MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said Filipinos in the Middle East have been moved to safe locations, most of them staying in designated bomb shelters, following the exchange of airstrikes involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. In a video message released by Malacañang, Marcos gave assurance that the Philippine government was doing a round-the-clock monitoring of the situation. “I think you've already heard that Israel and America bombed Iran, and Iran responded by bombing American bases in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and of course Israel. We know that there are a lot of Filipinos in the Middle East. I'm sure you're worried about your friends and relatives there,” he said in Filipino. “I would like to report to our countrymen that as of 9 a.m. Sunday, we have not received any reports of Filipino casualties. No Filipinos have died. No Filipinos have been injured,” he added. The chief executive further noted all Philippine embassies and labor attachés have been placed on heightened alert starting late Saturday afternoon to ensure the safety and welfare of Filipinos in the region. “In our latest report, our countrymen are in a safe place. And they have gone to the bomb shelters where they are. They were moved away from the American bases so that they do not come close to danger. We will continue to give updates as the report reaches me,” Marcos said. There are more than two million Filipinos scattered across the Middle East, per the latest data of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). High concentrations of them are in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Bahrain. Marcos directed the DFA and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to secure Filipinos, most of who are overseas workers, amid the hostilities.