The quest for survival and justice in Israel

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 05/16/2021

Nowhere is the stark inequality between Israelis and Palestinians, who live in one of the world’s most hallowed lands, more evident than in their COVID-19 vaccination record. With 60 percent of its population fully vaccinated, Israel leads…

PH eyes buying excess AstraZeneca shots from Israel, US, UK

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 04/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is seeking to buy excess or unused AstraZeneca vaccines from countries Israel, United States, and United Kingdom, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. Galvez said the Philippine government has already…

PNP to receive 25,120 new assault rifles from Israel

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 12/14/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to receive 25,120 new 5.56-m basic assault rifles valued at P726,926,720, which will be sourced from the General Appropriations Act of 2019 and Trust Receipts. In a…

CBCP official, 22 others hurt in Egypt border bus accident — DFA

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 10/26/2019

MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) was among the 23 people injured in a bus accident while on their way to an Israel border, the Department of Foreign Affairs…

Born in Israel, hundreds of Filipino children risk expulsion

Agence France Presse 08/10/2019

  TEL AVIV, Israel — In the heat of the summer, Sivan Noel and her sister Michal say they rarely venture outside of their family’s small, basement apartment in Tel Aviv. The two girls, 11 and nine,…

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after soldiers wounded

AP 02/18/2018

Jerusalem — The Israeli military says it has struck 18 targets in Gaza in response to an explosive device that wounded four soldiers along the border with the territory. The military says it struck early on Sunday…

Israel eyes tie-ups with PH, Cebu businesses

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/02/2017

  AS the Philippines continues to move up the economic ladder, the nation of Israel has offered to complement the country’s economy by helping develop different sectors deemed critical to development. Dr. Effie Ben Matityau, ambassador of…

Israel Cabinet minister calls Kerry speech ‘pathetic’

12/29/2016

Jerusalem — A senior member of Israel’s nationalist government on Wednesday called US Secretary of State John Kerry’s planned Mideast policy speech a “pathetic move,” further heightening tensions between the two close allies as the Obama administration…

Advent twilight

Jason A. Baguia 11/25/2016

The year turns tonight when the sun goes down in the west. This is a way of reckoning time that we inherited from the people of Israel. The new day begins with the entrance of the night.…

Israelis seek business tie-ups in agriculture, aquaculture

Aileen Garcia-Yap 11/19/2014

The Israelis are considering being the country’s partner in agriculture and aquaculture technologies. They are focusing on these  major sectors including  home and security, telecommunication and food exportation, said Doron Hemo, Israel  Embassy’s head of economic and…

Israeli embassies shut down due to strike

03/25/2014

MANILA, Philippines- A global strike among Israeli diplomats led to the shutdown of Israeli embassies worldwide, including the Philippines. “At this time, we are sorry to inform the general public that the Embassy of Israel in the…

Israeli army medics deliver baby in field hospital in Bogo

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2013

Israeli army medics have delivered a baby in the typhoon-struck city of Bogo, north Cebu, and the grateful mother named him “Israel”. The birth took place last Friday in a field hospital set up by 150 members…

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