Jiu-jitsu standouts Annie Ramirez and Kaila Napolis banner a 101-strong Philippine delegation to the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China on April 22 to 30. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino assured that the national delegation is already armed and ready for the...
BOLINAO, Pangasinan — Hundreds of people trooped to Patar Beach here to relax on Black Saturday. Authorities reported increased vehicle volume on major roads leading to the beach, resulting in heavy traffic and limited parking. People began arriving as early as dawn to secure cottages and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Jordanian national linked to suspects in the December 2025 terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia was arrested during a joint law enforcement operation in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday. The 1st Infantry Division (ID) identified the suspect as Odeh, 65, who was...
The White Beach on Boracay Island in Panay landed at No. 6 in Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Beaches in Asia for 2026, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday, Feb. 24. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the recognition highlights Boracay’s global appeal and the livelihoods...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The local government of M’lang, Cotabato denied reports that Barangay Dungoan in M 'lang served as a safe have for the Bondi Beach shooters in Australia. “This characterization is not only false and misleading, but deeply harmful to our community 's reputation and...
The Philippine government has acknowledged the initial assessment made by Australian police that there is no evidence of the Philippines ' role for the terror attack that killed 15 individuals in Bondi Beach in Sydney. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, Jan. 6, issued a...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An investigation that extended to the Philippines of two men accused of shooting dead 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival has found no evidence that they were part of a “broader terrorist cell,” police said on Tuesday. Sydney residents Sajid Akram, 50, and his...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has shot down attempts to link the Bondi Beach shooters in Australia to remnants of the local militant groups. The Police Regional Office-Davao region confirmed that Sajid Akram and son Naveed...
A ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, Dec. 21, bared that the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia should be viewed as an act of antisemitism rather than terrorism. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Friday, Dec. 20, rejected claims that the Philippines is a terrorist hotspot as he bared that the father-and-son suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Syndey, Australia spent their entire stay at a hotel in Davao City simply...
DAVAO CITY – A peace monitor has warned against linking the two Bondi Beach shooters to Islamic extremist groups in Mindanao. But the Climate Conflict Action (CCA) said extremists remain a threat amid the government campaign to eradicate them in Mindanao. The group formerly known as International...
President Marcos pushed back against reports branding the Philippines as a terrorism training hotspot, saying such claims ignore years of decisive action by security forces to dismantle extremist networks and protect the country’s hard-earned peace. Speaking at the 90th anniversary of the Armed...
