Israel's ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 28, blamed Hamas for the destruction of Gaza and the loss of lives of the Palestinian civilians as he also rejected claims that Israel's actions against Hamas militants constitute "genocide." Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss said it is the Hamas...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, November 27, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to come up with a long-term strategy to negotiate the release of the Filipino seafarers who were abducted. Marcos noted that the Israeli-Palestinian...
Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen visited Filipino Jimmy Pacheco, who was among the 24 hostages released by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday, Nov. 25. Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen (left) shakes hands with Jimmy Pacheco (right), a Filipino hostage who...
Photo courtesy of ILPS/ MANILA BULLETIN More than 2,000 people gathered at Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila on Saturday, Nov. 25, to denounce the violence in Gaza, as civilian casualties brought by attacks of Israel continue to increase. "March for Just Peace in Palestine" is a three-kilometer march...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues its repatriation of Filipinos and their families in Israel and Lebanon amid the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas. A grab taken from a UGC video posted on the Telegram channel "South First Responders" shows the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Hamas' release of its Filipino hostage Gelienor "Jimmy" Pacheco has increased the Philippines' hopes that it would soon locate a missing overseas Filipino worker (OFW). House Speaker Martin Romualdez had...
The Filipino national who was released by Hamas after being abducted to Gaza said he thought of his family to keep himself strong throughout the 49 days he spent in captivity. Jimmy Pacheco told Philippine Ambassador to Israel Junie Laylo Jr., who received him upon his release on Saturday, Nov. 25,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs hailed on Saturday, Nov. 25 the release of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Gelienor "Jimmy" Pacheco by the Hamas. Committee chairman, Kabayan...
​Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Saturday, Nov. 25, expressed his gratitude to the government of Qatar for mediating in the release of a Filipino taken hostage by Hamas when it launched a surprise attack on Israel a month ago. "We recognize and deeply appreciate Qatar's mediation...
The Filipino national who was released by Hamas after taking him hostage is already undergoing medical tests. According to the Israeli Embassy in Manila, Jimmy Pacheco is now at Shamir Medical Center, an Israeli hospital near the country's Ben Gurion airport, to receive medical support and ensure...
President Marcos is elated as he confirmed the release of Filipino national Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco, weeks after he was held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In an X (formerly Twitter) post, the President said...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon urged humanitarian leaders to act resolutely in protecting the children, women, wounded, and vulnerable in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Photo from PRC In a speech at a conference in Vietnam on Nov. 22,...
