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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17724218309181772421830099.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026.<em> Atta Kenare, AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Philippine government offices in the Middle East have set up emergency hotlines for Filipinos affected by the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. </p><p>Below is a list of emergency hotlines of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Migrant Workers Office (MWO), and Philippine embassies in the region.</p><div><strong>OWWA</strong></div><ul><li>Metro Manila: 1348</li><li>Regional: (02) 1348</li><li>International: (+632) 1348</li><li>Viber:<ul><li>+63 915 079 5005</li><li>+63 969 169 7068</li><li>+63 966 473 9543</li></ul></li></ul><p>WhatsApp:</p><ul><li>+63 956 319 7589</li><li>+63 968 694 0706</li><li>+63 927 991 5508<br/><br/></li></ul><div><strong>IRAN</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +98 912 213 6801</li><li>Philippine Embassy: tehran.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li></ul><div><strong>SAUDI</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +966 56 989 3301</li><li>Philippine Embassy: riyadh.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>Al Khobar</strong></div><ul><li>MWO/OWWA: +966 56 23 2 9926<strong></strong></li></ul><div><strong>Jeddah</strong></div><ul><li>MWO/OWWA: +966 56 981 9720</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>Riyadh</strong></div><ul><li>MWO/OWWA: +966 50 285 0944</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>KUWAIT</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +965 2220 5571</li><li>Philippine Embassy: kuwait.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO/OWWA: +965 9403 9063 | +965 6040 3858 | +965 6558 5355</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>BAHRAIN</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +973 3995 3235</li><li>Philippine Embassy: manama.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +973 3303 5600</li><li>OWWA: +973 3725 8755 | +973 6670 5058</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>UAE</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +971 50 813 7836 </li><li>Philippine Embassy: auhpe@philembassy.ae</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>Dubai</strong></div><ul><li>MWO: +971 56 353 5558 </li><li>OWWA: +971 50 558 5536</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>Abu Dhabi</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +971 56 270 9157 | +971 54 456 6103 | +971 50 368 2274 | +971 55 427 2464 | +971 50 818 5632 | +971 50 926 9622</li><li>Philippine Embassy: abudhabi.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>OWWA: +971 54 557 2121 | +971 58 589 3227</li><li>MWO: mwo_abudhabi@dmw.gov.ph</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>LEBANON</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +961 70 858 086</li><li>Philippine Embassy: beirut.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +961 79 110 729 </li><li>OWWA: +961 76 681 603</li></ul><div><strong>QATAR</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +974 4483 1585</li><li>Philippine Embassy: doha.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +974 5118 4242</li><li>OWWA: +974 3092 1758</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>OMAN</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +968 7990 5211</li><li>Philippine Embassy: oman@owwa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +968 9355 7931</li><li>OWWA: +968 7990 5211 | +968 7965 7754</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>JORDAN</strong> </div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +962 7 7907 7775 | +962 7 7907 7778 | +962 7 7798 8818</li><li>Philippine Embassy: amman.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +962 7 8519 1891</li><li>OWWA: +962 7 8149 1183</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>ISRAEL</strong></div><ul><li>Philippine Embassy: +972 54 466 1188</li><li>Philippine Embassy: telaviv.pe@dfa.gov.ph</li><li>MWO: +972 50 762 2590</li><li>OWWA: +972 50 715 6937<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/2/filipino-caregiver-in-tel-aviv-recalls-frantic-run-to-shelter-as-middle-east-conflict-reignites-0727"><br/></a></li></ul><p>The US and Israeli militaries struck Iran on Saturday, and Iranian state media confirmed Sunday that a strike on Tehran killed Iran&#x27;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</p><p>Iranian forces fired missiles and drones across the Middle East in retaliation for the conflict</p><p>The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed that<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/1/pinay-caregiver-in-israel-killed-in-airstrike-marcos-jr-2117"> a Filipino caregiver died </a>during a missile attack in Tel Aviv over the weekend.</p><p>The US military expanded targets across Iran on Sunday and said it destroyed the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite unit tasked with preserving the theocracy in place since 1979.</p><p>The Israeli military said it was carrying out &quot;large-scale strikes&quot; in the heart of Tehran on Monday and also bombing across Lebanon against Hezbollah, the armed Shiite Muslim movement closely tied to Iran&#x27;s Islamic republic.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/2/israel-strikes-tehran-latest-developments-in-iran-war-0923">Israel strikes Tehran: Latest developments in Iran war</a></div><p>Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have urged the overthrow of the government in Iran, the sworn foe of Israel and the United States since the 1979 Islamic revolution toppled the pro-Western shah.</p><p>Trump, speaking to the New York Times, said the United States and Israel could keep up the level of attacks for four to five weeks.</p><p>&quot;It won&#x27;t be difficult. We have tremendous amounts of ammunition,&quot; he said, adding he had a shortlist of three unnamed people he favored to lead Iran after the war.</p><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J-nyE5SeR-0?si=TShshC5-ehqc78gR" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Philippine government agencies in the Middle East have set up emergency hotlines for Filipinos affected in the ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel, and Iran.</p>

Philippine government agencies in the Middle East have set up emergency hotlines for Filipinos affected in the ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel, and Iran.

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Published March 02, 2026 11:45 AM PHT

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Updated March 02, 2026 11:50 AM PHT

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