Todo tulong sa ‘Courageous 17’ na seafarers iniutos ni Marcos

By Jan Escosio January 28, 2025 - 01:40 PM

PHOTO: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. FOR STORY: Todo tulong sa ‘Courageous 17’ na seafarers iniutos ni Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (INQUIRER.net file photo)

METRO MANILA, Philippines — Inutusan ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) na ibigay ang lahat ng pangangailangan ng 17 Filipino seafarers na mahigit isang taon na binihag ng Houthi rebels.

Sinabi ito ni Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac sa pagselebra ng Banal na Misa kasama ang tinaguriang “Courageous 17” at ng kanilang pamilya sa punong tanggapan ng kagawaran sa Mandaluyong City.

“Tulungan natin silang makabangon muli,” ang bilin ni Marcos kay Cacdac.

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Paunang tulong pinansyal, training certificates, at gift bags ang ibinigay sa mga tripulante ng MV Galaxy Leader.

Tiniyak ni Cacdac na tatanggap pa ang mga tripulante ng livelihood assistance, educational assistance sa kanilang mga anak, bagong trabaho at medical assistance.

Binihag ang 17 na tripulante kasama ang walong iba noong Nobyembre 2023 at 428 na araw silang nasa kustodiya ng mga rebeldeng Houthi.

TAGS: Department of Migrant Workers, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., hostage seafarers, Department of Migrant Workers, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., hostage seafarers

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