President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed relief on Saturday as he announced that none of the 17 Filipino seafarers under the custody of Houthis were affected by the recent Israeli attack on the port of Hodeidah, Yemen.
“I am gratified to inform the nation that none of our 17 seafarers currently in the custody of the Houthis were affected by the recent Israeli attack on the port of Hodeidah, Yemen. Our Embassy in Riyadh reports that they are all safe,” President Marcos said in a social media post on Saturday.
In his social media post, the President reassured the seafarers’ families in the Philippines that the government has been doing all means for speedy resolution of conflicts in the Middle East region to secure their safety as they return home.
“I wish to assure their loved ones in the Philippines that our government has not forsaken them and that we are doing everything to secure their safe return home,” President Marcos said.
“The Philippines once again joins the community of nations in calling for a speedy resolution of the current conflicts in the Middle East region, to the end that no more lives may be lost and all can live in peace,” he added.
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