SBS News in Filipino, Wednesday 25 June 2025
119 Australians and their family members have been successfully evacuated from Israel on an Australian Defence Force-assisted flight from Tel Aviv.
Liberal leader Sussan Ley is to reveal a plan today to resurrect the coalition from the ashes of its election loss.
The first batch of 31 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday night after being repatriated from the Middle East amid rising regional tensions.
A 6.3 magnitude quake struck the southern part of the Philippines on Tuesday.
The Filipino community in Sydney will come together this weekend for FiloFomo Fest, marking the culmination of celebrations for the 127th Philippine Independence Day.
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