Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro has gotten in touch with her Australian counterpart following a terror attack that killed 15 in Bondi Beach in Sydney. In a post on X, Lazaro said she spoke by phone with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as...
Malacañang said the visit of the suspects of the Bondi Beach shooting to the Philippines last month does not pose any security threat and is not considered a serious concern. According to the National Security Council (NSC), there was no confirmed information indicating that their visit posed a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, insisted there is no verified information linking the two suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia to suspected terrorist groups as they had reportedly visited the Philippines last month. AFP...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday. The suspects were a father and son,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 54-year-old livestock buyer was shot dead in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14. The victim was identified as Alberto. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim was fixing a motorcycle when two men arrived...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A medical representative was shot dead here on Sunday night, Dec. 14. Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Nicolai Torres Asistido. Investigation said the victim was talking to a companion on Calle Real St. in Barangay Mercedes when a man onboard a motorcycle appeared and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer allegedly shot an intelligence operative of the Philippine Air Force involved in a love triangle here on Sunday, Dec. 14. The victim was identified as Staff Sgt. Roliver Anang, 41. Investigation showed that Anang was on his way to work when he spotted his...
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney 's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. Albanese said he would propose new restrictions, including limiting the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A retired police officer was shot dead in Calbayog City on Saturday, Dec. 13. The Police Regional Office-8 strongly condemned the murder. Investigation said the victim was gunned down in a cockpit arena. His last assignment was Lope de Vega town, Northern Samar province where he...
SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney 's Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The shooters were...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said no Filipino was reported as casualty as of Sunday in a terrorist attack that killed over a dozen in Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. According to DFA, the Philippine Consulate in Sydney was coordinating with Australian authorities to verify whether any...
A woman was shot dead in Cabuyao City, Laguna province, on Saturday, Dec. 13. Police identified the victim as Rose Ann. The victim was sitting in front of the main gate of Citadel Subdivision, Purok 3, Barangay Mamatid, at about 10:35 p.m. when two unidentified men wearing black jackets and riding...
