Mayor orders probe into bullying incident at Burnham Park

June 6, 2022 Metro BLISTT

Mayor Benjamin Magalong on June 1 ordered an investigation into an alleged bullying incident involving a 14-year-old girl at Burnham Park.
“Have the bullying incident been investigated? Youngsters were involved. I want all of them identified and appropriately charged,” the mayor said in a directive to City Police Director P Col. Glenn Lonogan.
The mayor asked the police chief to provide a daily update on the probe. “I want this treated with utmost priority,” he said. Bullying is prohibited under Republic Act 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act (the “Act”) of 2013.
In the city, Ordinance No. 59 series of 2017 or the Anti-Bullying Ordinance of Baguio City penalizes this misdeed.
Aileen P. Refuerzo/PIO-Baguio