Migrant Workers and Foreign Affairs officials are now working with their counterparts in Israel for the transportation of the bodies of two Filipinos who were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed the southern part of the Jewish state on Saturday, Oct. 7, back in the Philippines. In a statement,...
President Marcos said the Philippines supports Israel in quelling the "inhuman terrorist attacks" by the militant group Hamas, as he thanked Israeli forces for bringing Filipinos to safety amid the ongoing war. WAR UPDATES — Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss briefs President...
The Philippine government stands ready to assist and repatriate some 70 Filipinos from strife-torn Gaza who have expressed willingness to be repatriated amid the ongoing violence there between Hamas and the Israeli forces. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) Department of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, October 11 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to prepare for the repatriation of Filipinos as the tension escalates further in war-torn Israel. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) At the...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Wednesday, October 11 warned about the risks the Philippines face being a close ally of the United States, which has vocally committed to support Israel. “As an ally of the United States (US), which has committed military support to Israel, we risk...
A newly-wed Filipina from Pangasinan and a married Filipino from Pampanga were among the hundreds of people who were killed in Israel after militant group Hamas launched a surprise multi-front attack on the country on Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, October 11 expressed his deep sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were killed following the attack of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. “The tragic deaths of two OFWs in Israel...
If it were up to him, former president Rodrigo Duterte said he would pulverize Gaza to end the threat of Hamas after he condemned the group's attacks that claimed the lives of hundreds of people in Israel, including two Filipinos. File photos of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Israeli Prime...
Israel has expressed its sympathy with the Philippines following the death of two Filipinos due to Hamas militants' actions and honored the Filipino people's contribution to the country amid the raging war. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Wednesday, Oct. 11, expressed his...
The White House was illuminated with the blue and white light on Monday night, Oct. 9 (US time), to show support for Israel following attacks by Hamas militants that left hundreds of people dead. White House (Photo from US President Joe Biden via Twitter) United States President Joe Biden shared a...
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Tuesday, Oct. 10, reported that some 38 Filipinos living in Gaza have requested to be repatriated, while none of the estimated 30,500 Filipinos in Israel made the same request. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) In a...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and Philippine embassies to work closely with each other to secure all affected Filipinos in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook) Malacañang said Marcos told the departments...
