Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Navy trainee arrested for cracking bomb joke at MRT GMA-Kamuning station

From Coconuts Manila (Apr 20): Navy trainee arrested for cracking bomb joke at MRT GMA-Kamuning station

[ABS-CBN Video report: TV Patrol: Soldier arrested for bomb joke in MRT station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDFWrKDpBjg]

At around 5pm on Tue, Apr 19, James Thomas Dela Cruz, an enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), was arrested after cracking a joke about a bomb at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) GMA-Kamuning station.

"Dela Cruz, who is undergoing training to be a member of the Philippine Navy, was brought to the security headquarters of the MRT in Shaw Boulevard," reports ABS-CBN News.

AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said they have been informed of the incident. He explained, "The infraction is something serious and could have caused people to get hurt. We do not condone their actions and will seriously investigate the matter and hold those responsible accountable."

Presidential Decree 1727 prohibits "the malicious dissemination of false information of the willful making of any threat concerning bombs, explosives, and such."

http://manila.coconuts.co/2016/04/20/navy-trainee-arrested-cracking-bomb-joke-mrt-gma-kamuning-station

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