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Job Manahan

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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) – The remains of a Pinoy seafarer who died in the MV Eternity C after an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea last July would arrive in the Philippines later tonight, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday.</p><p>In a Saturday news forum, Migrant Workers Undersecretary Felicitas Bay said the seafarer drowned during the incident in July.</p><p>Asked why the delay and what challenges they encountered in bringing home the seafarer’s body, Bay said this mostly involves clearances from the host country, in this case, Oman.</p><p>“Yung isang parating na seafarer, yung remains, may proseso yan na clearance from the host country. (JC) Inaasikaso pa yan. And we coordinate with the migrant workers office (JC) kaya ang alam namin ay tungkol sa drowning,” she said.</p><p>“We have to coordinate first with the mortuary and they do the necessary documentation and the clearances,” she added.</p><p>Bay added that the DMW already provided P100,000 to the seafarer’s family.</p><p>Meanwhile, she said two seafarers were reported dead, while one remained missing.</p><p>The 9 Filipino seafarers held captive by Houthis arrived in Manila last Thursday. The first batch, which consisted of 8 seafarers, were repatriated last July.</p><p>MV Eternity C carried 21 Filipino crew.</p><div><br/></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/4/marcos-jr-thanks-oman-for-safe-return-of-ofws-from-houthis-1923">READ: Marcos Jr. thanks Oman for safe return of OFWs from Houthi rebels</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/5/9-filipino-seafarers-freed-from-houthi-captivity-arrive-safely-in-manila-0901">READ: 9 Filipino seafarers freed from Houthi captivity arrive safely in Manila</a></div>

<p>The remains of a Filipino seafarer who died in the MV Eternity C after an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea last July would arrive in the Philippines later tonight, the DMW said on Saturday. </p>

The remains of a Filipino seafarer who died in the MV Eternity C after an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea last July would arrive in the Philippines later tonight, the DMW said on Saturday.

Remains of seafarer who died in Eternity C to be repatriated Saturday night: DMW

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Remains of seafarer who died in Eternity C to be repatriated Saturday night: DMW

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 06, 2025 01:10 PM PHT

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Updated December 06, 2025 05:01 PM PHT

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