Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday (Israel time) met with Philippine Ambassador to Israel Junie Laylo and other foreign diplomats to tackle its current war with Hamas, which has already claimed the lives of thousands of civilians from both sides. In a post on X, Herzog said he sat down with...
Israel's envoy to Manila has defended the Israeli government’s actions in war-torn Gaza after several Filipinos held a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israel embassy in Taguig City. Ambassador Ilan Fluss on Tuesday night, Oct. 31, said Israel "has the right to defend itself on a war" that...
A Filipina caregiver in Israel thought it was already her time when Hamas launched a surprise attack on the Jewish state early October, but her instinct to just surrender to the militants' demands saved her from getting killed. Camille Jesalva, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), was spending her...
The Philippine government did not expect that Israel’s war on Hamas would take this long as the situation of Filipinos still trapped in Gaza now becomes difficult. Over a week ago, the dozens of Filipinos in the Palestinian territory who sought repatriation were expected to be able to cross into...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is pressing for a humanitarian ceasefire in the developments in the Middle East as the world is pushing for a truce in the Israel-Hamas war. In a series of posts on X, Guterres warned that the humanitarian system in war-torn Gaza “is facing a total collapse...
At least 60 overseas Filipino worker (OFWs) from Israel are expected to arrive in the country on Monday, Oct. 30, as part of the repatriation program amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas group. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the 60 OFWs, along with two infants, will be the fourth...
The Philippines would have voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas war had it included Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave further idea why the...
The Philippines on Friday (New York time) abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. The Philippines was among the 45 countries that did not vote in the...
Israel is not suspending any of its programs with the Philippines despite its ongoing war with Hamas. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss made the assurance​ on Friday, Oct. 27, adding that it included the current agricultural cooperation it has with Manila. ​"There are...
BACOLOD CITY – The government of Israel has assured assistance to the family of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta Alacre who was killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict early this month. ISRAELI Consul Moti Cohen (right) personally condoles with the family of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has released aid to the families of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Western Visayas who were killed in attacks by extremist group Hamas in Israel recently. LORETA Alacre (left) of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental and...
Israel’s top diplomat in Manila would like to ask the Palestinian government if it would also file charges against Hamas for the crimes it has committed against the people in Israel. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss’ question came after his Palestinian counterpart in the...
