MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines “stands ready to assist” in humanitarian and evacuation operations in West Asia, commonly called the Middle East. This comes amid the recent military escalation of conflict between US-Israel and Iran, the Department of National Defense (DND) said Sunday. READ: LIVE: US-Israel strikes on Iran and Middle East crisis updates The DND said it is keeping in touch with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other relevant agencies regarding the conflict in the Middle East. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines stands ready to assist in […]... Keep on reading: AFP on standby for any humanitarian, evacuation ops in Middle East – DND