Israel's top diplomat in Manila has called on the international community to put pressure on Hamas to stop its continued attacks on Israeli and its people, so those who are already getting affected by the war in Gaza can leave the territory. Ambassador Ilan Fluss issued the appeal on...
Israel has expressed its sympathy with the Philippines following the death of two Filipinos due to Hamas militants' actions and honored the Filipino people's contribution to the country amid the raging war. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Wednesday, Oct. 11, expressed his...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo issued a message of condolence on Wednesday, Oct. 11 to the families of the two Filipinos who were reportedly killed amid the war between Israeli forces and Hamas rebel...
Two Filipinos were killed after war between Israel and Hamas broke out over the weekend, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said Wednesday, Oct. 11. In a post on X, Manalo said the Philippines condemned "the killing of two Filipino nationals and all other acts of terrorism and violence as a...
DAVAO CITY – Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Leo Tereso A. Magno is closely coordinating with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for the safety of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Following the...
Travelers were advised to hold off their leisure trips to the Holy Land amid hostilities in the Gaza Strip. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega (Photo courtesy of PCO) While the Holy Land sites are not the areas in conflict, it is not normal to visit a country that is under a state of war,...
A total of 313 Filipinos living near the Gaza Strip have informed Philippine authorities that they are safe amid the spate of bomb attacks and gun battles in the area as Israel has further escalated its air and ground offensives in response to the attacks carried out by Hamas fighters over the...
The White House was illuminated with the blue and white light on Monday night, Oct. 9 (US time), to show support for Israel following attacks by Hamas militants that left hundreds of people dead. White House (Photo from US President Joe Biden via Twitter) United States President Joe Biden shared a...
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Tuesday, Oct. 10, reported that some 38 Filipinos living in Gaza have requested to be repatriated, while none of the estimated 30,500 Filipinos in Israel made the same request. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) In a...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and Philippine embassies to work closely with each other to secure all affected Filipinos in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook) Malacañang said Marcos told the departments...
A Filipino who was among those previously reported missing in Israel is feared dead after supposedly being caught in the clashes between Israel and Hamas, a Philippine embassy official said Tuesday, Oct. 10. Anthony Mandap, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Philippine Embassy in Israel, said they...
​The Israeli government is concerned about the situation of seven Filipinos who remain unaccounted for after the ongoing conflict between Israeli troops and Hamas militants broke out. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said Tuesday, Oct. 10, that Tel Aviv already received...
