Pope Francis gestures during an audience to Members of the committee and the foundation World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 on November 30, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. (AFP) VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis said Sunday that he was saddened the truce in the Gaza Strip had been broken...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, November 27, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to come up with a long-term strategy to negotiate the release of the Filipino seafarers who were abducted. Marcos noted that the Israeli-Palestinian...
Pockets of attacks during her 10-year stay in Israel seemed to be normal for caregiver Jesyl Lucas but when hundreds of Hamas gunmen were able to penetrate on Oct. 7, that was the sign for her to go home. “War has been part of the history of Israel but this was the first time that there were...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured the family of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta Alacre that they will receive all the necessary assistance pursuant to the mandate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. DMW Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac (left) and Mayor...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, November 6 called on the government to expedite its repatriation program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as violence escalates in Gaza amid the ongoing confict between Israel and the Hamas group. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health...
BACOLOD CITY – An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) killed in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel was laid to rest in a public cemetery in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, November 5. A Mass was offered to Loreta “Daday” V. Alacre at the Saint Peregrine Parish in...
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...
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...
At least 60 overseas Filipino worker (OFWs) from Israel are expected to arrive in the country on Monday, Oct. 30, as part of the repatriation program amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas group. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the 60 OFWs, along with two infants, will be the fourth...
BACOLOD CITY – The government of Israel has assured assistance to the family of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta Alacre who was killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict early this month. ISRAELI Consul Moti Cohen (right) personally condoles with the family of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has released aid to the families of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Western Visayas who were killed in attacks by extremist group Hamas in Israel recently. LORETA Alacre (left) of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental and...
President Marcos' economic team will reevaluate its growth targets after the "Undas" holiday break due to underspending in some government agencies and risks associated with the Hamas-Israel conflict. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said a special...
