Alleged Bondi shooters holed up in hotel for most of Philippines visit

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The men checked into room 315 of the GV Hotel, paying 930 pesos (S$20.52) per night for the small room with two single beds.

PHOTO: AFP

DAVAO, Philippines - The

father-and-son duo alleged to have gunned down

Australian authorities are investigating whether Sajid Akram and his son Naveed trained with extremists in November during a trip to the southern Mindanao region where there is a long history of Islamist insurgencies.

The Philippines says there is no evidence to suggest that the country

was being used to coach terrorists

The men entered the Philippines on Nov 1, with Davao listed as their final destination, immigration officials confirmed this week.

They checked into room 315 of the GV Hotel the same day, paying 930 pesos (S$20.52) per night for the small room with two single beds.

The men typically only left their room for an hour or so each day and largely kept to themselves, night desk manager Angelica Ytang, 20, told AFP.

“They weren’t approachable like other foreigners. Other foreigners usually chat with me, but they didn’t,” she said, adding her only interactions were with Naveed, while the father “always looked down” and avoided eye contact.

The pair never discussed the purpose of their stay and would typically leave the hotel in the morning but “didn’t stay out long... the longest we observed was about one