01/03/2026
A FILIPINA WORKER WAS KILLED IN AN AIR STRIKE IN ISRAEL
A Filipina worker was killed in an air strike in Israel, President Bongbong Marcos said on Sunday, as the world braces for the effects, including a possible prolonged conflict of the air strikes launched by American and Israeli forces against Iran that started last Saturday.
Marcos identified the fatality as Mary Anne Velazquez de Vera, a caregiver from Basista, Pangasinan, who died after being hit by a shrapnel from a bomb.
"I regret to inform you that we have received a report that a Filipino casualty has been recorded in the conflict happening in the Middle East," the President said in a video statement.
The 32-year old Filipina was helping her ward proceed to a bomb shelter when the air strike happened. She was identified by her husband, an overseas Filipino worker employed in Israel.
"The government will provide all forms of assistance needed by her family. We continue to monitor the condition of our countrymen who are in the middle of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East," the President said.
Marcos vowed to continue providing updates on the situation in the Middle East once they are available. | via Alexis Romero