TINGOG Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, led other government officials on Monday in welcoming the 21 seafarers who were rescued from the MV Tutor, which was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa also welcomed the seafarers.They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Monday from Bahrain.'We are happy because to date, this is one of the fastest repatriations made,' Acidre said.Last June 12, Houthi rebels attacked the Tutor, which had 22 Filipinos among its crew.
The seamen were accompanied by DMW Labor Attaché Hector Cruz on their return to Manila.The seafarers received assistance packages from the Department of Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and Department of Social Welfare and Development.Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, gave P150,000 in cash aid to each of the seafarers.The cash aid came from the Romualdez couple's personal calamity funds.
Rescued Seamen Get Warm Welcome At House
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