JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Israeli police said Sunday they had arrested a suspect in a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem's Old City that wounded eight people, two critically and including a pregnant woman. Israeli security inspect a bus after an attack outside Jerusalem's Old City, August 14,...
Nearly 24,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel -- employed mostly as caregivers, service sector employees, and hotel workers -- have returned to work after massive rocket attacks in the Gaza strip last week. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople (middle) speaks...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople announced Friday, August 12, that the department was closely watching the situation of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, Israel, and Macau due to recent conflicts and an upsurge of Covid-19 infections....
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The UN rights chief voiced alarm Thursday at the number of Palestinian children killed and wounded this month and demanded those responsible be brought to account. Mourners carry the body of Palestinian child Lian al-Shaer, after she succumbed to her injuries sustained in...
The Philippines and Israel are celebrating their 65th year of diplomatic relationship this year. On August 9, 1957, the two nations started fostering their relations, with Israel providing capacity building programs for Filipinos in the agriculture sector. Israel has been providing assistance to...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.​​ ​According to the DFA website, Alert Level 1 or Precautionary Phase is issued due to valid signs of "internal disturbance, instability or external threat to the host...
Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels. Israeli designers came up with a 3D-printing machine that could print seeded soil. The machine was unveiled as part of Jerusalem Design Week 2022. The designers presented an installation that featured several structures built by their robot. With proper...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories -- Israel hit Gaza with deadly air strikes on Saturday and a Palestinian militant group retaliated with a barrage of rocket fire, in the territory's worst escalation of violence since a war last year. Smoke billows from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on August...
To help the government and private sectors answer the skills gap and talent shortage threatening cybersecurity, Israeli and Filipino IT professionals partnered with ThriveDX SaaS Ltd. to launch the country's first globally-accredited cyber security school. The goal is to produce local cybersecurity...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabi -- Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival.  The US leader welcomed the "historic" decision, the latest conciliatory move by...
Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss and Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles met to discuss possible collaboration projects, including the sharing of Israel's knowledge in delivering news and information to remote areas in the Philippines. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles and Israeli Ambassador to the...
His Excellency the Hon. Ilan Fluss, Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines invited the Manila Bulletin Technews to participate in this year's Cyberweek, an annual international cybersecurity event hosted at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Over the past 12 years, Cyber Week has become...
