00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, is revisiting its policy on seafarers traversing high-risk areas after a Filipino seafarer goes missing in the Red Sea
00:10This after an Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned surface vessel struck bulk carrier MV Tudor
00:16Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Kakdak confirms the vessel had 22 crew members who were predominantly Filipino
00:23Kakdak says they are still trying to find the seafarer but adds he saw the rest of the crew on video chat
00:29Two Filipino seafarers were earlier reported killed in a Houthi attack on MV True Confidence
00:35The southern Red Sea is on the list of high-risk and warlike zones
00:39When an area is classified as such, Filipino seafarers have the right to refuse sailing
00:44If they choose to sail, they are given double compensation, among other benefits
00:49We have strongly urged ship owners to divert
00:52A majority of voyages have been diverted on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
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