Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with the widower of Filipina caregiver Mary Ann de Vera, who was killed by shrapnel in an Iranian attack, to express the Jewish nation’s devastation over the incident. Herzog met Bernie Galsim Lavarias, De Vera’s husband, at the presidential residence on...
Israel 's military has no plans of deliberately prolonging its attacks on Iran as it bared that its next operations against the Islamic Republic are already in place. Ben Cohen, deputy spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), told Manila Bulletin "nobody wants a long war," but stressed...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured residents in Metro Manila of the national and local government 's readiness in providing assistance to individuals affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has caused prices of crude oil in the...
President Marcos said the government is arranging chartered flights to bring home overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to return to the Philippines amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters in New York before departing for Manila on Tuesday, March 10 (New York time),...
Sending aircraft into a conflict zone in the Middle East to rescue overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is not as simple as it sounds, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said on Tuesday, March 10. Colonel Ma. Christina O. Basco, PAF spokesperson, emphasized that while the intent to bring OFWs home is...
Filipinos from several Middle East countries are set to return to the country via chartered flights in the coming days, Malacañang said. Chartered flights are now being arranged to transport Filipinos from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the earliest flight departing on March 14,...
President Marcos was "not pleased" and "got angry" when he learned about the alleged mistreatment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bahrain by an employee of the Migrant Workers Office. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed this, adding that Marcos has...
The local government of San Juan on Monday, March 9, implemented a four-day workweek for its personnel as part of the directive for all government agencies to strictly implement energy conservation protocols amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, which are causing rising global oil prices....
Malacañang hit back at Vice President Sara Duterte for saying that it was easy to send aircraft to repatriate affected Filipinos in the Middle East, lecturing her on how a leader must come up with decisions amid critical situations. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay announced on Monday, March 9, the city 's adoption of a four-day workweek starting March 16 as part of its energy and fuel-saving steps following the President 's directive to implement energy conservation measures amid the worsening conflict in the Middle...
Malacañang will formally ask Congress to grant President Marcos emergency powers to reduce fuel excise taxes as part of the government’s response to rising fuel prices amid tensions in the Middle East. “Yes,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro told...
President Marcos has directed telecommunications companies to provide free communication services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East and their families in the Philippines amid escalating tensions in the region. In a Facebook post on Monday morning, March 9, the President said...
