The expansion of the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines and the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries highlighted the “fruitful” diplomatic stint of outgoing Israeli Ambassador Rafael Harpaz in Manila. Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. declared Saturday, June 26, that the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is close to achieving the standards set by Israel, one of the few countries with a successful COVID-19 response. (From left to right) Israeli experts Adam...
The Taguig City government aims to finish vaccinating its target population of 680,000 by October as it vows to ramp up its daily output next month. Mayor Lino Cayetano (center) with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and health experts from Israel (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN) This...
Medical experts from Israel were all praises for Manila City’s COVID-19 Field Hospital. (Mayor Isko Moreno / MANILA BULLETIN) Dafna Segal, one of the three experts from Israel’s Ministry of Health who visited the facility on June 23, said her team was “really impressed” with the facility....
Mindanao has tapped a technology from Israel to expand its experiment of growing its irrigated upland rice farms. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said his agency recently led the establishment of 10 demo areas using Israel's pressurized irrigation and fertigation technology as it continues to explore...
There are three important things that the Philippines should do if it wants to imitate Israel's "successful" battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: aggressive testing, systematic data gathering, and efficient rollout of the vaccination program. Members of the National Task...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday welcomed the arrival of experts from Israel who will assist in the Philippine government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. De Lima thanked the Israel’s Ministry of Health for helping out the country in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccines and hopes that...
Three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of Health arrived in the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, June 20, to support the Philippines in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (third from left) welcomes three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of...
The Philippines is grateful for Israel's assistance, including the donation of coronavirus test kits and other medical supplies, to increase the country's arsenal to fight the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz exchange...
The Philippine may no longer take back its vote in favor of a United Nations-led inquiry into the alleged rights abuses during the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, Malacañang said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of new laws in...
The Philippines and Israel are poised to forge a mutual investment protection agreement in various sectors, focusing on agriculture technology, where the former has been lagging behind other countries and was further aggravated during the pandemic. At the virtual Philippine-Israel...
The Philippines is apparently reconsidering its vote in favor of the United Nations-led investigation into the alleged war crimes committed during the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza. President Rodrigo Duterte asks about the "ruckus" arising from the country's vote in favor of a UN-led...
