MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is expecting an increase in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly caregivers, to Israel after the deployment cost has been…
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Duterte hopes for ‘stronger’ PH-Israel ties
MANILA — Hopeful that ties between the Philippines and Israel flourish over the years, President Rodrigo R. Duterte told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Filipinos will continue to extend their…
OFWs give Duterte ‘rockstar’ welcome in Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel—Close to 2,500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel gave President Rodrigo Duterte a “rockstar” welcome at the Ramada Hotel on Sunday night. Duterte, who arrived here on a…
Israel starts deportation of African migrants
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the country’s authorities have started the procedure of deportation of thousands of African immigrants. “Today, we have started the…
DFA: No Filipino casualty in the latest terror attack in Istanbul
MANILA — No Filipino was injured or killed in the shooting at an Istanbul night club that left more than 30 people dead. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on…
New Zealand MPs demand release of women in Gaza protest boat
WELLINGTON — New Zealand lawmakers on Thursday called on Israeli authorities to quickly release a New Zealand Green Party Member of Parliament (MP) who was aboard a boat intercepted off…