The Philippine Presidential Office said on the 17th that the Philippine National Security Council insisted that the two suspects in the Bondi Beach mass shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, had received training in the Philippines have not been confirmed. Philippine Presidential Office Press Spokesman Castro said that Philippine President Marcos strongly refuted such remarks and opposed describing the Philippines as an “training base for the 'Islamic State'.” Castro quoted a statement from the Philippine National Security Council as saying that the relevant Philippine departments are maintaining coordination with international partners to continuously check all available information, but so far no evidence has been found to support the claim that the Philippines is being used as a terrorist training site.

The Philippine Presidential Office said on the 17th that the Philippine National Security Council insisted that the two suspects in the Bondi Beach mass shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, had received training in the Philippines have not been confirmed. Philippine Presidential Office Press Spokesman Castro said that Philippine President Marcos strongly refuted such remarks and opposed describing the Philippines as an “training base for the 'Islamic State'.” Castro quoted a statement from the Philippine National Security Council as saying that the relevant Philippine departments are maintaining coordination with international partners to continuously check all available information, but so far no evidence has been found to support the claim that the Philippines is being used as a terrorist training site.