THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured Friday, April 24, 2026, that the Philippine government is working double time to strengthen the legal defense of the three Filipino seafarers detained in Algeria over drug trafficking charges.
... of MSC Francesca, which were held by Iranian forces while attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, were safe and unharmed.DMW says 3,500Pinoy seafarers remain 'stranded' in Persian Gulf.