The body of a Filipina caregiver who died in Israel after sustaining serious multiple injuries from an Iranian missile attack last month arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday, July 23. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac...
The Filipina caregiver who was injured during an Iranian missile attack in Israel died on Sunday, July 13, the Philippine Embassy in Israel announced. Leah Mosquera, a 49-year-old Filipina caregiver from Negros Occidental, succumbed to the injuries she sustained when an Iranian missile struck her...
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have welcomed the June 24 ceasefire between Israel and Iran and called on all parties to respect the truce to avoid further escalation of conflict in the Middle East. “We urge all parties to respect the ceasefire and avoid...
Despite the fragile truce between Israel and Iran, the Philippines hopes that the United States-brokered ceasefire will hold and the region can move toward the path of peace. “I think we 're hopeful that this ceasefire will hold. Because everybody is thinking about peace. We 've...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is already a recommendation to lower the crisis alert level from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) in Israel, although the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will still hold. However, DFA...
The Philippine government acted “too little, too late” in evacuating and securing Filipinos from conflict-torn Israel, Iran, and neighboring nations, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, June 25. Duterte called out the government for its ill-preparedness to address the impact of the...
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...
President Marcos assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East that the government is doing everything to ensure their safety amid rising tensions in the region, saying their well-being remains the top priority. “Nothing is more important than the safety of every Filipino,” he...
Filipinos in the United States are advised to be alert and to be cautious after Washington hit Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Monday, June 23. In an interview on DZBB, the envoy clarified that “there is no...
Israel 's military said Monday it was striking around Iran 's western city of Kermanshah, as fears of a wider regional conflict loomed large after the United States inserted itself into Israel 's war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites. The operation raised urgent questions about...
Senators on Monday, June 23 called on the government to intensify its preparation for evacuation efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East following the unprecedented attack of the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed fears the...
Using Jordan as a safe passage for Filipinos evacuating Israel might change in the coming days as “the risks spread,” the consul general of the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday night, June 22, raising the possibility of using Egypt or the Mediterranean Sea to bring Filipinos back...
