Marcos Jr. thanks Oman for safe return of OFWs from Houthi rebels

MANILA, December 9 ------ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked the Sultanate of Oman for helping with the repatriation of 9 Filipino seafarers after they were rescued from Houthi rebels.

The 9 Filipino crew members of the MV Eternity C that sunk off the coast of Yemen have arrived in Oman, where they settled their travel documents before finally returning to the Philippines this week, Marcos Jr. said in a video message posted on his social media accounts. “Magpasalamat tayo sa lahat ng ginawa ng DFA, ng DMW, ng Philippine Embassy sa Oman at wag po nating kakalimutan na magpasalamat sa Omani government dahil sila talaga ay walang tigil na tumutulong sa atin,” he said. “Kaya’t pinapaabot ko ang pasasalamat ko sa Sultanate of Oman. Ang namumuno ay ang Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at sila po ay talagang kaibigan po ng Pilipino at lahat ng maaring gawin para iligtas ang ating mga marino ay kanila ring ginawa kaya naman ay nandito na tayo at nailigtas yung siyam,” he added.

The 9 Filipino seafarers are expected to arrive in the Philippines this week, just in time for Christmas, Marcos Jr. said. Meantime, the President expressed his condolences to the family on Neil Roy Faner, who also worked aboard the MV Eternity C, but died before they were rescued.

Source: news.abs-cbn.com