Remains of 2 Filipino crew of MV True Confidence repatriated

The remains of the two Filipino crew members killed in the Houthi attack on bulk carrier MV True Confidence arrived in the country Tuesday, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said.

The remains were personally received by their relatives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Cargo Area with the assistance of  OWWA, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Migrant Workers, and their manning agency.

They were also provided the necessary assistance and accompanied to their homes.

“Nagtulong-tulong ang DFA, DMW, kanilang manning agency at OWWA upang maproseso ang pagpapauwi ng mga labi ng dalawa nating kababayan na biktima ng karahasang ito ng mga Houthi,” the OWWA statement read.

(The DFA, DMW, their manning agency and OWWA cooperated to process the repatriation of the remains of our two countrymen who were victims of the violence committed by the Houthi)

A statement from the Department of Migrant Workers added that the remains were escorted back to the country by Dubai Labor Attaché John Rio Bautista.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered continued assistance to the family of the deceased seafarers.

On March 6, bulk carrier MV True Confidence was hit by a missile at the Gulf of Aden at the Red Sea.

The attack killed two out of the 15 Filipino seafarers on board.—Jiselle Anne Casucian/AOL, GMA Integrated News