Filipinos reject Israeli tourism amid the Gaza genocide by Vernadette Gonzalez

In mid-2024, as the genocide in Gaza intensified, a number of local Filipinos in Siargao began to show their support for a free Palestine in small ways. Some covered over Israeli stickers posted in public spaces with their own Free Palestine messages. Others talked about holding a protest event—a plan that fizzled out. A few began to be vocal on social media, linking their views understanding of Israel’s treatment of Palestine to a growing list of Israeli tourist abuses in Siargao.