Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) Twenty-seven Filipino seafarers escaped unscathed after Houthi forces in Yemen reportedly attacked a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Monday, June 24. DMW Secretary Hans Leo...
(Unsplash) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino expressed her condolences to the family of a Filipino sailor who was killed after Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea. "Lubos po ang aking pakikidalamhati...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, on Monday, June 17 extended a P150,000 cash assistance for each of the 21 Filipino seafarers who were rescued from the MV Tutor hit in the Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea....
Combined international forces rescued 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers from a ship that was hit by two missiles allegedly launched by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Saturday, June 15. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the rescue operation was...
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...
