The remains of a Filipino seafarer who died during a Houthi rebel attack on the MV Eternity C in the Red Sea last July have arrived in Manila, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Neil Roy Faner, one of the crew members killed in the incident, will be cremated in Manila before his remains are returned to his home province of Iloilo, according to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
OWWA deputy administrator Jasmine Gapatan said the agency would provide financial aid and death benefits to Faner’s family. She added that scholarships would be offered to his dependents, along with support for integration and livelihood, and that psychosocial counselling would also be made available.
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Migrant Workers Undersecretary Felicitas Bay explained that the delay in repatriating the seafarer’s remains was primarily due to the need for clearances from the host country, Oman.
She added that
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