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Johnny Wan

Philippine carers have described racing to bomb shelters in Israel as the US-Israeli war in Iran sends missiles across the Middle East.
More than 1.1 million overseas workers from the Philippines are based in the region, with over 96 per cent concentrated in five countries closely tied to the fighting, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.
One Philippine carer has already been killed during an air strike.


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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech on Sunday. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP

Screenshots from a viral video posted by a social media user on Wednesday showing her daughter being shoved while attempting to take a photo at Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya Crossing. Photo: Instagram/peipeilin527

A Philippine Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter is secured on the helipad of the BRP Jose Rizal, a Philippine frigate, during a maritime cooperative activity in the South China Sea last year. Photo: AFP

Shiite Muslims mourn Khamenei’s death in Srinagar, India-run Kashmir, on Sunday. Photo: EPA

The late ex-finance minister Daim Zainuddin at a court in Kuala Lumpur before being charged with failing to declare assets, on January 29, 2024. He died later that year. Photo: EPA-EFE

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A delivery motorcyclist passes near a damaged part of Fairmont Hotel in Dubai after shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian missile crashed into the building on Saturday. Photo: EPA

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A Chinese coastguard vessel (right) fires its water cannon at the Philippines’ BRP Datu Pagbuaya in the disputed South China Sea in October 2025. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard via AP

Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro has urged Philippine officials to exercise restraint in public exchanges with foreign governments. Photo: EPA

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Men in Kathmandu, Nepal, check flight details on Sunday after their flight to the Middle East, where they were heading for work, was disrupted following military strikes involving Iran, Israel and the United States. Photo: AP

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Philippine government has no mass repatriation plan, leaving many workers to weigh risks against the livelihoods of their families back home


Philippine government has no mass repatriation plan, leaving many workers to weigh risks against the livelihoods of their families back home.


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Video | More than 1 million Philippine overseas workers at risk amid Middle East crisis

Philippine government has no mass repatriation plan, leaving many workers to weigh risks against the livelihoods of their families back home