移民工人部长 Hans Leo Cacdac 已下令召回一名驻巴林官员，此前一段视频曝光，该工作人员辱骂寻求经济援助的海外菲律宾工人。视频中，该员工表示政府资金已耗尽，不会受理请求。此事件是针对菲律宾在中东政府人员更广泛投诉的一部分，当时地区冲突升级。
移民工人部长 Hans Leo Cacdac 在 X 上宣布：“我已下令召回 MWO 巴林那名在病毒视频中对 OFW 极不尊重的员工。我向亲爱的 OFW 保证，我们将继续以谦逊、尊重和努力工作服务。” 该视频周末在网上流传，显示一名男子在巴林菲律宾移民工人办公室外说：“Manila ang nagsabi na wala nang pondo”，并敦促海外菲律宾工人将投诉带到别处。马尼拉说没有资金了，带到别的地方去投诉吧。”（译）（原文为他加禄语）（大意）（视频中该男子用他加禄语说）“马尼拉说没有资金了”，并敦促 OFW 将投诉带到别处。
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is requesting an additional P12 billion from the Department of Budget and Management to aid repatriation and reintegration of overseas Filipino workers affected by the Middle East crisis. OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan stated that 55 percent of the agency's allocation this year has already been used. As of Friday, 6,706 Filipinos have been repatriated.
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Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Marlowe Miranda has urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to impose Alert Level 4 or a mandatory evacuation amid ongoing Israeli jet strikes on Beirut. The lives of around 15,000 Filipino domestic helpers and their dependents are at risk. Miranda highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in Lebanon due to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
The Philippine government would need P429 billion to fund support and relief if the Middle East conflict extends until December, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development. Secretary Arsenio Balisacan presented the estimates at yesterday's Senate PROTECT committee hearing. The measures include transport support, fuel and fertilizer subsidies, and social protection for the poor.
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A Filipina was killed alongside her Israeli husband and his elderly parents in a missile strike on a residential building in Haifa, Israel, on the evening of April 5, 2026. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed she is the first Filipino casualty in the Gulf war escalation. The DFA expressed deep sorrow and pledged assistance to her family.