THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said it was coordinating with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on the repatriation of the remains of the five Filipino crew of a fishing vessel that capsized off the Indian Ocean last May 16, 2023.

The Filipinos were among the 39 crew who were on board the F/V Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028. The rest were 17 Chinese and 17 Indonesians.

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