One of the four Filipino seafarers being held by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been released, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration head Arnel Ignacio welcome the released Filipino seafarer and his wife at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday.
“The Philippines welcomes the good news that one of the four Filipino seamen at the MSC Aries has been released and is arriving home later today,” the DFA said. He added the DMW will remain in constant communication with the DFA to check on the condition of the remaining members of the crew still being held by Iranian authorities.
The four Filipinos were among 25 crew members of the MSC Aries that was seized and held by Iranian naval authorities on April 13, as it was passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Pump prices for fuel products could decline again next week, as oil prices in the Asian market fell amid favorable global...
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