MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed that a Filipina caregiver based in Israel was the first fatality recorded following the airstrikes which occurred across the Middle East. In a video update released by Malacañang Sunday night, Marcos identified the victim as Mary Anne Velasquez Rivera, a native of Pangasinan. “She has been identified by her husband who is also an OFW (overseas Filipino worker) working in Israel,” he said in Filipino. Citing reports sent to him, the president disclosed that Fernandez was en route to a bomb shelter with her patient but unfortunately was hit by a shrapnel. “All the assistance her family will need will be provided by our government. We will continue to monitor the situation of our countrymen who are in the midst of this war still ongoing in the Middle East,” Marcos said. “Please expect that if we have anything to report, I will report it to you immediately,” he added. The chief executive directed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to secure Filipinos, most of which are overseas workers, shortly after receiving confirmed reports of the airstrikes.