President Marcos assured the public that the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran have not caused any significant disruption to the Philippine economy, despite earlier fears of a fuel price spike. “So far, there is no effect — there is no significant effect on the economy,” Marcos told...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced. Trump, as he worked to seal the deal, publicly harangued the Israelis...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they had fought for so long and so hard that they do not know what they are doing. But...
Israel 's envoy to Manila has justified Tel Aviv 's unprecedented attack on Iran, which escalated yet another conflict in the region, by saying it did in response to threats—and even actions—of the Iranian regime to annihilate the whole Jewish nation. Israel bombarded on June 13...
The government said the impact of the ongoing tensions in the Middle East will not have an alarming impact on the country 's economy, at least as of Tuesday, June 24. In a meeting with President Marcos in Malacañan on Tuesday, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev)...
After hitting a nearly three-month low in the previous day, the peso rebounded against the United States (US) dollar, influenced by a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which pushed global crude oil prices to near two-week lows. Data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP)...
Thirty-one Filipino repatriates have departed Qatar after a delay due to the temporary closure of Qatar 's airspace amid airstrikes, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar said. The embassy said the 31 Filipinos, who evacuated from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Qatar, have left Doha for Manila on...
Israel still has no plans of closing its borders with Jordan and Egypt to give way for the repatriation of foreign nationals as its neighbors started considering closing its airspaces due to continued escalation of tension that now included the United States. Israel 's envoy to Manila,...
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. The acceptance of the deal by...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) committed on Tuesday, June 24, its air assets for the possible repatriation of distressed overseas Filipinos amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran. PAF Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura ordered the fleet’s C-295 and C-130 transport aircraft...
Filipinos in Qatar were told to shelter in place as Iran launched missile attacks on a United States military base in Qatar. The Philippine Embassy in Qatar on early Tuesday morning, June 24, advised all Filipino nationals in Qatar “to shelter in place until further notice.” “All Filipinos...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The United States ' most advanced aircraft carrier leaves Virginia for a regularly scheduled deployment Tuesday that could position it near Israel after the U.S. inserted itself in Israel 's war to destroy Iran 's nuclear program. The U.S. was already planning...
