‘Mindanao no terror hotspot,’ Marcos adviser reminds foreign media

Dexter Cabalza - Reporter / @dexcabalzaINQ 12/23/2025

A Malacañang official on Monday rebuffed what he called misleading insinuations branding Mindanao as a “terror hotspot.” …

Alleged Bondi killer charged with terrorism, 15 murder counts

Agence France Presse 12/17/2025

SYDNEY, Australia — Police charged alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram with terrorism, 15 counts of murder and a litany of other crimes on Wednesday after Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. “Police will allege in court the…

VISCOM ready for possible terror attack following Marawi bombing

Emmariel Ares 12/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Visayas Command (VISCOM) said in a statement that it is prepared to deal with any terror attack following the recent bombing in Marawi City, Mindanao that left 4 persons dead and at…

Military on high alert after calling Marawi bombing ‘a terror act’

12/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine forces were on high alert on Sunday after a bomb killed four people and wounded several during a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in Marawi City, an attack the authorities called Islamist terrorism.…

17 Filipino seafarers among crewmen held hostage in Red Sea

Tina G. Santos 11/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday confirmed that 17 Filipino seafarers were among the crewmen being held hostage by the Yemen rebel group Houthi, which seized a cargo ship in the southern…

The United States marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

09/11/2023

NEW YORK — Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Commemorations…

Lapu-Lapu City gov’t donates motorcycles, mountain bikes to city’s police force

Futch Anthony Inso 05/18/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government donated motorcycles and mountain bikes to the city’s police force on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The turnover ceremony was conducted at the city hall grounds and attended by Mayor…

Dela Rosa, Escudero hope Bongbong Marcos’ Sona will touch on drugs, economy

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines —  Two senators on Saturday said they hope to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tackle the issues of illegal drugs, crime, terrorism, and economic recovery in his first State of the Nation Address (Sona). Senator Ronald…

RABS program to empower Mandaue tanods, force multipliers

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Basak Police Station of Mandaue City has launched its Ready Active Barangay Security or RABS program on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The program which is initiated by the station’s chief, Police Captain…

IS claims Vienna shooting as Austria mourns

11/04/2020

Vienna, Austria—Austrian investigators were on Tuesday piecing together the Monday evening rampage through central Vienna by a lone gunman and later claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for a European response…

At least four killed in blast at Pakistan religious school

10/27/2020

Pakistan—At least four students were killed and dozens more wounded Tuesday, October 27, 2020, when a bomb exploded during a class at their religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. More than 60 people had been taking…

Bukidnon town police logic: If you fight for press freedom, you’re communist or terrorist

Jigger J. Jerusalem - @inquirerdotnet 07/17/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY——-The police are at it again. The police station of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province has put out an infographic on Thursday (July 16) that depicts people who campaign for press freedom and the…

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