The Philippine government is repatriating the first batch of Filipinos from the West Bank, a Palestinian territory separated from Gaza, after two Filipinos already crossed to Jordan. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the two Filipinos will leave the...
The Philippines has “clear priorities” and plans in place to contain the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the country’s inflation rate, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border...
There have been clear violations of humanitarian law in the war between Israel-Hamas, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said (Manila time), prompting him to reiterate his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing hostilities. In a series of posts on X, Guterres...
​The family of one of the Filipinos killed during Hamas' attack on Israel will be receiving continuing assistance from the Israeli government, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said Monday, Nov. 6. This was announced as Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss and Consul Moti Cohen...
The earlier anticipated border crossing of Filipinos from Gaza to Egypt was delayed for the second time on Monday (Manila time) due to Hamas' continuing attacks on Israel. "Circumstances keep changing. This is war. But today, 20 [Filipinos] were supposed to leave, but it was suspended due to Hamas...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – A Filipino nurse from this town who was earlier reported missing after the Israel-Hamas war broke out last month has sought refuge in Egypt. ESGUERRA (center) The family of Regidor Esguerra, 46, who works as a missionary for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without...
All Filipinos in war-torn Gaza have been given clearance to leave and cross to Egypt after almost a month of facing uncertainty in the face of Israel's heavy bombardment on the Palestinian territory. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega announced the...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday (Israel time) met with Philippine Ambassador to Israel Junie Laylo and other foreign diplomats to tackle its current war with Hamas, which has already claimed the lives of thousands of civilians from both sides. In a post on X, Herzog said he sat down with...
Israel's envoy to Manila has defended the Israeli government’s actions in war-torn Gaza after several Filipinos held a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israel embassy in Taguig City. Ambassador Ilan Fluss on Tuesday night, Oct. 31, said Israel "has the right to defend itself on a war" that...
A Filipina caregiver in Israel thought it was already her time when Hamas launched a surprise attack on the Jewish state early October, but her instinct to just surrender to the militants' demands saved her from getting killed. Camille Jesalva, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), was spending her...
The Philippine government did not expect that Israel’s war on Hamas would take this long as the situation of Filipinos still trapped in Gaza now becomes difficult. Over a week ago, the dozens of Filipinos in the Palestinian territory who sought repatriation were expected to be able to cross into...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is pressing for a humanitarian ceasefire in the developments in the Middle East as the world is pushing for a truce in the Israel-Hamas war. In a series of posts on X, Guterres warned that the humanitarian system in war-torn Gaza “is facing a total collapse...
