MANILA: The Philippines said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney didn't receive any form of training in the country.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has confirmed that the father and son who killed 15 people and injured scores in a shooting spree in Bondi Beach in Australia stayed in the country for '28 days' prior to the massacre.

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Young actress Ashtine Olviga opened up on working with Piolo Pascual in the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry "Manila's Finest." In an interview with the media, Ashtine — who plays Piolo's daughter in the film — said she was pressured to work with established names but the actor eased the pressure filling her.

According to the Philippine National Police, 119 rallies were organized by the Catholic Church, civil society movements, and others,

Philippine officials say Chinese forces have fired three flares from an artificial island toward a Philippine plane undertaking a routine patrol in the disputed South China Sea.

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal

Students in the Philippines have made slight gains in mathematics but have shown no real progress in reading over the past five years, according to a major regional assessment released in December, with the results pointing to widening gaps between strong and struggling learners.