Caregiver first PH casualty; gov’t all set for repatriation

A Filipino caregiver was killed in Israel on Sunday as Iranian forces launched a counterattack—the first reported casualty in the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.



President Marcos confirmed the fatality in a video message, identifying her as Mary Ann Velazquez de Vera of Pangasinan.



She was identified as well by her husband, who is also an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Israel.



De Vera died after being hit by shrapnel while assisting her elderly ward get into a bomb shelter.