Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is keen on facilitating President Marcos' programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially those returning to the country. Salo...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo wants Philippine authorities to whisk away Filipinos from Gaza as quickly as possible with the opening of the Egypt-Gaza border....
Filipinos who will cross into Egypt from Gaza are assured of smooth entry into the country once the border opens, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Saturday, Oct. 20. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Egyptian Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Shehabeldin already...
The Palestinian government would file cases against Israel if the bombing of a hospital in Gaza is proven to be perpetrated by the latter, its envoy to Manila said. Palestinian Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Mohammad said that the lives of the Palestinians matter and they are “not lesser...
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...
Palestinian Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Mohammad has expressed his sympathy with the Filipino people over the death of four overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Israel following Hamas militants' attack on the Jewish state. Mohammad said the Palestinian Authority is condemning the...
Palestine's top diplomat in Manila has lamented some of the world leaders' support for Israel's right to self-defense, which he said consequently "authorized" the acts of "genocide" against the Palestinian people. For Palestinian Ambassador Saleh Mohammad, what Israel is doing is no longer its...
President Marcos has called for the de-escalation and cessation of violence in the Israel-Hamas conflict, urging all parties to engage in dialogue and diplomacy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) “The Philippines is deeply concerned about the rising number of victims and...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo said he was "greatly comforted" by Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss' words regarding the state of...
Top diplomats from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed grave concern over the "escalation of armed conflict" in the Middle East, particularly between Israel and Hamas, but refused to take sides and called for a two-state solution. Raising their position on...
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...
Filipinos in Egypt are advised to take precaution against demonstrations as protest actions are expected ​across the country. ​The Philippine Embassy in Cairo​ issued an advisory after it said that there are ​"currently random marches/demonstrations in Egypt, including...