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This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media on March 7, 2026 shows smoke rising from the Dubai International Airport. Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations on March 7 before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran.
Various sources via AFP
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino-American was among the US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait, the Pentagon said.
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, was “killed in action” at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait on March 1 by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center.
Marzan was on his last tour of duty. He was about to retire after 30 years of service.
US President Donald Trump honored Marzan and the five other US service members who died in the strike: Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. Declan Coady and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien.
They became the first US service members to die during Operation Epic Fury.
OFW repatriation
A total of 168 Filipinos were repatriated to the Philippines yesterday from countries in the Middle East, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Nineteen of the repatriates were OFWs from Jeddah, 65 were OFWs from Dubai and 82 were tourists and OFWs from Jordan.
Of the 19 repatriates from Jeddah, four were wards of Bahay Kalinga while 15 were distressed OFWs from outside the shelter and originally scheduled to return to the Philippines on March 3 but were unable to depart after their flight was canceled.
The 65 who arrived from Dubai were OFWs and three children who were stranded due to the ongoing unrest in the Middle East.
The DFA said the 82 Filipino nationals who were initially stranded in Jordan have safely departed Queen Alia International Airport to several transit hubs where they will board their flights to Manila.
Eleven OFWs were evacuated from Iran to Van in Turkey, the DFA said.
“At present, the Embassy continues to assist the remaining 31 Filipino tourists still in Amman,” the Philippine embassy in Jordan said.
Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos has called for a congressional briefing on the status of distressed OFWs in the Middle East.
