MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
urges Filipino seafarers to exercise their “right to refuse sailing” in the Red Sea” as the situation has “worsened due in part to the conflict escalation” in the area.
“The DFA urges Filipino seafarers to exercise prudent choice and their ‘right to refuse sailing’ in the Red Sea. Philippine nationals should avoid the area altogether unless necessary for their livelihood,” the DFA said in a statement on Friday.
It said that the conflict escalation in the Red Sea “poses a clear and present danger to all Filipino seafarers working in the area,” the DFA said.
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