9 Filipino seafarers held by Houthis to return home Thursday

MANILA, Philippines — The nine Filipino seafarers who were held hostage by Yemen’s Houthi rebels are finally set to return home on Thursday evening. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac made the announcement through a speech—delivered by his wife, Ruby Albarez—during the Traditional University Award for Government Service at Ateneo de Manila University. READ: Filipino survivors of ship