Price hikes at the domestic pumps next week ended up slightly leaner after Friday (February 16) trading, due to softening of prices in the world market, according to the industry players. At end-week, the final calculation for price hike in gasoline products was still substantial at P1.20 to P1.60...
Huge cash will be burned at the pumps next week, as oil products are anticipated to be on hefty price hikes again by Tuesday (February 20), according to the estimates of the oil companies. On the calculation of the industry players, gasoline prices will rise by P1.40 to P1.90 per liter, while...
Amid the persistent challenges surrounding water security and safety in the country, IDE Technologies, a water desalination firm based in Israel, wants to introduce its technologies to enhance water access and sustainability in Philippine agriculture and other sectors. Israeli Ambassador to the...
​Israel is willing to cooperate with the talks that could possibly lead to a truce in its war with Hamas "as long as the Israeli security is protected," its top diplomat in Manila said Wednesday, Jan. 31. Although Israel is now more open to negotiations compared to the early days of the war,...
Israel is offering opportunities for thousands of Filipinos to work there as positions in various fields were vacated in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on the Jewish state, its top diplomat in Manila said Wednesday. In an interview with Manila Bulletin, Ambassador Ilan Fluss gave assurance...
The United States and Canada have suspended their respective funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid allegations that a dozen of the agency's staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Top diplomats of both...
The mother of a Filipino Israeli Defense Force soldier mourned his death in the war between Israel and Hamas. GARIN (Imelda Garin FB) Sergeant First Class (Reserves) Cydrick Garin was killed in a massive explosion perpetrated by Hamas militants in Gaza on Monday, January 22. Garin’s mother,...
​A reservist of Filipino descent serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was killed in a massive explosion perpetrated by Hamas militants in Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said Wednesday, Jan. 24. Sergeant First Class (Reserves) Cydrick Garin was one of the 21 ID soldiers who died...
The sister of the Filipina caregiver slain by Hamas militant group was assisted by the Israel Embassy in the Philippines as she decided to fly back to Israel to work as a caregiver. (From left) Israeli Ambassador to Manila Ilan Fluss and Angenica (Photo from Amb. Fluss/Facebook) This...
ILOILO CITY – Catholics in Iloilo and Guimaras were urged to find peace in their hearts and express solidarity with the children of Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war this Christmas. ARCHBISHOP Jose Romeo Lazo (center) leads the Christmas Day Mass at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City....
Caregiver Jimmy Pacheco has recalled his experience in the hands of Hamas, including moving from one tunnel to another and surviving his over 40 days in captivity with just dates and water. SURVIVING HAMAS — Filipino caregivers (from right) Jimmy Pacheco and Camille Jesalva share their experience...
President Marcos has vowed to ensure the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as he praised the two Filipinos who survived the attack carried out by Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7. WELCOME HOME — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Jimmy Pacheco and Camille Jesalva, overseas Filipino...
