FAMILIES OF JAILED OFWs IN NIGERIA

Philippine National Red Cross chairman and Senator Richard J. Gordon consoles Jona Teodosio and Irene Balore, families of overseas Filipino workers jailed in Nigeria since Nov. 12, 2008. Thirteen Filipino crewmen of the tanker MT Akuada were apprehended by the Nigerian Navy for allegedly conducting illegal oil transport operations on the behest of their Greek ship owner. Gordon called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippine Overseas Employment Authority (POEA) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to provide necessary assistance to the OFWs.