00:00The Ireli Criminal Court in Turkey released the six Filipinos charged with drug trafficking.
00:06The six Filipinos, along with four other senior officers from the Panamanian Flag Cargo Vessel,
00:12the Phoenician M, were arrested in October 2023
00:16while their ship was docked at the Ireli port in Zunguldak in the Black Sea region in Turkey.
00:21According to Philippine Ambassador to Turkey, Henry Bensurto Jr.,
00:25this is good news because the Philippine crews will be able to join their families this Christmas.
00:31They are regularly visited by DFA and Embassy officials.
00:35For now, the return of the six Filipino seafarers is being arranged.
00:42Stay tuned for updates on the government's actions to help our countrymen in Lebanon.
00:48We will also discuss the assessment of the COC filing, cyber security threats, and programs of DOST.
00:57We are joined by DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega of the Department of Foreign Affairs,
01:04Commonwealth Director and Spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudianco,
01:08NICA Deputy Director General Francisco Ashley L. Asidillo,
01:12and DOST ITDI Fellow Danilo Barcelon Jr.
01:16Stay tuned for more updates on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, here on PTV.
01:23That's all the news for now.
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01:30I'm Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Bagong Pilipinas.
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