Over 30 OFWs from Israel return home
The tenth group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from conflict-ridden Israel safely arrived in the Philippines on Thursday night. Over 30 OFWs, including caregivers and hotel staff, landed at …
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Hamas to be declared terrorist in the Philippines – NSC
Prompted by the bloody attack on Israel, National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año announced that the Anti-Terrorism Council would promote the declaration of Hamas as a terrorist group in the …
DMWs prepares for repatriation of OFWs in Israel
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced that the repatriation flight is being prepared for overseas Filipino workers affected by the unrest in Israel and the remains of two Filipinos …
Pinay nurse who died in Israel chose not to leave her patient
A local official in Jerusalem is very impressed with the greatness of the Pinay nurse who was among the casualties in the attack by the militant group Hamas in Israel. …
Find all Filipinos affected by war in Israel – President Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. ordered the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to find all Filipinos in Israel. Marcos’ order came after the airstrikes …
Israel hiring 500 caregivers, salary nearly P80k
After the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, the deployment of caregivers and OFWs in Israel continued. The caregiver, Jan Magbanua, has only been there for three months but has recovered …
PH starts sending caregivers to Israel
The government has started sending Filipino home-based caregivers to Israel, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). According to POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia, this is based on the Bilateral …
FilCom leaders help Filipinos affected by tension in Israel
Even though the health war is not over because of Covid-19, the Filipinos in Israel are fleeing bombs and missile attacks. Many Filipinos in the country are safe but are …
No OFW deployment ban to Israel: DOLE
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III clarified Thursday that the government has no deployment order to Israel but only a temporary departure suspension amid the tension between Israeli forces and Gaza’s …
Situation in Israel and Gaza getting worse
Both sides of Israel and Palestine’s Gaza Hamas group continue to drop bombs that have already resulted in the loss of many lives. Israel again carried out airstrikes in an …
PAL plans to offer nonstop flights to and from Israel
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Friday it is planning to offer nonstop flights to and from Tel Aviv, the gateway to Israel by October this year. PAL said it hopes to …
Israel to accept tourists vaccinated against COVID-19
The nation of Israel will open to foreign tourists next month, as long as they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Israel Embassy in the Philippines, the country …
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead
An embassy worker found the Chinese Ambassador to Israel dead inside his official residence in a coastal suburb north of Tel Aviv, Sunday morning. Ambassador Du Wei, who took his …
Israeli firm hopeful on curing COVID-19 using placenta therapy
An Israeli therapeutic company reported they had cured six critically ill COVID-19 patients using placenta therapy in Israel. According to The Jerusalem Post’s website, Israel-based Pluristem Therapeutic Inc. indicated six …
Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel dies aged 87
Romanian-born author, Holocaust survivor and Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. Probably best known for his book Night – a somber work that …
Israeli pensioner taking selfie dies after tumbling down rice terraces
An Israeli pensioner died after falling down the iconic Banaue rice terraces while trying to take a selfie. 79-year-old Miraim Tau, tumbled about 15ft to her death at the Hiwang …