BACOLOD: Contrary to earlier reports, Loreta Alacre the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Cadiz City who died in Israel-Hamas conflict was not attending a music festival at Supernova Music Festival outside the Re im Kibbutz near the Gaza Strip when she was caught in a crossfire.
ILOILO: An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Maasin town of this province remains missing amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
As the Israel-Hamas War continues, the Philippines Government has confirmed the death of three Filipinos with three more missing. Of the 137 Filipinos in Gaza, 131 are still in the Hamas-run area. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has reported that 92 Filipinos have sought repatriation from the Gaza Strip.
SAN JACINTO, Pangasinan: Government officials took turns in extending their sympathies to the family of Marjorette Garcia, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from this town who was stabbed to death in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) last month.
THE Philippines first embedded finance initiative for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the collaboration between Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and Hungary-based fintech Peak Card Services Ltd. (Peak) and Columbus Private Equity Fund (Columbus) was announced during the series of events organized for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hungary-Philippines diplomatic relations in Manila.