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More OFWs ask repatriation from US war in West Asia

Majority of those who want to return to the Philippines are from the United Arab Emirates (UAE): 586 from Dubai and 270 from the capital Abu Dhabi. Others seeking repatriation include 297 OFWs from Israel, 231 from Bahrain, 22 from Jordan, and 10 from Iran.

US/Israel attack on Iran triggers huge oil price hike in the Philippines

The shooting is at least 7,000 kilometers away from the Philippines but the war in West Asia is already impacting the country in dire ways. Filipinos are bracing for a series of significant price hikes on petroleum products as a direct result of the war in the region where its oil requirements come from.

No repatriation yet for Pinoys in West Asia

Dozens of stranded Filipino tourists in Israel have sought assistance from the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, but authorities admitted it may prove difficult at the moment due to closures of airspaces in the region.

US blamed for another war in West Asia

The International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) condemned the ongoing joint US-Israel airstrikes against Iran as “a blatant act of aggression.” ILPS-Philippines, a chapter of

KARAPATAN: ICC to confirm charges vs Digong

“Throughout the proceedings, the prosecution carefully and powerfully described the pain carried for years by the families of EJK victims. They showed the systematic and widespread nature of the killings carried out during Duterte’s drug war, and they demonstrated how Duterte’s own public pronouncements and tirades point directly to his responsibility,” Duterte Panagutin-Europe said.