BOMB JOKE AT DAVAO AIRPORT SENDS SINGAPORE-BOUND MAN TO JAIL

A PASSENGER bound for Singapore on Friday was arrested for making a bomb joke at the Davao International Airport.

The Davao International Airport Police Station said arrested was a 42-year-old man.

The passenger was at Counter 8 of an airline check-in counter, preparing to board Flight TR361 bound for Singapore when he made a bomb joke.

“Wala ni mabuak diri Ma’am, bomba lang, ay joke lang ma’am, sorry ma’am (There are no fragile items inside ma’am, only a bomb, joke only ma’am, sorry ma’am).

Following the incident, the customer service agent proceeded to inquire about the baggage of the passenger who was traveling with three others but the 42-year-old man insisted that it was merely a joke.

The incident prompted the customer service representative to alert airport security.

The Davao International Airport Police Station (DIAPS) immediately intervened and arrested the passenger for violating Presidential Decree 1727 also known as the Anti-Bomb Joke Law.

The arrested man was taken to the Southern Philippines Medical Center for medical examination and later on transferred to the Sasa Police Station for temporary detention and filing of charges for violation of the Anti-Bomb Joke Law.

The Anti-Bomb Joke Law imposes a penalty of imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than P40,000.