TACLOBAN CITY, July 21 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has strongly condemned an alleged threat to attack Leyte National High School (LNHS) in this city, prompting authorities to tighten security at Eastern Visayas' largest secondary school.

In a statement issued Tuesday, DepEd Tacloban Schools Division Superintendent Sherlita Palma said such acts are irresponsible, unlawful, and undermine the safe learning environment that every learner and education worker deserves.

"Threats against schools, whether made in person or through digital platforms, are treated with utmost seriousness and are immediately subjected to established security and legal protocols," Palma said.

The statement came after school authorities received an online...