Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
DFA exec: Egypt vows to give priority to Filipinos moving out of Gaza
The Egyptian government has promised to give priority to evacuating Filipinos once the Rafah border crossing opens, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Friday.
The Rafah border crossing near Egypt is the only safe way out of the war-torn Gaza Strip, according to de Vega.
Sara Duterte calls for ceasefire in the Middle East
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday urged Filipinos to clamor for a ceasefire in the Middle East.
Duterte, who is the Philippines’ current caretaker while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in Saudi Arabia, said that she was one with Filipinos and the international community in expressing concern over the worsening conflict in the Middle East.
Marcos pitches Maharlika fund to Saudi business leaders
Malacañang says President Bongbong Marcos urged Saudi businessmen to invest in the Maharlika Investment Fund.
Magnitude 5.9 quake rattles Davao de Oro
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Davao de Oro early morning on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tectonic temblor struck at 2:58 a.m., and Phivolcs located its epicenter 35 kilometers southeast of New Bataan Municipality.