Sixty-two repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from conflict-hit Israel are set to undergo skills training in a bid to recalibrate their tools either for re-employment or livelihood.
The Philippine Embassy in Israel advised Filipinos to remain vigilant and avoid or postpone traveling to the West Bank due to ongoing tensions in the area.
“As Israel reopens its tourism industry, allows the entry of both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers, and eases its travel and health restrictions, its hotel sector will require a full workforce to cater to the expected influx of tourists to the Holy Land,” DFA said in a statement.
DFA says Gaza under Alert Level 2, Israel and West Bank under Alert Level 1
Published May 20, 2021 11:27am The Philippines is prepared to evacuate Filipinos who wish to return home as conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza intensifies, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Israel and West Bank was placed under Alert Level 1 category by the DFA, while Gaza is on Alert level 2. The DFA is on standby with evacuation plans ready to be activated as needed and as soon as the borders open and a humanitarian corridor is established, a department advisory said. There are 29,473 Filipinos in Israel and 91 in Gaza.