A FILIPINO seaman was reported missing amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East.
According to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) they have visited the family of the missing seaman and expressed hope that search and rescue operations will yield positive results.
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said they are also monitoring around 6,300 Filipino seafarers on board the ships navigating high-risk areas in the Middle East.
The Pinoy seaman reportedly went missing after two missiles hit a tugboat in the Strait of Hormuz, which had come under attack since Iran blocked the strategic waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
The family of the 46-year-old seafarer said they were informed by AD Ports Group, the logistics company he works for, that he went missing after the missile attack on UAE-flagged tug Mussafah 2 on March 6.
On Sunday Indonesia announced that a vessel whose characteristics and last known position matched those of the Mussafah 2 sank two days earlier.
Jakarta reported three Indonesian crew members missing, one Indonesian survivor injured, and four survivors of other nationalities.
COURT ORDERS ARREST OF VP SARA OVER GRAVE THREATS RAPS 
PBBM CONDOLES WITH FAMILIES OF 2 FILIPINO SEAFARERS KILLED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ 
2 PINOY SEAMEN KILLED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ ATTACK 
PALACE ANNOUNCES FREE TOLL IN SELECT NLEX AREAS STARTING SEPT. 2 
LACSON FILES BILL SEEKING TO GRANT OMBUDSMAN POWER TO ARREST, SEARCH, SEIZE 
PBBM TO DEPED: TEACH CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN 
FLOOD RESCUE BRINGS RIPPLES OF HOPE MEMBERS BACK TO THANK PRO3 PERSONNEL 
PRO3’S 36-HOUR MANHUNT OPERATIONS HAUL TO JAIL ALL CL’S 10 MOST WANTED FELONS