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DFA Statement Regarding the Filipino Seafarers Onboard M/V Eternity C

MANILA 10 July 2025 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wishes to reassure the public that it is exerting all diplomatic efforts to comply with the long-standing presidential directive to safeguard the welfare of all Filipino seafarers plying the world’s sea lanes.

In the case of the latest attack in the Red Sea against the M/V Eternity C, the DFA is ascertaining the facts regarding the condition and whereabouts of our seafarers.

This is an all-of-government approach involving not just agencies such as the Department of Migrant Workers and the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration, but our Foreign Service Posts in the region, acting in accordance with the One-Country Team Approach.

The public will be regularly updated of developments. END