Marcos orders prompt aid to Pinoys affected by Israel-Iran missile strikes

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered concerned government agencies to provide immediate support to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the recent Israel-Iran missile strikes.

“Ang direktiba ng Pangulo sa DFA, DMW at OWWA ay bilisan ang tulong sa ating mga kababayan. No one is left behind. ‘Yun ang tagubilin ng Pangulong Marcos Jr,” Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said.

(The President directed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to immediately help our countrymen. No one is left behind. That’s the instruction of the President.)

She added that the DMW and OWWA were directed to ensure the safety and well-being of OFWs affected by the tension in the Middle East.

Castro noted that the concerned agencies are on heightened alert and prepared to give assistance to the OFWs in Israel and Iran.

She also said the DFA has a contingency plan should repatriation from Iran be needed.

Meanwhile, the Philippine government deployed a team to Israel to ensure the OFW’s safety.

In a “Balitanghali” report on Monday, one of the four injured Filipinos is in “critical” condition after Iran launched missile attacks in Israel.

Two of them were already discharged from the hospital, while the other is still recovering.

Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the Philippine government is sheltering 14 Filipinos in Rehovot.

Meanwhile, there have been no reports of Filipinos affected by the missile strikes in Iran. — BAP, GMA Integrated News