11 Filipino seafarers na nakaligtas mula sa pag-atake ng Houthi Rebels sa Gulf of Aden, nakauwi na ng Pilipinas;
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00:00 After the attack last week,
00:03 11 Filipino crew of the ship hit by the missile by the Huti group returned to the Philippines.
00:10 And in their return, they were assisted by various government aid.
00:16 Noel Talacay was at the center of the news.
00:19 This seafarer was already in a wheelchair when he returned to the Philippines.
00:25 He was one of the three wounded crew members of the MV True Confidence
00:30 after the Huti rebels bombed it last March 6.
00:35 The Department of Health said that they will not let him return to their place
00:41 until his condition is not good.
00:43 One of them is injured and we will bring him to the hospital.
00:47 He has fractures in his left foot.
00:50 He was with the 10 Filipino crew members who were lucky not to be injured.
00:55 One of them is Mark, 37 years old, a 14-year-old seaman.
01:00 He was not able to save his belongings.
01:03 Because of the power of the explosion, they jumped into the sea to save themselves.
01:08 I and my 10 fellow seamen are thankful to the government
01:14 and all government agencies that supported us and helped us.
01:19 They know that the place is in a high-risk area
01:22 and they have been to the so-called sea many times.
01:26 Upon receiving the voice instruction,
01:29 it was mentioned where we will go and where we will go.
01:33 Despite the dangers, they still continued to be thankful to their families.
01:38 We are thankful to our trusted family.
01:42 We also believe that God will help us.
01:46 Under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,
01:49 the government agencies helped the seafare survivors.
01:54 The Department of Migrant Workers or DMW
01:58 and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration of OAH
02:01 provided P50,000 as financial assistance.
02:05 The Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD
02:08 distributed P20,000.
02:12 Before this, while in Djibouti, East Africa,
02:16 the Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA already gave TIG 1,000.
02:21 Rest assured that the President has ordered the government agencies
02:29 here before you this evening to provide the fullest assistance
02:34 within our authority in order to provide the foremost welfare
02:40 and protective service programs and services to our dear OFW seafarers.
02:45 According to the DOH and DSWD,
02:48 they will continue to provide assistance to the so-called seafarers.
02:53 Our DSWD will continue to provide assistance
02:56 through our regional counterparts, the field offices,
03:00 to see what plans they have in the Philippines
03:02 and we will include them or we will include them
03:05 in the available programs and services of the Department.
03:10 We continue to give support.
03:11 We have phone numbers for them,
03:13 for hotlines for any other psychosocial needs
03:16 that they need from their traumatic experience.
03:19 TESDA will also provide assistance through skills and training
03:25 so that they can start their search for life.
03:28 The Philippines has just returned the next few days
03:32 with two more injuries that are currently healing in Djibouti Hospital.
03:37 Noel Talacay for Pambasang TV in Pagong, Philippines.