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...
Flag of Israel (Unsplash) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is still confirming a possible third Filipino fatality in the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters. “There is a third possible death, and there’s a DNA testing going on, to...
AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (Courtesy of RTVM livestream screenshot) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will deploy military transport planes to fetch overseas Filipinos who were affected by the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas. AFP spokesperson Col....
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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to the combatants from either side of the Israel-Hamas conflict to "exercise utmost restraint and ensure the safety of civilians". This, after it was reported...
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...
DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte can't help but express his disappointment over Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla's supposed junking of a two-year-old proposal for government to put up a strategic...
President Marcos has condemned the killings and the ongoing terror attacks in Israel as he mourns the deaths of two Filipinos amid the Israel-Hamas militants conflict. (Photo courtesy of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) “My heart is heavy upon hearing confirmation of the deaths of two...
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's top diplomat in Manila has called on the international community to put pressure on Hamas to stop its continued attacks on Israeli and its people, so those who are already getting affected by the war in Gaza can leave the territory. Ambassador Ilan Fluss issued the appeal on...
