THE Philippine National Police on Friday said a 42-year-old man was arrested after making a bomb joke inside Quiapo Church amid the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
“Kaninang umaga ay may nahuli po tayong isang tao sa Quiapo Church dahil nagbiro po na siya po ay may…about sa bomba po mga around 5:30 a.m. po iyan. Hinuli po siya ng tauhan ng Manila Police District,” PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview.
Police said the man allegedly violated Presidential Decree No. 1727 or the malicious dissemination of false information or the wilful making of any threat concerning bombs, explosives or any similar device or means of destruction.
A complaint will be filed against the suspect.
According to the PNP, it has not monitored any serious and credible threats for the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
Traslacion, one of the feast’s activities, is a procession of a 400-year-old black image of Jesus Christ from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church where around 2 million devotees are expected to join on January 9.
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