Eight of the 21 Filipino seafarers from the sunken MV Eternity C are already safe in the port city of Jizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are under the joint custody of Philippine officials and their shipping agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, July 15. In a statement,...
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...
Six of the 17 rescued crew members of MV Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, have returned safely to the country on Friday, July 11. Three seafarers landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City onboard...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed that three more Filipino crew members of Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ship MV Eternity C were rescued after they were attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said this brought the total number of survivors...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, July 10, assured that it is “exerting all diplomatic efforts” for the Filipino seafarers onboard the M/V Eternity C that sank after it was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. “The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to reassure the...
Five Filipino seafarers were rescued when a Liberia-flagged and Greek-operated cargo ship sunk Wednesday, July 9, after being attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) bared. MV Eternity C descended into the bottom of the Red Sea around 1 p.m. (PH Standard...
Due to the series of attacks on ships in the Red Sea over the past two years, Senator Raffy Tulfo said that the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should consider banning the deployment of Filipino seafarers to ships passing through the area and instead assign them to vessels taking safer sea...
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...
Seventeen Filipino seafarers narrowly escaped an armed attack allegedly perpetrated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels onboard a Liberian-flagged vessel while they were sailing in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) revealed Tuesday, July 8. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac Jr. said cargo...
DMW SEcretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reiterated its call for licensed manning agencies (LMAs) and shipowners to prioritize the safety and security of Filipino seafarers by rerouting their vessels away from high-risk areas, particularly the Red Sea...
Yemen-based Houthi rebels struck another foreign ship carrying 23 Filipino seafarers in the Red Sea but the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, Aug 22, that they are all safe. The seafarers were part of the 25-man crew of MT Sounion, a Greek-owned oil tanker, which went...
Filipino seafarers have been urged to exercise their right to refuse sailing in the Red Sea amid the escalation of various attacks there. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday issued an advisory, encouraging Filipinos to "exercise prudent choice" as a danger to all shipping...
