MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): House committee on overseas workers affairs and Kabayan Party-list Representative Ron Salo has asked the government to organise a task force that will assist Filipinos affected by the armed conflict in Israel and nearby areas like Gaza.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday (Oct 11) disclosed that two Filipinos were killed amid the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The causes of death of Francis Jay Gumikib, a 14-year-old Grade 5 Antipolo student who died days after his teacher slapped him, were brain swelling and bleeding.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Two Filipinos were injured amid the ongoing armed conflict in Israel, according to Consul General and Deputy Chief of Mission Anthony Mandap.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Philippines is now expected to grow the fastest in 2023 among developing economies in East Asia and Pacific (EAP), instead of Vietnam, according to the World Bank’s updated growth outlook for the region.