The Philippine Embassy in Israel advised Filipinos to stay indoors and remain alert following Israel’s shift back to “Essential Activity” status on Sunday, after Iran launched a missile into the country.
Under the new directive from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command, all schools across Israel are suspended, public gatherings are banned, and work is prohibited except for essential services.
Filipinos were also urged to closely follow IDF safety guidelines, embassy advisories, and updates from trusted news sources.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday it has yet to receive any report of Filipinos affected by recent U.S. airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran.
“We don’t have any information yet on whether there were Filipinos in the facilities that were bombed in Iran, but we have already advised our countrymen to stay away from Iranian facilities,” said Assistant Secretary Robert Ferrer.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the attacks on Iran a “very successful” operation, claiming the destruction of the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan facilities.
Despite rising tensions between Iran and Israel, all nine Filipino diplomats at the Philippine Embassy in Tehran will remain in the country, the DFA confirmed.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega said the diplomats are considered essential personnel and cannot be pulled out.
The embassy in Tehran remains operational and is among the few foreign missions still open in the Iranian capital, which officials now describe as a “ghost town.”
The DFA is also evaluating possible evacuation options for Filipinos in Iran, including land routes through Turkmenistan.
