Ateneo de Zamboanga grade school beefs up security amid threat messages

Inquirer.net - Oct 18, 2026

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Security measures have been tightened at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) Grade School Department, even as school authorities assured the public on Sunday that no substantiated threat had been identified following the circulation of messages alleging a violent attack on the school on Monday, Oct. 19. In an

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'Palestine poppy' sparks outrage among veterans who say it hijacks Britain's national symbol of remembrance

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