "subversives" inside CCC before the threat occurred.
In a statement, Kabataan Partylist (KPL) Laguna denounced these instances of red-tagging, expressing concern that false threats could pave the way for military crackdowns on campuses. The partylist cited previous attempts by the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) to gain campus access through NSTP classes and accused the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of using "security seminars" to justify its presence.
KPL stresses that “[...] schools must remain safe spaces for learning and critical expression,” arguing that “the atmosphere of fear, intimidation, and militarization has no place in an institution of higher learning.”
