The spirit of bayanihan (unity) prevailed among the dozens of Filipinos trapped in the besieged Gaza as they remain deprived of food, water and other basic supplies due to blockade on the Palestinian territory. ​"Bayanihan spirit is alive among our nationals" there, Department of Foreign...
Thousands of Filipinos in southern Lebanon and northern Israel have been cautioned against possible escalation of hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters as fears ran high that the war waged by Israel against Hamas in Gaza would spread. Around 2,700 Filipinos in southern...
LIVERPOOL (AFP) -- Liverpool and Egypt football star Mohamed Salah called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza on Wednesday, Oct. 18, as he pleaded for an end to "massacres" in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. Liverpool and Egypt football star Mohamed Salah...
Quezon Memorial Circle lighted up in blue—the color of the Israeli flag—to manifest the Quezon City government's solidarity with Israel. (Photo from Israel in the Philippines Facebook page) The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines shared in a Facebook post a photo of the Quezon Memorial Circle...
The number of Filipinos who were killed in the war between Israel and Hamas militants is now four. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Thursday, Oct. 19, bared the news upon confirmation from the Israeli government. "I regret to inform the nation that we have received...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must exhaust all diplomatic means to expedite the opening of a humanitarian corridor for Filipinos trapped in the Gaza Strip due to the raging Israel-Hamas conflict. ...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
The Philippines is "profoundly saddened" by the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of innocent civilians, adding to the growing list of casualties in the Israel-Hamas war. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday night pressed for the protection of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (far right) hands over the P500,000 cash assistance to the family of slain caregiver Paul Castelvi. (Speaker's office) As promised, the Office of the Speaker and Tingog Party-list delivered on Wednesday, Oct. 18 P500,000 in cash each...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will break its silence on the current developments in the Middle East as it set to issue a statement on its stand on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations...
The Israeli government has advised nations to ​"be prepared​" for the possible opening of the Gazan border with Egypt, where many, especially foreign nationals, are staying for eventual exit from the Palestinian territory​, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said...
Filipino women’s group Gabriela on Wednesday, Oct. 18 denounced the Philippine government's decision to support Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas militants. Photo credit to Pixabay Gabriela said it continues to support the Palestinian people and their protracted "struggle for liberation...
