MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The city government, through the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council), has requested for assistance from concerned national government agencies in handling the string of bomb threats here.

During its regular session on Wednesday, Councilor Sedfrey Cabaluna, chair of the Committee on Police, Fire, Penology, Public Safety, Order, Security, Dangerous Drugs and Rehabilitation, authored a resolution, specifically requesting the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as well as Meta, to render "immediate technical assistance" in the conduct of an investigation in the bomb threats made against various school...