BACOLOD CITY – The Cadiz City government in Negros Occidental on Monday, October 24, paid tribute to overseas Filipino worker Loreta Alacre who was killed in an attack by the militant group Hamas in Israel early this month. MAYOR Salvador Escalante Jr. (third from left) comforts a sibling...
The national government failed to sell its short-term debt papers as investors pushed anew for higher returns for the fifth consecutive week. The national government fell short of raising its P15 billion target, managing to raise only P14.26 billion. The total bids received during the auction...
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was killed in the war between Hamas and Israel arrived in her hometown Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 22. THE family of overseas Filipino worker Loreta Alacre weeps as they receive her remains at the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Muslim community in this city joined a solidarity walk on Sunday, October 22, calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict. YOUNG Muslim students march on Don Apolinar Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City in the ‘Solidarity Walk for Palestine, A Walk for Peace’ led by...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is continuously working to bring back to the Philippines the remains of the Filipina nurse, who was killed after she chose not to abandon her elderly patient during the Oct. 7 mass attack of Hamas gunmen in Israel. Angelyn Aguirre was among the four overseas...
ILOILO CITY – Mary Grace Prodigo-Cabrera, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Maasin, Iloilo abducted by extremist group Hamas in Israel, is dead. Mayor Francis Amboy of Maasin confirmed that Cabrera has died. CABRERA (FB) “Based on the information from the family, she’s dead. I was with...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has activated hotlines for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their relatives who are concerned of the security situation in Lebanon where mass protests are being held over the Israel-Hamas armed conflict. In an advisory issued on Thursday night, Oct. 19,...
The Philippines is "profoundly saddened" by the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of innocent civilians, adding to the growing list of casualties in the Israel-Hamas war. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday night pressed for the protection of...
ILOILO CITY – An Ilongga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was abducted by extremist group Hamas in Israel. Mayor Francis Amboy of Maasin town, Iloilo province disclosed that the family of Mary Grace Prodigo-Cabrera has reached out to the local government unit (LGU) after she remained missing days...
The situation of Filipinos on the Gazan border with Egypt is not totally good despite having fled from areas heavily affected by the fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared Tuesday, Oct. 17. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de...
The national government borrowed partially as banks demanded higher returns amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, which led to higher global crude oil prices. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Oct. 16, the national government raised a total of P11.947 billion, below the P15 billion program. Total...
ILOILO CITY – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from this city and Iloilo province are being monitored as tensions escalate between Israel and Hamas. A HELP desk at the Iloilo provincial capitol is open to families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the conflict in Israel. (Tara...
