Senator Mark A. Villar on Monday, Oct. 16, urged all concerned government agencies of the country to exhaust all available means to secure the safety of Filipinos in Israel and Gaza. In a statement, Villar expressed his utmost concern regarding the safety of Filipino migrants in the areas of...
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...
NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) In the aftermath of Hamas' multifront attack against Israel last Oct. 7, the national government is pushing to declare the Palestinian Islamist organization as a terrorist group as security officials uncovered its "activities" in the...
Countries from Southeast Asia and some from the Middle East are expected to talk about the ongoing war between the Israeli government and Hamas militants during their first-ever leaders summit late this week. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary ​Daniel Espiritu said...
President Marcos has assured the family of Loreta "Lorie" Villarin Alacre, the third Filipino killed in the war between Israel and Hamas militants, of the immediate repatriation of her remains as soon as a humanitarian corridor opened for affected civilians. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’...
Nearly P300,000 worth of cash and other assistance will be extended by the government to each of the families of the Filipinos who died due to the ongoing war between Israeli forces and the Hamas militants, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos in Gaza to leave the area amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. File photos Marcos said this after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the Crisis Alert Level for Gaza to Level 4 on Sunday, Oct. 15. In a post on his X...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Sunday, October 15 urged the Marcos administration to exercise caution in its pronouncements on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Marcos made the call in light of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
Filipinos in war-torn Gaza are now required to evacuate after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis status to Alert Level 4 amid the attacks between Israel and the militant group Hamas. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega made this...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, Oct. 15, that 131 Filipinos have already left Gaza City as the Philippine government works to bring them back home amid the violence that erupted between Israel and militant group Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing...
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...
CEBU CITY – Police here have been in close communication with the Jewish and Muslim communities amid the ongoing war in Israel. POLICE Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Central Visayas chief Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, assures that there is no...
