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On Zikim Beach, southern Israel, in November 2020. From left: Barbara Wachspress, Doris Gurin, Janice Prawer, and Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera. (Courtesy)
March 2, 2026, 8:50 pm
Filipina caretaker killed by Iranian missile remembered by employers as ‘angel on Earth’
Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera was ‘injured while selflessly assisting her patient to safety,’ died on the way to the hospital
By Sue Surkes
The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Tel Aviv overnight, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026. Inset: Mary Ann De Vera, 32, a Filipino national killed in the attack. (Nava Freiberg / Times of Israel; courtesy)
March 1, 2026, 7:58 pm
Woman killed Saturday in missile strike on Tel Aviv identified as Philippine national
Israeli embassy in Manilla says caregiver Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, 32, was killed ‘while selflessly assisting her patient’; man, 102, dies after falling while rushing to shelter
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Rehovot, June 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 13, 2025, 6:02 pm
Philippine national dies of wounds from Iranian missile attack
29th victim of the war named by Philippine embassy as Leah Mosquera, 49, who was injured in June 15 strike in Rehovot
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class (res.) Cedrick Garin, 23, killed in the southern Gaza Strip on January 22, 2024. (courtesy)
April 9, 2024, 6:16 pm
Sgt. First Class Cedrick Garin, 23: Found calling in protecting Israel
Killed while fighting in southern Gaza on reserve duty on January 22
By ToI Staff
This black-and-white image released by the US military's Central Command shows the fire aboard the bulk carrier True Confidence after a missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden on, March 6, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
March 7, 2024, 2:03 pm
2 Filipino, 1 Vietnamese sailor killed in first fatal Houthi attack on merchant ship
M/V True Confidence’s managers say rest of crew taken to Djibouti; Manila working to figure out condition of others who were on board, repatriate them
By Agencies
Daniela Garin with her late husband's friends from the army as she mourns him in Tel Aviv on January 29, 2024. (Maya Zanger-Nadis/ToI)
January 31, 2024, 11:11 am
After soldier’s death in Gaza, Filipino family finds comfort in Jewish mourning practice
Hundreds pay condolence calls for Sgt. First Class Cedrick Garin, as his parents fight to become Israeli citizens after their son made the ultimate sacrifice for the State of Israel
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Family members of Israeli-Filipino soldier Cedrick Garin, one of 21 soldiers killed in a single incident while in combat in the Gaza Strip on January 23, react during his funeral at the Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2024. (Marco Longari/AFP)
January 25, 2024, 9:38 pm
Cedrick Garin, Filipino-Israeli IDF reservist killed in Gaza, laid to rest in Tel Aviv
Hundreds turn out in rain to pay respects to Givati warrior slain in building blast: ‘You weren’t afraid for a minute, you didn’t think twice — and where are you now, my darling?’
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Nitza Hefetz with Camille Jesalva. (Shalev Shalom, Yedioth Aharonoth)
October 25, 2023, 4:36 pm
Filipino caregiver paid off terrorist, saved herself and 95-year-old employer
Camille Jesalva opened wallet, handed over $370 intended for a trip home, and smartphone
By ToI Staff
Loreta Alacre (Courtesy)
October 24, 2023, 10:22 pm
Loreta Alacre, 49: Filipina caregiver who supported her family back home
Killed by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel, October 7
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Filipino workers, their children and activists take part in a protest against deportation in Tel Aviv, June 24, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2022, 9:52 pm
Israel orders deportation of autistic Filipino teen; Lapid urges review of decision
PMO says it will ask for an additional hearing after inter-ministerial body rejected 16-year-old’s request for residency, finding ‘no special humanitarian reasons’ to justify move
By ToI Staff
Daniel Cruz (left) and Kfir Tsafrir on an episode of "Hakochav Haba" on Keshet 12, August 22, 2022. (Courtesy Keshet)
August 24, 2022, 2:17 pm
Israeli immigration policy takes center stage on reality TV singing contest
Contestant on ‘Rising Star’ highlights plight of his friend, born in Israel to Filipino parents and facing deportation, and reignites longtime debate
By Amy Spiro
Filipino workers and their children protest against their their imminent deportation outside Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on June 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2021, 4:49 am
Court hearings to resume for dozens of Filipino carers, kids facing deportation
After COVID-19 halts hearings for 39 families without legal status, including many Israeli-born children, Tel Aviv court to restart proceedings on June 15
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Israeli school kids, Filipino workers, and their children take part at a protest against deportation of children's of Filipino workers on the first day of school, outside the Balfour School in Tel Aviv, on September 1, 2019. (Avshalom Shoshoni/Flash90)
November 3, 2019, 7:23 pm
Court cancels deportations of two Israeli-born kids and Filipina mothers
Tel Aviv judge says immigration authorities failed to hold hearings before signing off on expulsion orders
By ToI Staff and JTA
Protests against the pre-deportation detainment of two Israeli-born children, in Ramle, October 31, 2019 (video screeshot)
November 1, 2019, 5:13 pm
Two Israeli-born kids, their Filipina mothers released on bail after protests
Four were arrested ahead of possible deportation, but court agreed to let them go home after friends raised necessary funds
By ToI Staff and JTA
Illustrative: Israeli school kids, Filipino workers, and their children take part at a protest against deportation of children's of Filipino workers on the first day of school, outside the Balfour School in Tel Aviv, on September 1, 2019. (Avshalom Shoshoni/Flash90)
November 1, 2019, 5:24 am
Hundreds protest outside prison where children of Filipina workers held
Gena Antigo, 13, and Ralph Harel, 10, facing deportation along with their mothers after being detained in Tel Aviv
By JTA
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