A Filipino worker recalled the ordeal of having to evacuate his residence in Israel because of a missile attack from Iran, lamenting how at least three of the shelters he initially went to were already full of people trying to stay safe from the escalating conflict between the long-standing...
Amid the escalation conflict between Israel and Iran, the 21 Philippine government officials who were in a study program in Israel were safely evacuated through neighboring Jordan, the Philippine Embassy in Amman said. In a statement on late Wednesday night, June 18, the embassy said the 21...
Some 18 Filipinos are now staying in a temporary facility after the hotel they were working at was hit by an Iranian missile, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said. In a Facebook post, published on Tuesday night, June 17, showed Philippine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Aileen Mendiola-Rau visiting the...
While no Filipinos have been reported hurt in Iran due to Israel’s missile attacks, Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said disclosed that “some Filipinos” have been left traumatized by the airstrikes between Israel and Iran. De Vega told ANC 24/7 on...
Four Filipinos, with one of them in critical condition, were injured due to Iran’s retaliatory attacks against Israel, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday midnight, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said that a Filipina caregiver is...
The Philippine Embassy in Israel is planning to repatriate Filipinos there by land or sea since the airspace of Israel and Jordan are currently closed due to the ongoing conflict in the region with Iran, Philippine Ambassador in Tel Aviv Aileen Mendiola-Rau said. In an interview with GMA News on...
Filipinos have been among those targeted in racist riots in Northern Ireland, with one of them having their car set on fire, the Philippine Embassy in London bared. On June 12, the embassy issued an advisory about the situation, where Filipinos were among other migrants who were targeted in the...
More than 50 Filipinos living and working in China were featured in the #MadeItInChina online series spearheaded by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Philippines-China diplomatic relations. Book featuring Filipinos who made it in China (Photo courtesy of...
Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano welcomed the approval of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by Japan’s House of Councillors, the final step in the approval process under the Japanese Diet, the country’s congressional body. President Ferdinand ...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, April 28, condemned in the “strongest possible terms” the attack on a Filipino street festival in Vancouver and called for the prosecution of those responsible. A member of the Filipino community views flowers at a growing memorial near a site the day...
The Philippine Embassy in Rome, which has jurisdiction over Filipinos and Philippine affairs in Malta, warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against using their passports as collaterals for loan. Philippine passport (MB File Photo) In an advisory, the embassy reminded Filipinos that...
Several Filipinos in Doha, Qatar have been arrested and detained for suspected unauthorized political demonstration on Friday, March 28, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar disclosed. Philippine Embassy in Qatar The Philippine Embassy in Doha confirmed on Friday night that they were aware of the...
