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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, October 11 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to prepare for the repatriation of Filipinos as the tension escalates further in war-torn Israel. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) At the...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Wednesday, October 11 warned about the risks the Philippines face being a close ally of the United States, which has vocally committed to support Israel. “As an ally of the United States (US), which has committed military support to Israel, we risk...
Flag of Israel (Unsplash) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is still confirming a possible third Filipino fatality in the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters. “There is a third possible death, and there’s a DNA testing going on, to...
AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (Courtesy of RTVM livestream screenshot) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will deploy military transport planes to fetch overseas Filipinos who were affected by the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas. AFP spokesperson Col....
A newly-wed Filipina from Pangasinan and a married Filipino from Pampanga were among the hundreds of people who were killed in Israel after militant group Hamas launched a surprise multi-front attack on the country on Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to the combatants from either side of the Israel-Hamas conflict to "exercise utmost restraint and ensure the safety of civilians". This, after it was reported...
President Marcos will talk to the family of one of the Filipinos slain in the Israel-Hamas war, Philippine Ambassador to Israel Junie Laylo said Wednesday, Oct. 11. Laylo said the Philippine embassy already coordinated with the victim's family and the President will do next. "I spoke to the wife of...
