The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public on Tuesday, March 3, that the country is “not under any threat” from Iranian missile systems, making it safe from the reaching grip of the conflict in the Middle East. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for West...
President Marcos has called for restraint among countries involved in the Middle East conflict to bring the war to a close as "quickly as possible." Expressing that the Philippines is "only involved tangentially" in the US-Iran conflict, Marcos have appealed for restraint from all parties while...
Israel 's envoy in Manila does not see the Philippines being dragged into the Middle East conflict, which has now spiraled into a regional conflict among Arab states. Israeli Ambassador Dana Kursh said "it 's too hypothetical" to assume that the Philippines, where US militaries also have...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, March 3, urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to put in place a mechanism that would help cushion the possible impact of the Middle East tension on the prices of petroleum products in the country. Escudero pointed this out as the escalating tension in...
More than 1,400 Filipinos across the Middle East have requested for repatriation amid the ongoing conflict in the region, President Marcos said. In a press conference at Malacañan on Tuesday, March 3, Marcos announced that the number of Filipinos who have expressed to be sent back home had reached...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, March 3, dismissed fears that the Philippines could be pulled into a burgeoning conflict between the United States, a treaty ally of Manila, and Iran. In an interview, Teodoro labeled such concerns as “unfounded”...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, March 2, released the current list of Crisis Alert Levels in countries in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in the region. The DFA is the prime source of alert levels for Filipinos in any country, as it is the one setting them. Here are...
The National Security Council (NSC) clarified that there are no American military bases in the Philippines amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and threats by Iran to strike United States military installations abroad. In a statement read by Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Malacañang stressed that President Marcos remains guided by the rule of law and international law amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, even as his immediate priority is the safety of Filipinos in the region. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
Malacañang said there are no changes so far to President Marcos’ scheduled working visit to the United States next week, despite escalating tensions in the Middle East and the recent death of a Filipina in Israel. “Sa ngayon, wala pa pong pagbabago sa schedule (As of now, there are no changes...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, March 2 expressed hope that the tension in the Middle East brought about by the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran won’t spillover further to other countries that are allied with the US. The Philippines, for one, has renewed its treaty relationship...
Top defense and security officials on Monday, March 2, dismissed fears that the nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the country could become targets following the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Department of National Defense (DND), the Armed Forces of the...
