University of the East: UE Manila is burning to the ground as we speak

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Tweets are talking about an assault on the the University of the East (UE) in Manila, Philippines. Witnesses are talking about people with masks attacking the campus.

Tweets are talking about an assault on the the University of the East (UE) in Manila, Philippines. Witnesses are talking about people with masks attacking the campus.

UE Manila is burning to the ground as we speak. This is according to Gursharndeep Singh reporting from a local TV news station.

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JournalismSociety just posted on its website a photo taken from the campus of the well known international university in Manila, Philippines. It shows a building in flames. More photos available show a fire now spreading to the Loyola entrance of UE Manila and out of control.


People watching this are shocked and stunned.

Tweets say:
-And here I am doing nothing. Praying for the safety of everyone there!!
Sending my prayers !
A student post to twitter:
– Today UE Manila is on fire. Yesterday it was UP Faculty Center that was burned. Also Ateno Bomb threat and DLSU Assault days ago.

Just earlier this week Ateneo de Manila University campus in Quezon City was declared safe after a bomb threat in the morning forced students and employees to evacuate.

In an official Facebook post, the university announced at that time that a second sweep had been completed, and those who evacuated could already return to retrieve belongings they may have left behind.

Former student Martin Macalatan said on ABS-CBN News:
It breaks my heart to see my school, my beloved alma mater like this. UE Manila. The memories.

The university is home of many young students from countries around the world.
The university website says about The International Students Office:
The International Students Office (ISO) fosters the education and development of international students and scholars to enable them to achieve their academic and professional goals and objectives. The ISO provides advice, counseling, and advocacy regarding immigration, cross-cultural, and personal matters. The ISO supports an environment conducive to international education and intercultural awareness via educational, social, and cross- cultural programs.

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UPDATE on UE Manila fire: The Fire is under control as of 10:39 a.m., according to emergency dispatch serve

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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