Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the alarming bomb threat messages received by several government agencies and local government units (LGUs) on Monday.

"There should be no place for pranks or spreading fear among our people. Let this be a warning to those behind this that we will not tolerate such acts and we will go after you with the full extent of the law," Remulla said in a statement.

Several government agencies suspended their work on Monday after receiving bomb threat messages from an unknown e-mail sender, who identified himself as Takahiro Karasawa, a supposed Japanese lawyer from a certain “Steadiness Law Office,” and a highly knowledgeable bomb-maker.

In the said email, Karasawa emphasized that bombs would rock major Philippine government agencies on February 12, 2024, at approximately 3:34 PM.