00:00 17 Filipinos were signed up to ride the cargo ship hijacked by the rebelling group Huti in the Red Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
00:11 The President's order is to ensure their safety.
00:14 Sede Castillo was on duty.
00:16 The Department of Foreign Affairs signed the 25-crew ship that was hijacked by the MV Galaxy Leader.
00:29 17 Filipinos were signed up to ride the cargo ship hijacked by the rebelling group Huti in the Red Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
00:39 "There are different types of pirates, so we will take care of this. This is not the first time that there is a hostage like this.
00:46 The captives said that they don't have foreign enemies.
00:51 The Huti group is an ally of Iran and has a strong force in the Arab Peninsula.
00:57 The person who said this said that they plan to target the Israeli ship owners.
01:04 This has a connection to the war in Hamas and Israel because they targeted this ship because it was an Israeli owned by another Japanese company.
01:13 President Bongbong Marcos ordered the DFA and other government agencies to ensure the safety of the Filipinos who were involved in the hijacking.
01:23 In a statement, the Department of Migrant Workers said that they are worried because of the incident.
01:29 The DMW is now in contact with the Filipino seafarers and the government's full support was expressed.
01:38 The DMW also talked to the DFA and the Manning Agency of the Galaxy Leader to ensure the safety of the 17 Filipino crew.
01:48 Meanwhile, the US government is now studying whether to return the designation of potential terrorist to the Huti group that was replaced by US President Joe Biden when he took office in 2021.
02:03 White House National Security Spokesperson John Kirby called the hijacking a flagrant violation of international law and called on the rebelling group to remove the flags.
02:15 The United Kingdom government also condemned the incident.
02:20 For GMA Integrated News, Cedric Castillo, for 24 Hours.
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