Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez | FILE PHOTO

WASHINGTON – As law enforcement agencies continue to monitor for potential fallout after the US military bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, the Philippine Embassy has advised Filipinos across the nation to exercise caution and ensure personal safety.

In an advisory, the Embassy also urged the Filipino community to “report observed suspicious activities” to local authorities and public safety officials, and to monitor the websites of federal and local agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI for security updates.

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The Embassy reported that with the ongoing unrest in the Middle East due to the Israel-Iran conflict and the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, the DHS, through its National Terrorism Advisory System, issued a bulletin on Sunday stating that the “ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States.”

Low-level cyber attacks by pro-Iranian activists are likely, the bulletin said.

“The likelihood of violent extremists in the Homeland independently mobilizing to violence in response to the conflict would likely increase if Iranian leadership issues a religious ruling calling for retaliatory violence against targets in the Homeland,” the bulletin further said.

During a Saturday address to the nation, President Donald Trump confirmed that B-2 stealth bombers and other fighter jets carried out the attacks and said the damage done to Iran’s nuclear weapons program would make future US attacks “a lot easier.”

While officials said there is currently no credible threat to the US, the federal government is urging heightened vigilance, prompting major cities to ramp up security around places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites.

In California – home to more than 1.6 million Filipinos – Gov. Gavin Newsom said state officials were also on alert.

 “Following the President’s action in Iran, California’s State Threat Assessment Center is actively monitoring for any potential impacts in California,” Newsom said in a post on X. “While there are no specific or credible counter threats we are aware of at this time, we urge everyone to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.”