CICC releases list of gov’t agencies that received bomb threat

MANILA, Philippines — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday identified 28 government agencies that received bomb threats allegedly from a supposed Japanese citizen named Takahiro Karasawa.

The government agencies are as follows:

• Panghulo Elementary School (Malabon City)
• Department of Education – Division Office (Pasig City)
• Office of the Vice President (Mandaluyong City)
• Fortune Elementary School and Fortune High School
• Bureau of Plants Industry
• COMELEC Office at Palacio del Governador Intramuros Manila
• National Historical Commission of the Philippines (Ermita, Manila City
• MIRDC DOST (Taguig City)
• NAMRIA Office (Taguig City) 
• DTI, DOT, DBP, and PDIC (Makati City)
• San Agustin Elementary School, Moonwalk High School, and Moonwalk Elementary School
• DENR, EMB Building (Quezon City)
• Vertis North, Ayala Mall (Quezon City)
• DENR Office, 1st to 4th Floor (Quezon City)
• DENR NCR
• Department of Information Technology
• Department of Agriculture (Quezon City)
• Philippine Information Agency
• SSS (Quezon City)
• Commission on Audit
• BIR Office (Quezon City)
• DITC
• Commission on Higher Education
• National Housing Authority
• PhilHealth Panorama
• Juvenile Justice System (Quezon City)
• National Commission for Urban Poor (Quezon City)
• National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (Quezon City)

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On February 13, 2024, the CICC held a press briefing after meeting with the Inter-Agency Conference regarding the bomb threats. Executive Director Alexander K. Ramos confirmed that the Philippines is working with the Japanese government to investigate this incident.