Tag: Filipinos in Gaza

14 more Filipinos arrive in PHL from Gaza

(Eagle News)–Fourteen more Filipinos have arrived in the Philippines from Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, its Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs, together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Manila office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), welcomed the repatriates on Wednesday, Feb. 21. “Welcoming the repatriates is the last part of the DFA-OUMWA’s assistance regularly extended to distressed Filipinos and their families […]

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14 more Filipinos from Gaza to arrive in PHL on Feb. 21

(Eagle News) — Fourteen more Filipinos have crossed from Gaza to Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said. According to the embassy, the Filipinos, who were accompanied by two Palestinian relatives, left on Feb. 17, and are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Feb. 21. The embassy said to date, 136 of the 137 Filipinos have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt. It said this was through the joint efforts […]

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President Bongbong Marcos: 56 more Filipinos have left Gaza

(Eagle News) — Fifty-six more Filipinos have left Gaza amid the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. According to President Bongbong Marcos, this “brings the total to 98 out of the 137 originally in Gaza, now en route to Cairo.” He said of the 98 Filipinos, 34 have boarded their flight to Qatar and will arrive in Manila later at 4:30 p.m. “The safe journey of our nationals is of utmost importance, and […]

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20 Filipinos to leave Gaza on Sunday, Nov. 5

Another 23 Filipinos to leave in following days (Eagle News)–Twenty Filipinos are expected to leave Gaza on Sunday, Nov. 5, after signing up to leave for Egypt through the Rafah Crossing. According to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, in the next day or in the next two days, De Vega said they expect another batch of 23 individuals to also leave Gaza. He said a lot of Filipinos so far do not want to […]

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PHL orders mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Gaza

(Eagle News)–The government has raised the crisis alert level over Gaza to 4, which means the repatriation of Filipinos is now mandatory. The raising of the crisis alert level from 3 came days after Hamas launched what has been dubbed as its worst attack on Israel in years, prompting Israel to retaliate. Over 1000 people have been reported killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict, including three Filipinos. Three Filipinos remain missing. Earlier, President Bongbong Marcos said […]

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Filipinos in Israel urged to avoid going to West Bank, other areas

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in Israel advised Filipinos to avoid going to the West Bank and other areas until January 28. The embassy said Filipinos should also avoid going to the following areas, apart from Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem in the West Bank, due to ongoing tensions: Jerusalem: Temple Mount, Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Al Wad Road, Musrara Road, areas around East Jerusalem Areas near the border of Lebanon and Gaza Golan Heights The embassy […]

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