Foreigners killed in the Philippines, Jan–Sep 2026: cases and estimated homicide rate

I searched news reports for January–September 2026 and found 15 incidents with 16 foreign victims. Please keep in mind this is just a compilation of news, not an official count.

Known cases

Jan 6, Las Piñas: Nigerian man stabbed to death in Barangay Zapote. https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/metro/2026/01/08/2499472/nigerian-national-todas-sa-2-kotongero
Feb 15 (body found), Manila/Pasay: Chinese national Xiangyang Shen, reportedly killed in a Pasay condo; remains found in Binondo. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/02/24/2509948/4-more-chinese-chop-chop-case-charged
Mar 25 (body recovered), Maguindanao del Sur: Shang Lai Hong, reported to be Chinese, found buried with gunshot wounds after going missing. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/26/2517008/missing-chinese-national-found-buried-maguindanao
Apr 3, Taguig: Nigerian man shot dead in Barangay Santa Ana; another Nigerian injured. https://tribune.net.ph/2026/04/06/nigerian-national-killed
Apr 10, Zamboanga City: Lebanese national Fahed Hamdan and his Filipina wife shot dead at their business. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/04/13/2520619/basilan-tightens-port-security-after-killing-lebanese-filipino-wife
Apr 19, Toboso, Negros Occidental: US citizens Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem killed during a military operation (excluded from the rate below). https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/985337/2-americans-among-19-killed-in-negros-clash/story/
Jun 6, Dalaguete, Cebu: American known as “Bry” shot dead in a KTV bar. https://www.sunstar.com.ph/amp/story/superbalita-cebu/amerkano-nga-nagsige-og-panghulga-giunhag-patay
Jun 17 (body found), General Tinio, Nueva Ecija: South Korean Shin Bongsub, 37, found shot dead inside an SUV. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/992284/pnp-arrests-3-over-man-found-dead-in-abandoned-suv-in-nueva-ecija/story/
Jul 10, Teresa, Rizal: American man, 35, reportedly shot dead during a robbery. https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/11/american-shot-dead-after-resisting-robbery-in-rizal
Jul 12, Sibulan, Negros Oriental: American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, 73, shot dead at home. https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114784/american-marine-biologist-killed-inside-home-in-negros-oriental/story/
Jul 29, Silang, Cavite: foreign man stabbed to death; nationality not confirmed. https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/30/foreigner-stabbed-to-death-in-silang
Aug 4, Bacolod: Indian man shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Barangay Villamonte. https://www.brigadanews.ph/indian-national-killed-by-riding-in-tandem-gunmen-in-bacolod-city/
Sep 1, Caloocan: foreign businessman, 58, shot dead near a mall; nationality not disclosed. https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/3/foreign-national-binaril-sa-tapat-ng-mall-sa-caloocan-0730
Sep 2, Dumaguete: American Mark Duell, 72, and his Filipina wife shot dead at home. https://rpnradio.com/bacolod-police-file-complaint-over-dumaguete-couples-killing
Sep 26, Panglao, Bohol: American known as “Britt,” 63, beaten to death with a bench/stool in a bar fight. https://www.sunstar.com.ph/amp/story/superbalita-cebu/langyaw-gibunalan-og-bangko-sa-iyang-gikalalis-sa-imnanan-patay

Estimated annualized homicide rate: about 4.9 per 100,000 foreigner person-years

This is based on 14 foreign victims, excluding the two military-operation deaths and the Filipino spouses.

I estimated the number of foreigners in the Philippines at any given time based on the following.

133,372 foreign nationals who filed the 2026 immigration annual report: https://immigration.gov.ph/viado-133k-aliens-comply-with-2026-annual-report/
60,938 active retirement visa holders (as of end of 2025): https://pra.gov.ph/Uploads/Files/Briefing%20Presentations_updated%20as%20of%20March%202026.pdf
4,060,103 visitor arrivals, Jan–Aug 2026:
https://www.tourism.gov.ph/dot/statistics/2026-monthly-visitor-arrivals-by-country-of-citizenship-jan-aug/
Average stay of 11.03 nights (2024 figure, p. 47): https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/document/pidsdps2543.pdf

133,372 + 60,938 + (4,060,103 × 11.03 ÷ 243) ≈ assuming an average of about 378,600 foreigners present per day

14 ÷ (378,600 × 273/365) × 100,000 ≈ 4.94

Comparison with the US

The FBI put the 2025 US murder rate at 4.1 per 100,000: https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2025-reported-crimes-in-the-nation-statistics

So the figure calculated here for foreigners comes out numerically about 20% higher than the overall US rate. But there's too much uncertainty in this calculation to draw any firm conclusions.

Disclaimer

Take these numbers with a grain of salt. This isn't an official rate, just a rough estimate. Known weaknesses:

Small sample: only 14 cases, so the real rate could be lower or higher. Adding or removing just a few cases changes the result a lot.
Incomplete count: only cases that made the news are included.
The foreign population is an estimate: long-stay tourists, overstayers and people who skipped the annual report are likely undercounted.
Not a like-for-like comparison: foreigners here are mostly adult men, who may face higher homicide rates anywhere in the world, while the US figure covers the whole population.

I put this together purely out of curiosity, since these topics come up a lot in this sub.

Corrections are always welcome.