Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, November 5 called on the government to routinely monitor the market prices in light of the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict as it has the potential to negatively impact global prices especially on oil and other well-known commodities. Go is...
Foreigners, including some 20 Filipinos, failed to evacuate from war-torn Gaza after the reported latest attacks along the route to the Egypt border, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Nov. 5. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate in the hopes of...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan (PNA) – The bereaved family of Angelyn Aguirre, the 32-year-old overseas Filipino worker who was killed while protecting her elderly ward during the Hamas attack in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel on October 7, will receive financial assistance from the governments of the...
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...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, Nov. 4, assured that contingency plans are ready in case the Israel-Hamas conflict escalates and spreads throughout the Middle East Bombing in Gaza (Photo from AFP) Citing DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, the Presidential Communications...
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...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (3rd from right) stands side-by-side with the relatives of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Angelyn Aguirre. (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo accompanied the grieving relatives of "hero" overseas Filipino worker...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed his sympathy over the deaths of Filipinos in the Hamas attack in Israel last month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, BBM Media Bureau) After Malacañang named a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, House Minority Leader and 4Ps...
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...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says he is looking forward to the quick and safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the conflict in the Middle East with the...
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...
