Manila - A 67-year-old Australian man was shot dead by a Filipino man at a beach resort in the central Philippines, a police report said Tuesday.

The victim, Jim Burney, was having a drink with a friend at the resort in Tangalan town in Aklan province, 360 kilometres south of Manila, when he was attacked.

The police report said the suspect, Pedrito Carlos, 35, who was having a drink at a different table, approached Burney and shot him on Monday without any provocation.

Burney suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and died on the spot, the report said.

Carlos fled on his motorcycle, but was arrested by responding police officers when he got into an accident near the town church.

Investigators recovered the gun used in the killing and were still determining the motive behind the attack. (dpa)