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Ched Rick Gatchalian

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752230933800517546425_1039913988309066_1703087389086024113_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Several crew members of MV Magic Seas arrived safely in the Philippines on July 11, 2025. <em>Facebook/Department of Migrant Workers</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA  — Six of the 17 Filipino seafarers from MV Magic Seas are now safe at home after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City and Clark International Airport in Pampanga on Friday afternoon.</p><p>The rest are expected to follow on Saturday, according to Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.</p><p>&quot;Post-arrival assistance being provided to them by the whole-of-government approach as mandated by the President,&quot; Cacdac wrote on X.</p><p>Three seafarers landed at NAIA around 4:30 p.m. onboard flight PR685 and were welcomed by officials from the DMW, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the MIAA Medical Team.</p><p>Among those who arrived at NAIA are the ship&#x27;s chief officer, 2nd officer, and 3rd officer. Meanwhile, three more seafarers mostly engineers, landed at Clark International Airport around 4 p.m.</p><p>The Greek-managed bulk carrier M/V Magic Seas was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea earlier this week. </p><p>The latter claimed responsibility for the attack that led to the sinking of the ship.</p><p>The 17 Filipinos, along with Vietnamese and Romanian crew members, were able to escape the vessel.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/10/tv-patrol-mga-tripulanteng-pinoy-ng-m-v-magic-seas-pauwi-na-1944">Mga tripulanteng Pinoy ng M/V Magic Seas pauwi na</a></div><p>The DMW said in a statement the distressed seafarers were all accommodated in Djibouti following the incident.</p><p>Migrant Workers Assistant Secretary Francis Ron De Guzman welcomed the three Filipino seafarers at the airport together with Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSDWD), and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA ).</p><p>The repatriates received health checks and TESDA training vouchers.</p><p>&quot;Comprehensive reintegration support from the whole-of-government team, as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., awaits them to ensure their smooth transition and return to their families and communities,&quot; the DMW said.</p><p>Aside from Magic Seas, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/9/mv-eternity-c-sinks-in-houthi-attack-5-filipino-seafarers-rescued-dmw-2118">M/V Eternity C was also attacked by the rebels</a>. Around 21 out of 22 seafarers in the ship are Filipino.</p><p>The Philippine authorities said five from the 21 Filipino seafarers were rescued on Thursday, while 17 remain unaccounted for.</p><p>The DMW has suspended the license of the manning agency and principal of ill-fated MV Eternity C, which sank off the coast of Yemen after being attacked by Houthi militants.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/10/dmw-suspends-license-of-manning-agency-and-principal-of-filipino-crew-members-of-mv-eternity-c-1446">DMW suspends manning agency of Filipino seafarers in Houthi attack</a></div><p>&quot;We&#x27;re not happy, of course, with the way things turned out in terms of pinabyahe &#x27;yung mga tripulante sa high-risk zone. Our initial investigation reveals that these were all not observed, dalawang beses nag-traverse sa Red Sea. At least two counts of violations,&quot; the DMW earlier stated.</p><p>The DMW is yet to confirm the reports of at least three alleged fatalities or abduction claims in the MV Eternity C.</p><p>The agency said it has reached out to the seafarers&#x27; families for the assistance the government would provide.</p><p>It also reiterated its call for shipowners to avoid &quot;high-risk, war-like&quot; areas. Deploying Filipino seafarers to any vessel that was previously attacked, traversed in war-like and high-risk zone, or has been targeted by rebels are all prohibited.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xdKfDRWPrS8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4dtE7mTcr_w?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Six of the 17 Filipino seafarers from MV Magic Seas are now safe at home after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City and Clark International Airport in Pampanga on Friday afternoon.</p>

Six of the 17 Filipino seafarers from MV Magic Seas are now safe at home after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City and Clark International Airport in Pampanga on Friday afternoon.

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6 of 17 Filipino seafarers from MV Magic Seas arrive in PH

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

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Published Jul 11, 2025 06:41 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 11, 2025 06:49 PM PHT

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