Manila, July 31 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is still validating reports that three Filipino crew members of MV Eternity C may have died during the Houthi attack that sank the ship in the Red Sea.

In a radio interview on Thursday, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac added that one Filipino crew is also missing.

"Merong tatlo, na ayon sa ulat ay naiwan dun sa barko. Ito yung ulat nung walong survivors, yung na-rescue at nakauwi na, pero wala tayong bodies, wala tayong katawan o labi nila (There are three, who, according to the report, were left on the ship. This is the report of the eight survivors, the ones who were rescued and have returned home, but we don't have physical evidence, we don't have their bodie...