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17 Filipino seamen freed

(UPDATE) THE 17 Filipino crewmen of an oil tanker seized by Houthi rebels in Yemen in November 2023 have been released.

The release of the Filipinos and the rest of the crew of the M/V Galaxy Leader was announced by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a statement released by Malacañang past midnight Thursday.

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