Indonesian Terrorist Suspects Linked to Church Bombing Killed by the PoliceJanuary 8, 2021 — 01/08/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, two suspected Islamic militants with alleged links to Indonesian suicide bombers who attacked a southern Philippines church in 2019, were killed...
Extremist Group in Southern Philippines Target Church, Law EnforcementJanuary 5, 2021 — 01/05/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Last December, the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a terrorist group based in the southern Philippines, attacked a parish church after conducting...
Philippines Arrests Indonesian Woman Plotting a Suicide Bomb AttackOctober 12, 2020 — 10/12/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On October 10, the Philippine authorities captured an Indonesian woman they suspect was plotting a suicide attack. According to Benar News, the woman, identified...
Suicide Bombers in Southern Philippines Identified as Terrorists’ WidowsAugust 28, 2020 — 08/28/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippines’ notorious terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings near a cathedral in the southern Philippine city of Jolo on...
Twin Bombing in Southern Philippines Kills More Than a DozenAugust 26, 2020 — 08/26/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On August 24, the southern island of Philippines, Jolo, again saw another terrorist attack, after a cathedral was bombed early last year. So far,...
Petition Against New Anti-Terrorism Law Endorsed by Former JusticesJuly 28, 2020 — 07/28/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippines’ new anti-terrorism bill, which was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 3, is facing increased push back from home and...
New Law Could Choke Freedoms in PhilippinesJuly 22, 2020 — 07/22/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Bishop Broderick Pabillo wrote a letter published by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) denouncing the newly passed anti-terrorism law. The law...
Philippine Priest Possibly Spied On for Speaking Out Against DuterteJuly 20, 2020 — 07/20/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - Father Robert Reyes of San Isidro Labrador Parish in Quezon City, Philippines, caught uniformed police officers taking pictures of him during Sunday Mass on...
4 IS-linked Terrorists Killed in PhilippinesJuly 8, 2020 — 07/08/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On June 26, Philippine security forces raided the Metro Manila area in the capital. They shot and killed four terrorists in Paranaque City, who...
Anti-Terror Act in Philippines Might Lead to Rights AbuseJuly 6, 2020 — 07/06/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On July 3, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the controversial anti-terrorism bill into law, which many fear would pave the way for rights abuses including...
Renewed Call for Justice for Murder of Filipino PriestJune 27, 2020 — 06/27/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – It has been two years since Catholic Bishop Nilo's murder on June 10, 2018. Father Richmond Nilo was a priest of St. Vincent Ferrer...
Philippine Priest Targeted for Helping Indigenous PeopleMay 16, 2020 — 05/16/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest has been targeted by the Philippine military for helping Lumads, the indigenous people who often fall victim to land grabbing and...
Manila Court Issues Warrants to Arrest Two PriestsFebruary 16, 2020 — 02/16/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A court in Manila has issued warrants on Feb. 14 for the arrest of two Catholic priests, a former senator and eight others for...
Prosecutors Drop Sedition Charges Against Philippine ClergyFebruary 11, 2020 — 02/11/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippine prosecutors from the Justice Department have exonerated four Catholic bishops charged with plotting to overthrow President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration. According to...
Bank Accounts of Rural Missionaries Frozen by the Philippine GovernmentFebruary 10, 2020 — 02/10/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – The Philippine government has frozen the bank accounts of a church organization for "probable cause," saying they are "related to terrorism financing." The government's...
Philippine Church Condemns Attack on Church Compound by Armed MenFebruary 2, 2020 — 02/02/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A church shelter in Philippines’ Davao city was surrounded by knife-wielding men, before the armed men tore down a wall and occupied the sanctuary...
