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...
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 Air Force (PAF) committed on Tuesday, June 24, its air assets for the possible repatriation of distressed overseas Filipinos amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran. PAF Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura ordered the fleet’s C-295 and C-130 transport aircraft...
President Marcos assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East that the government is doing everything to ensure their safety amid rising tensions in the region, saying their well-being remains the top priority. “Nothing is more important than the safety of every Filipino,” he...
A bill supported by United States (US) President Donald Trump, currently pending approval in the US Senate, would likely only minimally reduce remittances to the Philippines as more Filipinos who used to work overseas have returned home, according to Deutsche Bank Research. In a June 20 report,...
Filipinos in the United States are advised to be alert and to be cautious after Washington hit Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Monday, June 23. In an interview on DZBB, the envoy clarified that “there is no...
Senators on Monday, June 23 called on the government to intensify its preparation for evacuation efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East following the unprecedented attack of the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed fears the...
Using Jordan as a safe passage for Filipinos evacuating Israel might change in the coming days as “the risks spread,” the consul general of the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday night, June 22, raising the possibility of using Egypt or the Mediterranean Sea to bring Filipinos back...
There are no reports yet of Filipinos injured in the Iranian nuclear sites earlier bombed by the United States, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Robert Ferrer of the Office of Migrant Affairs said on Sunday, June 22. “Wala po akong information kung may Filipinos doon (I...
There are now eight Filipinos who have been injured by Iranian retaliatory missiles to Israel, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said. In a bulletin posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday, June 22, the embassy said that one Filipino who had “severe and life-threatening injuries”...
President Marcos reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), telling the Filipino community in Osaka that they remain central to his government’s policies. “You are at the heart of our government’s efforts, and you deserve not only...
Despite the week-long exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials claimed the Philippine Embassy in Tehran is the only foreign delegation that remains open there amid the escalating conflict. This was shared by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
