Jamaine Punzalan

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. Saeed khan, AFP

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765764503438AFP__20251215__884Z6UD__v1__MidRes__AustraliaAttackBondi.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney&#x27;s Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. Saeed khan, AFP  </div>MANILA — No Filipino casualties have been confirmed so far in a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/12/15/gunmen-kill-11-at-jewish-festival-on-australia-s-bondi-beach-0107"> mass shooting in Australia&#x27;s Bondi Beach</a> this weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. A father-and-son duo opened fire as crowds thronged Australia&#x27;s famous surf beach for a yearly Jewish celebration on a balmy summer evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.The DFA said it was “coordinating with Australian authorities to verify whether any Filipino nationals were affected.” “As of this time, there are no confirmed Filipino casualties,” the agency said. “The Department extends its sympathies to the victims and their families and urges Filipinos in Sydney to remain vigilant, avoid affected areas, and follow the advisories of local authorities,” it added. The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney said Filipinos who need assistance could contact the hotline +61 481 728 027. The gunmen targeted an annual celebration that drew more than 1,000 people to the beach to mark the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.Police say one of the assailants was a 50-year-old father who was shot and killed in a shootout with officers.The other was his 24-year-old son, who is in a critical condition in hospital, under police guard.The youngest victim was a 10-year-old girl who died in a children&#x27;s hospital, police said. The oldest was 87.Another 42 people were hospitalized, including two police officers.Australia is mourning the dead by flying flags at half-mast Monday, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who laid flowers at the entrance to Bondi Pavilion on the beach. World leaders and governments expressed revulsion and condemnation of the shooting, including in the United States where President Donald Trump said it was a &quot;purely antisemitic attack&quot;.Tales of terror and heroism are still emerging from the mass shooting.Footage on social media showed a man identified by local media as 43-year-old fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed grabbing one of the gunmen as he fired on people who were out of view of the recording. The man then wrestles the gun out of the attacker&#x27;s hand, before pointing the weapon at the assailant who backs away.Mass shootings have been rare in Australia since a lone gunman killed 35 people in the tourist town of Port Arthur in 1996.The so-called Port Arthur massacre led to sweeping reforms that would come to be lauded around the world as a gold standard for gun safety.<div><iframe width="1179" height="663" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NaQ0kxVTX50" title="Eyewitness video shows celebrations moments before people flee Bondi shooting" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

No Filipino casualties have been confirmed so far in a mass shooting in Australia's Bondi Beach this weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

No Filipino casualties have been confirmed so far in a mass shooting in Australia's Bondi Beach this weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

DFA: No confirmed Filipino casualties in Bondi Beach shooting

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DFA: No confirmed Filipino casualties in Bondi Beach shooting

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Agence France-Presse

Published Dec 15, 2025 10:11 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 15, 2025 10:16 AM PHT

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