The Philippines has joined the international community in calling for an urgent end to what it described as the “ever-worsening humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 25, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippines was deeply concerned over...
President Marcos welcomed four newly designated ambassadors to the Philippines, reaffirming the vibrant and robust bilateral ties with their respective countries. Those who presented their credentials to President Marcos in Malacañan on Tuesday, Aug. 19, were Australian Ambassador Marc...
President Marcos said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza must no longer be tolerated, calling the deaths, destruction, and starvation “unacceptable” and urging Israel to allow the entry of aid. Asked how the Philippines could reconcile its alliance with Israel and its vote in favor of a Gaza...
President Marcos has thanked outgoing Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss for his contributions in bolstering the Philippines-Israel relationship. Marcos met with Fluss at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday, July 31 during the latter 's farewell call. According to the Presidential...
Ambassador Ilan Fluss and Deputy Ambassador Ester Buzgan of the Embassy of Israel More than 3,900 attendees recently assembled at the Bataan Sports Complex to express unwavering support for Israel in an event organized by various religious groups across the Philippines. The “Bataan Bless...
Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, file) JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli...
A dead man is removed from the rubble of the Manoun family's house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas official said Monday that the Palestinian militant...
Hassan Abu Sultan mourns over the body of her son Jehad, who, along with his wife and three children, was killed when an Israeli army strike hit their tent, as heir bodies lie on the floor at a hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, awaiting burial on the first day of the Muslim holiday of...
Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Ilan Fluss Israel, which is engaged in a long-running war against militant group Hamas, sees potential in growing its economy through investments and business expansions in the Philippines, according to Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Ilan...
Filipinos must avoid traveling or staying in South Lebanon and Bekaa because of the fresh wave of strikes launched by Israel in the areas, the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon said on Sunday, March 23. Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel,...
The Philippines has expressed “grave concern” over Israel’s newest offensive in the Gaza Strip that left more than 400 Palestinians dead, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings travel from Beit Hanoun to Jamiya, a day after...
Neighbors watch as volunteers and rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga) DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Local health officials said...
