Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) have guaranteed congressmen that the government can repatriate the...
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,...
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...
If it were up to him, former president Rodrigo Duterte said he would pulverize Gaza to end the threat of Hamas after he condemned the group's attacks that claimed the lives of hundreds of people in Israel, including two Filipinos. File photos of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Israeli Prime...
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...
Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas (Facebook) The House Committee on Foreign Affairs chairperson has credited the national government for quickly responding to the needs of Filipinos caught in the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas rebel...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Sunday, Oct. 8, said they have not received reports yet that some Filipinos have been killed in Israel amid the fighting with Palestine militants Hamas group. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) He added that Israel will...
No Filipino is reported hurt following the air strikes launched by Israel against Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. DFA said it is closely monitoring the situation and the welfare of Filipinos in Gaza and southern Israel through the Philippine Embassy in Amman and...
JABALIA, Palestinian Territories -- A large fire that ripped through a home north of Gaza City where fuel was being stored killed at least 21 people including seven children on Thursday, official and medical sources said. Palestinians gather in front of a building as firefighters extinguish a fire...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The UN rights chief voiced alarm Thursday at the number of Palestinian children killed and wounded this month and demanded those responsible be brought to account. Mourners carry the body of Palestinian child Lian al-Shaer, after she succumbed to her injuries sustained in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.​​ ​According to the DFA website, Alert Level 1 or Precautionary Phase is issued due to valid signs of "internal disturbance, instability or external threat to the host...
