Manila, July 13 -- Nine Filipino seafarers who had been stranded in Lebanon for months have finally returned to their families in the Philippines, while the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is preparing to repatriate 11 more crew members still awaiting their flights home.

"Ang mga marino, na bahagi ng tripulante ng M/V Hawk III, ay nanatiling hindi makauwi matapos ma-detain ang kanilang barko noong Oktubre 2025 at kalaunan ay maabutan ng lumalalang tensyon at armadong labanan sa rehiyon (The seafarers, who were part of the crew of M/V Hawk III, remained unable to return home after their ship was detained in October 2025 and later caught in the escalating tension and armed conflict in the region)," the DMW said in a news release on Mo...