Jamaine Punzalan

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<p>MANILA — The Batangas City Integrated High School suspended classes on Monday, June 29 over an alleged knife and gun threat. </p><p>The school with some 7,000 students received the threat on Sunday via a Facebook message from a dummy account claiming to be a Grade 10 victim of bullying. </p><p>“Ang kaniya pong pananakot ay naglalaman po ng paggamit ng kutsilyo at baril laban po mga estudyante ng Grade 7, 8, 9 and 10,” Batangas police information officer Lt. Sharen Ama told DZMM. </p><p>She said police met with school representatives, local officials, and other stakeholders on Monday morning to discuss the threat. </p><p>“So far naman po, wala naman pong any sign ng threat po sa kanila. Sabi po namin hindi sila dapat matakot na may mangyari doon dahil ang isa po sa pinakamalakas na puwersa ng Batangas police ay nasa kanila nagbabantay,” Ama said. </p><p>“Ang aming SWAT nagbabantay po sila na andoon ‘pag 6 a.m. bago magpasukan and bago mag-uwian andoon na rin po kami.” </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="1337" height="752" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AdQS12MwePA" title="Batangas City Integrated HS gets shooting, stabbing threat" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>She said the Batangas police requested a cybercrime investigation to determine the source of the threat. </p><p>The incident comes a week after two teenagers killed three students and wounded around 20 others at a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/24/tacloban-school-shooters-had-target-police-1256"> school in Tacloban City, Leyte.</a></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/24/tacloban-school-shooters-had-target-police-1256https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/6/24/do-video-games-cause-violence-tacloban-shooting-triggers-debate-1743">Do video games cause violence? Tacloban shooting triggers debate</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/24/tacloban-school-shooters-had-target-police-1256https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/6/24/do-video-games-cause-violence-tacloban-shooting-triggers-debate-1743https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/26/gorebox-developer-declines-invite-to-senate-probe-on-tacloban-shooting-1020">Gorebox developer declines invite to Senate probe on Tacloban shooting </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/24/possible-influence-of-shootings-abroad-among-leads-in-tacloban-incident-2020">Possible influence of shootings abroad among leads in Tacloban incident</a></div><p>The school said classes would resume on Tuesday, June 30. </p><p>“Following a thorough assessment and the implementation of appropriate precautionary measures, the school administration and the LGU assure the public that the school is safe,” Batangas City Integrated High School said. </p><p>“Everyone is encouraged  to stay calm and not to be alarmed. The situation is being closely monitored and additional security measures will continue to be implemented as needed,” it added. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JVduMAFDp8E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Batangas City Integrated High School suspended classes on Monday, June 29 over an alleged knife and gun threat.</p>

The Batangas City Integrated High School suspended classes on Monday, June 29 over an alleged knife and gun threat.

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Batangas City school suspends classes over knife, gun threat

Jamaine Punzalan

Published June 29, 2026 12:37 PM PHT

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Updated June 29, 2026 01:24 PM PHT

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