A Brief History of Muslim Violence on Mindanao

November 21, 2022 — By Lisa Navarrette The Philippines is comprised of over 7,000 islands, making governance a challenge. The Filipino people hail from hundreds of different tribes, each with unique languages, customs, and...

One Killed, Eleven Injured in Bus Bombing Attack

November 7, 2022 — 11/07/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On November 6, a bomb planted inside a passenger bus detonated, killing one person and injuring eleven more. The explosion occurred while the...

Nuns Shut Down Accusations of Terrorism

September 2, 2022 — 09/02/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - A group of nuns in the Philippines was accused by the government of violating the country's anti-terrorism laws and financing the Communist Party of...

Christian Organization Charged with Financially Supporting Communist Party in Philippines

August 18, 2022 — 08/18/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On August 15, Manila charged a Catholic missionary group with sending funds to support a terrorist group. At least 16 people, including several nuns,...

Family of Missing Priest Who Was Found Alive Asking for Privacy

April 13, 2022 — 04/13/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Last week, ICC reported that a Catholic priest who had been missing for over 48 hours was found unconscious and tied up in his car. On...

Missing Catholic Priest Found Tied up, Unconscious in Vehicle

April 5, 2022 — 04/05/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest who had been missing for over 48 hours was found unconscious and tied up in his car. On April 1,...

Troops Kill Abu Sayyaf Leader in Southern Philippines

March 31, 2022 — 03/31/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Filipino military forces killed a top-ranking Abu Sayyaf Group leader during a gunfight on March 25. The leader, named Radzmill Jannatul, was killed in...

Decline of 2021 Terrorist Threats in Asia Caused by Pandemic Restrictions

January 9, 2022 — 01/09/2022 Asia (International Christian Concern) – In 2021, the number of terrorist threats in Southeast and South Asian countries have been reduced thanks to the COVID-19 movement restrictions. According to...

Philippine Suspect Arrested a Decade After the Murder of Italian Priest

December 6, 2021 — 12/05/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – According to officials in the Philippines, the police arrested a suspect in the 2011 murder of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mission (PIME) Italian priest...

Philippines Police Arrest Bomb Expert Associated with Church Attack

November 26, 2021 — 11/26/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – An Abu Sayyaf bomb expert believed to be linked to a January 2019 church bombing in the southern Philippines was arrested on Tuesday, November...

Philippines Lifts Ban on Carol Singing

November 21, 2021 — 11/18/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On November 10, the Department of Health in the Philippines lifted a ban on carol singing which was imposed last year due to the...

Filipino Church Has Faced Increased Persecution Under President Duterte

August 3, 2021 — 08/03/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – In June of 2016, Rodrigo Duterte became the sixteenth president of the Philippines. The start of his administration began four years of heightened persecution...

Philippine Pastor Arrested Allegedly for Activism

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A pastor in Bicol region was arrested yesterday after the police raided his home and conducted a search in the middle of the night....

Tatmadaw Invited to ASEAN Summit in Controversial Decision

April 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Concern is rising over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) decision to invite Myanmar’s military junta to a special summit being held on Saturday...

Vandalism on Catholic Churches in Basilan Province before Lenten Season

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A few Catholic chapels in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority Basilan province were recently vandalized, just as local parishioners were about to commemorate a religious ceremony...

Indonesian Suicide Bombers’ Daughter Compelled to Join IS

January 20, 2021 — 01/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The daughter of an Indonesian couple, who both died in their suicide attack against a Catholic church in southern Philippines, told an Indonesian official...