Radiation scare forces Manila university to cancel classes

President Dante Guevarra of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines says the decision Monday to send home thousands of students in Manila was reached after the school was swamped by calls from worried parents.
Science Secretary Mario Montejo dismissed such fears saying the chances of radiation reaching the Philippines from Japan is “zero.” Guevarra also said he did not believe the rumors but wanted to ease the parents’ concerns anyway.