PINATITIYAK ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang tulong ng pamahalaan ang mga Filipino seafarers na nakaligtas sa pag-atake sa Houthi kamakailan sa Middle East.

Sinabi ni DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega na nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan para maabutan ng tulong ang mga seafarers.

“To speak of this issue, so following the President’s directive, we’ve been providing the best assistance that we could in coordination with the manning agency which is, of course, primarily responsible for working on the return of the seafarers,” pahayag ni De Vega.

Ayon kay De Vega, nagpadala na ang DFA ng team mula sa Philippine Embassy sa Cairo, Egypt para bigyan ng tig-$1,000 financial assistance ang mga apektadong seafarers.

“So, what happened was, we sent an embassy team from Cairo, our closest embassy, to meet the 13 surviving seafarers, including the three who were in the hospital.

We provided the first tranche of financial assistance – this was from the Department of Foreign Affairs, we gave them a thousand dollars each – and to check on their repatriation,” pahayag ni De Vega..

Ayon kay De Vega, 11 sa 13 survivors ang umuwi na sa Pilipinas at susunod na.ang iba.

“There are 11 coming home tonight (Tuesday); two more via special, not on commercial flight but via special ambulance, air ambulance – this is under the DMW (Department of Migrant Workers)– in the next few days where they will, of course, also be welcomed and assisted,” pahayag ni De Vega.

May alok na tulong na rin ang ibang opisyal ng gobyerno pati na ang mga mambabatas sa 11 seafarers.

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Chona Yu