There is no major impact caused by the Israel-Hamas war on the country's economy, a Cabinet official said. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said there is "hardly any impact" as there is no major...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The Department of National Defense (DND) is wary of the possible spillover of violence from sympathizers of Palestine after Islamist militant group Hamas wrought havoc in Israel. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the Armed Forces of the...
The Palestinian Authority on Friday, Oct. 13, called on Israel to open humanitarian corridors to allow food and necessary items to come to Gaza as locals and foreigners alike are trapped within the territory currently governed by militant group Hamas and facing consequences by the Israeli...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, Oct. 13 said it is prepared to assist Filipino migrant workers who will be repatriated from Israel and Palestine due to the escalating conflict between the Israeli government and Hamas militants. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- The final leg of the World Aquatics open water swimming World Cup will take place in Funchal, Portugal due to the conflict in Israel, the sport's governing body announced on Thursday, Oct. 12. "Ensuring athlete safety remains the paramount concern for World Aquatics, prompting the...
President Marcos ordered government agencies to explore all evacuation strategies to assist Filipinos affected by the war in Israel as he assured assistance to those who would be evacuated. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this during a sectoral meeting...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (left), Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and his wife will donate P1 million to the bereaved families of the two Filipinos killed in the ongoing war between Israel...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – Hopes are high to locate the whereabouts of Loreta Villarin Alacre, a Negrense caregiver in Israel, who was reported missing after the rampage of Hamas militants in southern Israel bordering Gaza over the weekend. LORETA Alacre (Noam Solomon FB) Negros Occidental Gov....
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has set up a helpline for Boholanos with families who are currently in war-torn Israel. Gov. Aris Aumentado said a contact center was set up by the provincial government through the Bohol Employment and Placement Office-Public Employment Service...
At least 22 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far requested the Philippine government for their repatriation amid the ongoing armed conflict in Israel, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Thursday, Oct. 12. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the OFWs...
Israel is not yet considering opening any humanitarian corridor for foreign nationals wanting to leave Gaza amid challenges from Philippine officials to get Filipinos out of the Palestinian territory. Esty Buzgan, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Israeli Embassy in Manila, said Thursday the Israeli...
"Unbelievable humanity" was how an Israeli official described what Angelyn Aguirre, one of the two Filipinos who were killed during Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, showed to her employer. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, said Aguirre had the chance to flee from the asault made...
