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According to the report, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. confirmed the first reported Filipino casualty in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The report stated that in a video message on Sunday night, March 1, President Marcos said that the victim was identified as Mary Anne Velazquez Rivera, a caregiver from Pangasinan who worked in Israel.
According to the report the Philippine Government received, Rivera was helping her ward reach a bomb shelter when they were caught in the attack. The President said that Rivera has been identified by her husband, who is also an overseas Filipino worker in Israel.
Marcos added that the government continues to monitor the situation of Filipinos in the region as hostilities persist.
The report said that the Philippine Government earlier said that embassies and labor offices in the Middle East are on heightened alert to ensure the safety of overseas Filipinos amid escalating tensions.
The report added that the United States and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, which U.S. President Donald Trump said was aimed at degrading Tehran’s military capabilities and neutralizing what Washington described as a nuclear threat.
Additionally, in retaliation, Iran fired drones and missiles toward Israel. It struck U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, sparking renewed tension and instability in a region with millions of overseas Filipino workers
Source PNA
The report stated that in a video message on Sunday night, March 1, President Marcos said that the victim was identified as Mary Anne Velazquez Rivera, a caregiver from Pangasinan who worked in Israel.
According to the report the Philippine Government received, Rivera was helping her ward reach a bomb shelter when they were caught in the attack. The President said that Rivera has been identified by her husband, who is also an overseas Filipino worker in Israel.
Marcos added that the government continues to monitor the situation of Filipinos in the region as hostilities persist.
The report said that the Philippine Government earlier said that embassies and labor offices in the Middle East are on heightened alert to ensure the safety of overseas Filipinos amid escalating tensions.
The report added that the United States and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, which U.S. President Donald Trump said was aimed at degrading Tehran’s military capabilities and neutralizing what Washington described as a nuclear threat.
Additionally, in retaliation, Iran fired drones and missiles toward Israel. It struck U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, sparking renewed tension and instability in a region with millions of overseas Filipino workers
Source PNA