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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez announced Saturday, Oct. 14 that he would give P500,000 as assistance to the family of the third Filipino fatality in the ongoing violence in the Middle East, particularly between...
(AFP) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has underscored the need for swift action by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to facilitate the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the...
The ambassadors of France and Japan in the Philippines lauded the “courage” and “compassion” of Angelyn Aguirre, the Filipina nurse who was killed during one of Hamas’ attacks in Israel last week, for staying with her ward amid the danger. Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum...
An official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed willingness to assist the Philippines in repatriating Filipinos affected by the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Foreign...
