TULFO EYES STIFFER PENALTIES VS BOMB JOKES

SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties on crimes involving dissemination of false information on bomb threats, explosives, or any other life-threatening or destructive materials

In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 2768, Tulfo, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, stressed that Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1727 or Bomb Joke Law passed in the year 1980 is no longer up to date.

“Sa ilalim ng PD 1727, ang mga taong nasampahan ng kasong may kinalaman sa bomb threat sa civilian courts ay nadi-dismiss lang dahil ang may jurisdiction dito ay ang military tribunal,” he said.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded a total of six fake bomb threats in our train stations while eleven cases of bomb jokes in airports between 2023 and 2024.

SB No. 2768 prescribes maximum penalties of P5,000,000, or not exceeding six years imprisonment, or both, if the violation of said Act is directed at high density areas or sensitive areas.