President Marcos assured Filipino seafarers aboard MV Tutor, the vessel allegedly attacked by Houthi rebels, that the government was doing everything to ensure their safety, particularly by bringing them to Djibouti. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his full backing of the decision of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) to designate the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as ‘war-like zones’ in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, March 27, assured the families of the 17 Filipino seafarers held captive by the Yemeni rebel group Houthi in the Red Sea that the government is doing all it can to bring them home. A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo wants to be more proactive when it comes to protecting Filipino seafarers from life-threatening...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is hoping to recover the remains of two Filipino seafarers in the soonest possible time after the ship that was attacked by the Houthi rebels at the Gulf of Aden was already recovered. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the bulk carrier True Confidence is...
After hospital confinement abroad, the two remaining Filipino crewmen of a ship that was hit by a missile in Gulf of Aden were repatriated back to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, March 14. In a statement, the DMW said the two crewmen, who suffered serious...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (2nd from right) was among the officials who welcomed the returning seafarers. (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has hailed the safe return of 11 Filipino seafarers who were aboard the...
The Israeli Embassy in Manila stands in “solidarity” with the Philippines and condemned the attack by the Yemeni militant group Houthi on a ship carrying 15 Filipino crew members, two of which have died because of the attack. Government officials and lawmakers welcome the arrival of 11 Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, March 11, that the Philippine Embassy in Cairo had already given $1,000 each as financial aid for the 11 Filipino crew of a Houthi-attacked ship. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) The Filipinos, including one with minor...
Eleven Filipino seafarers, who were on board a ship when it was struck by a Houthi missile, are expected to return to the country on Tuesday, March 12, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Department of Foreign Affairs...
President Marcos directed relevant government agencies to provide assistance to the families of the Filipino seafarers who survived and died in the Houthi Attack off Yemen. Photos: Malacañang & United States Central Command Marcos said this after the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reasserted the government’s commitment to safeguard the welfare and safety of Filipino seafarers after the Houthi missile attack in Red Sea. “We will continue to work...
