Gov’t closely monitoring safety of Pinoys amid Middle East attacks — Marcos

The Philippine government continues to monitor the recent military escalation in the Middle East to ensure the safety of Filipinos, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sunday.

In an online video, Marcos said the Philippine government has been in contact with the country’s embassies and labor attachés in the Middle East since the attacks that began on Saturday.  

“At sa ngayon, patuloy ang aming pag-monitor para tiyakin na nasa magandang kalagayan ang ating mga kababayan sa Middle East,” Marcos said.

“Ito'y kailangan nating tuloy-tuloy na bantayan at hindi ito tapos pa. Palagay ko patuloy pa itong giyerang ito,” he added.

(We are continuously monitoring to ensure that our fellow Filipinos in the Middle East are safe. We need to keep a close watch on this since it is not over yet. I believe this conflict will continue.)

The Department of Migrant Workers earlier reported that Filipinos have so far remained safe after the United States and Israel launched air strikes against targets in Iran to which the Islamic republic countered with retaliatory attacks. 

For emergencies, Filipinos may contact OWWA at (+632) 1348 (international), 1348 (Metro Manila), and (02) 1348 (Regional, mobile number).

They may also contact the following numbers posted on OWWA’s Facebook page. —RF, GMA Integrated News