Manila, June 29 -- The government on Monday confirmed that all Filipino crew members aboard two commercial vessels attacked near the Strait of Hormuz remain safe as tensions between the United States (US) and Iran escalated anew following fresh military exchanges in the Gulf region.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, citing a report submitted by Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., said all 21 Filipino crew members aboard the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel MV Ever Lovely and the 19 Filipino crewmen of the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT Kiku were unharmed after the ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz last week.

MV Lovely, Castro said, remained seaworthy and went on wi...