A damaged apartment is seen after being hit by an Israeli targeted strike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs early Tuesday,...
Filipinos must avoid traveling or staying in South Lebanon and Bekaa because of the fresh wave of strikes launched by Israel in the areas, the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon said on Sunday, March 23. Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel,...
A total of 75 Filipinos arrived from Lebanon on Sunday, Nov. 24, the 91 st batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from the conflict-torn Middle East country since last year according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac assured that all the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday, Nov. 8, that 248 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be repatriated amid increasing hostilities in Lebanon. DMW Sec. Hans Leo Cacdac said most of them are just awaiting clearance from the Lebanese immigration before they are allowed to travel....
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon's northeastern farming villages on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores more, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. In central Gaza, Palestinians recovered the bodies of 25 people killed in a barrage of...
(Fourth from left) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre with other government officials (Rep. Acidre's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairman and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, together with government officials,...
photo: DMW At least 290 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents from Lebanon boarded a flight that was arranged by the...
The Philippines said on Thursday, Oct. 17, that it condemns any actions that endanger the lives of United Nations peacekeepers. The country's statement came following a report from United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that Israeli forces fired at their peacekeepers'...
Some 37 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will arrive in Manila on Monday, Oct. 14, after a series of Israeli airstrikes that caused massive destruction in the country’s southern part prompted President Marcos to order government agencies to “mobilize all resources” to move Filipinos out of...
(File photo) A total of 213 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Lebanon have secured their travel documents and are set to return home amid escalating tensions following intensified Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Friday, Oct. 11. In an...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A P150,000 cash assistance awaits each overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who will return home from Lebanon--even temporarily--as a result of the ongoing violence...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Oct. 9, expressed its commitment and preparedness to assist Lebanon in the wake of deadly airstrikes that have displaced approximately 1.2 million individuals. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "We see in the news the devastating impact of the...
