(UPDATE) THE 17 Filipino seafarers held captive by Houthi rebels in Yemen for over a year have all returned to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced.

The crewmen of the cargo ship MV Galaxy Leader arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 9:31 p.m. on Thursday on a flight from Muscat, Oman.

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