Malacañang reaffirmed the Philippines’ longstanding support for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, in response to fresh calls from the Palestinian side urging Manila to pressure Israel over alleged human rights violations in Gaza. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
BACOLOD CITY -- Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported that none of the 121 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the province currently based in Israel have expressed a desire to return home due to ongoing tensions in the region. “So far, none of them have signified an intention to...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero is considering filing a bill that would grant standby authority to the Department of Finance (DOF) or the President to temporarily reduce oil taxes in response to global fuel price spikes triggered by geopolitical crises, such as the ongoing Iran-Israel...
ILOILO CITY — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the province of Iloilo are being monitored as tensions continue between Israel and Iran. As of June 25, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO)-Iloilo recorded 66 affected Ilonggo OFWs in Israel. The municipality of Zarraga has the most...
The Philippine government acted “too little, too late” in evacuating and securing Filipinos from conflict-torn Israel, Iran, and neighboring nations, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, June 25. Duterte called out the government for its ill-preparedness to address the impact of the...
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv announced that Israel is now back to its “full activity status” after a fragile ceasefire seemed to have held hours after it began. The advisory was posted on the embassy’s Facebook account on Wednesday, June 25. “Kasunod ng pag anunsyo ng ceasefire...
President Marcos assured the public that the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran have not caused any significant disruption to the Philippine economy, despite earlier fears of a fuel price spike. “So far, there is no effect — there is no significant effect on the economy,” Marcos told...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced. Trump, as he worked to seal the deal, publicly harangued the Israelis...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they had fought for so long and so hard that they do not know what they are doing. But...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has authorized providing $30 million to a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group that is distributing food in Gaza, a U.S. official said Tuesday, an operation that has drawn criticism from other humanitarian organizations. The request is the first known U.S....
Israel 's envoy to Manila has justified Tel Aviv 's unprecedented attack on Iran, which escalated yet another conflict in the region, by saying it did in response to threats—and even actions—of the Iranian regime to annihilate the whole Jewish nation. Israel bombarded on June 13...
The government said the impact of the ongoing tensions in the Middle East will not have an alarming impact on the country 's economy, at least as of Tuesday, June 24. In a meeting with President Marcos in Malacañan on Tuesday, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev)...
