Manila, March 6 -- The Philippine government is all hands on deck to ensure the security and welfare of all Filipinos in the Middle East, as other Gulf states have been subjected to Iran's retaliatory strikes against the United States and Israel.

The conflict has been described as Middle East's most dangerous crisis in decades, and has since triggered uncertainty over potential global energy supply disruptions.

Lead agencies, such as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), said they are on alert and are closely coordinating with host governments as situation in the region - which is host to more than 2 million Filipinos - remains fluid.

As of this posting, the DFA said crisis alert levels in...