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PH Embassy Urges Alert Drop in Israel—Is Ceasefire Real?

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 27, 2025

The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, has made an important request. On Thursday, they asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Philippines to lower the Alert Level in Israel from Level 3 to Level 2. Why? Because of the ceasefire (a stop to fighting) between Israel and Iran — two countries that […]

20 More Pinoys Coming Home Amid Israel-Iran Tension

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 26, 2025

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that 20 more Filipinos are expected to arrive back in the Philippines very soon. They are coming home because of the ongoing tension and fighting between Israel and Iran. 🛫 What’s Happening? The government is making flight plans so that 20 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can fly back […]

PH Air Force on Standby—Will Filipinos Be Evacuated Soon?

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 25, 2025

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is getting ready to help our fellow Filipinos who are living or working in the Middle East, where some areas are getting really dangerous because of rising tension and possible war. Colonel Maria Consuelo Castillo, a leader and spokesperson for the PAF, said in a TV interview that the Air […]

OFWs Fear Losing Jobs After Flights Canceled—Not Missiles!

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 24, 2025

Big problems are happening for many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were supposed to fly to the Middle East for work. Their flights got canceled, and now, instead of worrying about missiles or war, most of them are more afraid of something else — losing their jobs. In a report from 24 Oras on Tuesday, […]

76 OFWs Beg to Come Home from Israel as War Gets Worse

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 23, 2025

There’s a scary fight happening between Israel and Iran, and many Filipino workers living in those countries are now worried. These Filipinos are called Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs. They went to work in Israel and Iran to earn money for their families. Now, because of the ongoing conflict, 253 OFWs in Israel said they […]

26 Filipinos Leave Israel — What’s Next? PH Embassy Speaks!

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 22, 2025

Twenty-six Filipinos have left Israel and are now on their way home to the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Israel announced on Sunday. This was not just an ordinary trip. These Filipinos left through something called the Voluntary Repatriation Program. That means they chose to go home because they didn’t feel safe anymore due to […]

Filipinos Caught in Israel-Iran Clash

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 21, 2025

The fight between Israel and Iran has sadly affected some of our fellow Filipinos living abroad. According to the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, 8 Filipinos were hurt, and 1 is still in serious condition. 🏥 What Happened? As of 11 p.m. on June 20, here’s what we know: 7 out of 8 injured Filipinos […]

PH Ups Alert to Level 3 in Israel, Iran—Filipinos Told to Leave

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 20, 2025

The Philippine government has just raised a Crisis Alert Level 3 for both Israel and Iran, two countries in the Middle East that are currently at war. This means things are getting really dangerous there — so dangerous that the government is now telling all Filipinos in those countries:👉 “It’s time to come home. We’ll […]

DMW Warns: Stop Sending OFWs to Middle East for Now!

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 19, 2025

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) just made a big announcement: Private companies are being told to hold off on sending Filipino workers (OFWs) to certain countries in the Middle East because it’s too dangerous right now! ⚠️ What’s Happening? There’s a big fight going on between countries like Iran and Israel. They are even […]

20 Unwed Moms, 23 Kids Return from Dubai—What Happened? 😮

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 17, 2025

A group of 20 Filipino moms who are not married, along with their 23 little children, just arrived back home in the Philippines from Dubai. But it wasn’t just an ordinary trip—they had to come home because of growing danger in the Middle East. According to a report by Bernadette Reyes on Super Radyo dzBB, […]

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