2 Pinoys still missing in Israel-Hamas war; official hopes for 'miracle'

MANILA — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration on Friday said it was hoping for a "miracle" as 2 Filipinos remained unaccounted for in the war between Israel and Hamas militants.

In an interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio said there were no recent updates on the whereabouts of the missing Pinoys in Israel. Ignacio said officials flew the family of one of the missing to Manila so they could monitor developments. "'Yung isa sa kanila... yung misis niyan, kinuha ko pa nga sa OWWA kasi naaawa ako na nandoon siya sa kanila, sa probinsya at walang mapagtanungan. Ilang araw din siyang nasa amin, hinotel namin para makita niya na may monitoring dito. Kasama 'yung anak niya, nilibang-libang namin," he added.

Ignacio said the OWWA would give P50,000 in assistance, while the Department of Migrant Workers would also provide another P50,000."Pauwi na rin, inaayos na rin natin 'yung labi Loreta Alacre, 'yung sa Negros. Palipad na. I think October 21 ang dating," he said. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. directed authorities to seek "critical assistance in looking for Filipinos unaccounted for" and to help them get out of Hamas-run Gaza.

There are some 30,000 Filipinos in Israel, mostly working as caregivers, officials earlier said. Meanwhile, 131 Filipinos were in Gaza.

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