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...
Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas (Facebook) Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas expressed sadness Thursday, Oct. 12 over the death of her fellow Pangasinense due to the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas rebel...
The toughest phone call. THE TOUGHEST PHONE CALL — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. calls on Oct. 11, 2023, the families of the Filipinos who died in the war in Israel. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook) This was how President Marcos described his phone conversation with the families of the...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss assured President Marcos that Israel is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of Filipinos in the Holy Land amid the ongoing war against the militant group Hamas. WAR UPDATES — Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss briefs...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube) Philippine Ambassador to Amman, Jordan Wilfredo Santos told the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs that he has recommended to Malacañang the escalation of alert level in the Gaza Strip...
Migrant Workers and Foreign Affairs officials are now working with their counterparts in Israel for the transportation of the bodies of two Filipinos who were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed the southern part of the Jewish state on Saturday, Oct. 7, back in the Philippines. In a statement,...
President Marcos said the Philippines supports Israel in quelling the "inhuman terrorist attacks" by the militant group Hamas, as he thanked Israeli forces for bringing Filipinos to safety amid the ongoing war. WAR UPDATES — Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss briefs President...
ILOILO CITY — The provincial government of Iloilo has reactivated a help desk to help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in war-torn Israel. A HELP desk at the Iloilo provincial capitol is open to families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the conflict in Israel....
The Philippine government stands ready to assist and repatriate some 70 Filipinos from strife-torn Gaza who have expressed willingness to be repatriated amid the ongoing violence there between Hamas and the Israeli forces. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) Department of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has not seen the need yet to impose Alert Level 4 status or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Israel. According to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the Alert Level 4 status is only “called when the country has broken down and the rule of law...
