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A lawmaker called on the government on Tuesday to allocate the contingency funds to assist Filipinos in Israel following the recent attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, even as another lawmaker pushed for the creation of a crisis management and response task force.
“Contingent funds may be used for their repatriation and to generate jobs for affected Filipinos. The government must come up with economic plans to cushion their abrupt termination of work,” Garin said, adding that contingency funds are necessary for emergency situations. Garin also cautioned that conflicts in distant regions like this could lead to the global spread of diseases, referencing previous instances in Syria, Lebanon, and Pakistan where outbreaks affected the Philippines.
In response to the escalating situation in Israel and Gaza and the reported capture of Filipino nationals by Hamas militants, Kabayan Party list Rep. Ron P. Salo filed House Resolution 1369, urging the Executive Department to establish a crisis management and response task force to aid Filipinos in Israel and Gaza.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv reported that 20 of the 26 Filipinos who were abducted and kidnapped have been rescued.
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