The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, Nov. 4, assured that contingency plans are ready in case the Israel-Hamas conflict escalates and spreads throughout the Middle East Bombing in Gaza (Photo from AFP) Citing DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, the Presidential Communications...
All Filipinos in war-torn Gaza have been given clearance to leave and cross to Egypt after almost a month of facing uncertainty in the face of Israel's heavy bombardment on the Palestinian territory. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega announced the...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (3rd from right) stands side-by-side with the relatives of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Angelyn Aguirre. (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo accompanied the grieving relatives of "hero" overseas Filipino worker...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, BBM Media Bureau) After Malacañang named a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, House Minority Leader and 4Ps...
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...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says he is looking forward to the quick and safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the conflict in the Middle East with the...
While President Marcos said that the fate of Filipinos in Gaza is "out of our hands," he is expecting that Israel will allow them to cross the Rafah border on Friday, Nov. 3, or Saturday, Nov. 4. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said Israel has made a promise to...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has appealed to its Israel counterpart to ensure the exit of Filipinos from Gaza as soon as possible. Bombing in Gaza (Photo from AFP) "On 02 November, Secretary (Enrique) Manalo requested a call with (Israeli) Foreign Minister (Eli) Cohen to follow up his...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is hopeful that the Rafah crossing, the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt, would open this weekend to allow Filipinos, who are caught in the Israel-Hamas strife to cross and seek refuge. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate...
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 Embassy in Jordan said that 49 Filipinos remained unreachable at the Gaza Strip, while the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that six Filipinos have returned to Gaza City from the south. Bombing in Gaza (Photo from AFP) Ambassador Wilfredo Santos said on Monday night,...
