THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will send a team to help rescue and repatriate Filipinos caught in the Israel-Hamas war, particularly those in southern Israel near the Gaza border.
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Seven Filipino workers in Israel are missing, while 22 others were rescued when Hamas militants attacked the border south of Israel, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Monday. The Philippine Embassy in Tel-Aviv, meanwhile, advised Filipino tourists and pilgrims to postpone travel to Israel following the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday said new overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan, particularly caretakers and domestic workers, will receive higher wages.