An American fell into jail after he joked that his luggage had a bomb at Tuguegarao City Airport in Cagayan.
The Police Regional Office 2 report identified the suspect as George Adrien Favarielle of New Jersey, USA, who made a “bomb joke” on November 3 at the said airport.
Cebu Pacific Airlines personnel searched Favarielle’s bag and found that it did not contain a bomb. After that, the foreigner was immediately taken to the Tuguegarao City PNP headquarters.
Favarielle explained that what he said was just a bomb joke.
The foreigner was with his wife when the incident happened. They came from the town of Gonzaga after allegedly attending Favarielle’s wife’s mother’s birthday.
They were scheduled to return to America that day.
The suspect was temporarily released after posting P30,000 bail.
Police Major Junvie Velasco, chief of Tuguegarao City Police Airport, said the foreigner violated the Anti-Bomb Joke Law. It cannot be done by anyone at airports or anywhere else in public places.
Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1727, known as the “Anti-Bomb Joke Law penalizes those who do: “Malicious dissemination of false information concerning threats of bombs, explosives, or any similar devices and imposes the penalties for it.”
Such offense is punishable by imprisonment of not more than five years or a fine of not more than P40,000 or both at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction over the offense herein defined and penalized.
Red tide alert raised in 9 towns in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) implemented a “shellfish ban” after the oceans covered by nine towns in Bataan tested positive for “red tide toxin” again.
Those affected by the red tide are in the ocean towns of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga City, Pilar, Orion, Limay, and Mariveles.
Based on the latest water sampling by BFAR, it tested positive again for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) which is better known as “Red Tide” and which the Bataeños call “Bad Water.”
As a result, BFAR has again banned the importation, sale, and consumption of shellfish such as mussels, oysters, crabs, crabs, sulib, biya, alamang, and other similar ones caught in such waters, as they are dangerous to health.
BFAR reminds us that it is safe to eat fish caught or from the said ocean, as long as you wash and cook it well.
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