Nine Filipino seafarers held hostage by the militant group Houthis in Yemen will soon be released, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday night, Dec. 2. Citing information from the “authorities of the Sultanate of Oman,” the agency announced that the Filipino seafarers—who...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman have been helping the Philippines negotiate for the safe release of the Filipino seafarers being held hostage by Houthi forces in Yemen. Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said in a recent interview with ABS-CBN News...
Nine Filipino seafarers are in the hands of Houthi rebels, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, July 30, assuring that “they are well” while the government works to secure their release. “All indications are that they in Sanaa, inland Yemen. At hands of Houthis. 9 of...
Eleven more crew members of MV Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, were flown to the country by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday night, July 12. This means that the DMW has completed the repatriation of all 17 Filipino crew members...
A Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ship with 22 crew members onboard, including 21 Filipino seafarers, was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed Tuesday, July 8. MV Eternity C was sailing off 50 nautical miles southwest of the port of...
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes struck around Yemen's rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning, and the Iranian-backed Houthis said...
In this image made from video, smoke rises after a blast in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early Friday, including neighborhoods in the capital,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is working on the repatriation of the 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for more than a year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) “The Department is working on...
All 17 Filipino seafarers have been released after more than a year of captivity in Yemen, President Marcos announced. The 17 Filipino seafarers, who were held captives in Yemen for over a year, arrive in Muscat, Oman. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy Muscat) "It is with utmost joy that, after...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. Thursday’s strikes risk further escalating conflict...
More senators have condemned the fatal attack by Houthi rebels on ships plying the Gulf of Aden which led to the death of two Filipino crewmen and injured two more. A photo from the X (formerly Twitter) account of U.S. Central Command shows True Confidence set ablaze by the missile attack by...
Two Filipino seafarers were killed while three others were seriously injured after Houthi rebels attacked their ship in the waters off Yemen. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), 13 more Filipinos, who were also crew of civilian bulk carrier True Confidence, were brought by...
