The government-led trade mission to the Middle East in February, aimed at expanding market opportunities and strengthening business partnerships for Philippine agricultural and fisheries exports, has generated $27.28 million (over ₱1.5 billion) in sales. Led by the Department of Trade and...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) is teaming up for a trade mission to the Middle East to help promote the Philippines’ agricultural and fisheries exports. Launched this month, the country’s delegation aims to boost market access of Philippine...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the close relationship of President Marcos with Middle Eastern leaders and the presence of Filipinos in the region contributed to the release of the 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
(File photo) A total of 213 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Lebanon have secured their travel documents and are set to return home amid escalating tensions following intensified Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Friday, Oct. 11. In an...
The Philippines is "gravely concerned" over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and continuing violence in the Middle East, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. participates in the 19th East Asia Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) observes President Marcos as he holds an emergency video conference with concerned members of his Cabinet to get updates on the ongoing efforts to secure Filipinos affected by the growing tensions in the Middle East. (Photo courtesy of PCO). ...
Despite the ongoing events for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Laos, President Marcos has convened a Zoom meeting with relevant government agencies and directed them to mobilize resources for the safe and timely repatriation of Filipinos affected by the crisis in the Middle...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos in Lebanon and Israel to return to the country while flights are still available amid the tensions in the Middle East. "We hope that you will avail yourselves of our repatriation program while flights are available," Marcos told Filipinos in Lebanon and Israel...
The Philippines has called for restraint in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and apply proportionality as regional tension that only stemmed from the Israel-Hamas war is now looming. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Oct. 4, that the Philippines is gravely concerned over...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has urged concerned government agencies to dislclose its preparations for the possible effects of the tension in the Middle East, including Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. Senator Robinhood Padilla (Senate PRIB photo/MB) In his manifestation before the Senate, Padilla voiced...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, standing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a news conference at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling for calm in the Middle East, top...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PPAB) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has taken a proactive step in looking after the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East. This,...
