OFW injured in Tai Po fire flies home, met by BBM

 

President Marcos talks to Rhodora Tonacao at Manila airport

An overseas Filipino worker who was severely injured in the Nov 26 fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, was flown home to Manila today, with no less than President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. leading the group of officials who met her at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Rhodora Alcaraz Toñacao, 39, was accompanied on the flight home by her two sisters, along with social welfare attaché to Hong Kong Rem Marcelino and welfare officer Marilou Sumalinog of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA).

President Marcos, on the other hand, was accompanied to the airport by OWWA administrator f PY Caunan and other officials of the Department of Migrant Workers.

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Rhodora, who had started working in Hong Kong just a day earlier, suffered severe smoke inhalation after being trapped in the fire in her employer’s 13^th floor flat for about six hours, along with the employer’s three-month-old daughter and mother.

Despite this, Rhodora managed to send out tearful voice messages to her siblings and friends asking to be rescued along with the baby and her grandmother. This appeared to have contributed to their being rescued in time, and saved from greater harm.

OWWA Chief PY Caunan helps clear the way for Rhodora

Social media bloggers immediately hailed her as a hero for supposedly saving the baby  (erroneously described earlier as a boy), by covering him with a blanket and holding him close to her until the firemen arrived to save them.

This narrative was immediately dismissed by the unidentified employer who said it was her mother who had taken steps to ensure that the baby was safe, even putting her in a wardrobe to prevent excessive smoke inhalation, and then letting the firemen know later that a baby was in there.

“The newly hired helper was truly unlucky, as this major incident happened less than 24 hours after she entered the household. I deeply sympathize with her situation,” said the employer in the 

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Philippine Consul General Romulo Israel, Jr, who was among the first to visit Rhodora at the hospital, said the OFW’s recollection was still hazy at the time and could barely talk. But she  remembered walking barefoot going down from the 13^th floor because the fireman could not carry her all the way.

Rhodora also remembered being given a wet blanket by the grandmother and told to cover herself and the baby while they waited for rescuers.

In turn she lent her phone to the grandmother so she could call for help.

“Both of them are real heroes,” said Congen Israel, who also gave praise to all the 70-odd Filipino domestic workers who stayed close to their employers and their wards during the tragic fire that killed 160 people.

One of them, Maryann Esteban, was among those who unfortunately died in the fire, along with the three-year-old girl she was looking after. Her remains are still in Hong Kong but are expected to be flown home shortly.

In a post announcing Rhodora’s arrival, OWWA said the President’s act of personally welcoming Rowena home was in recognition of the “pambihirang kabayanihang ipinamalas niya sa kabila ng panganib sa sariling buhay” (the remarkable heroism she showed in spite of the threat to her own life).

From the airport, Rhodora reportedly went straight to her home in Laguna, accompanied by regional officers of OWWA.

Rhodora was the lone recipient of a HK$100,000 financial aid from the Hong Kong government, which was given to those who were injured in the fire, and had to stay in the hospital for a week or longer.

She also received Php50,000 from the Aksyon Fund of the DMW, apart from a Php20,000 cash assistance from the Philippine House of Representatives.

Senator Imee Marcos, the President’s elder sister, also visited Rhodora in hospital, and reportedly gave her an undisclosed sum.

 

Pinay fined $800 for climbing over a kerbside fence

 

Fanling MTR station (Google Maps photo)

A Filipina has learned that taking unauthorized short cuts, especially on public roads, is not worth it.

M.L. Monreal, 39 years old, had to pay a fine of $800 yesterday, (Dec. 15) after she pleaded guilty at Fanling Court to climbing over a kerbside fence on to the Fanling Station Road, near the Fanling MTR station.

The short cut is prohibited as it poses great danger to pedestrians and motorists alike.

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Deputy Magistrate Polly Chuang Po-yi meted the penalty on Monreal for violation of Regulations 39(c) and 61(2), Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance.

Regulation 39(c) states: “No pedestrian shall—…climb over or through any kerbside fence or central reservation on to a carriageway”, while Regulation 61(2) prescribes a penalty of fine of up to level 1 ($2,000).

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The offense took place on Jan. 6 this year.

The charge was filed by the Central Traffic Prosecutions Division on Feb 26, resulting in a summons being issued to Monreal by the Fanling Court last Oct. 28.

FDHs who lose their jobs due to Tai Po fire given 3 months to find new work

 

Vame Mariz Verador lost her job days after saving her toddler-war and his grandma from the fire
(photo from the Sydney Morning Herald)

Foreign domestic workers affected by the fire in Tai Po will have at least three months to look for a replacement job in Hong Kong if their employers are no longer able to continue employing them.

This was according to a statement released by the government on Monday, which said that the Immigration Department has made special arrangements so the FDHs who are terminated due to the fire will be allowed to remain in Hong Kong as visitors for an initial period of three months.

This period is “extendable if necessary”, according to the statement. On top of this, all the relevant fees for their extension of stay will be waived.

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Under present rules, FDHs whose contracts are prematurely terminated are normally given only 14 days to remain in Hong Kong to look for new employment or attend to other matters, including a claim for compensation that has yet to be settled. After this, they must return to their places of origins. 

The relaxation of the rules comes as a relief for at least one Filipina domestic worker who suffered a double whammy recently after her contract was terminated for financial reason, even as she continues to undergo psychological counseling from trauma caused by the fire.

Vame Verador is comforted by MFMW social worker Johannie Tong
as she recalls her ordeal during a TV interview

Vame Mariz Verador made headlines in the wake of the fire, after she recounted the horror of carrying a terrified toddler down 17 storeys to safety, and then going back into the burning building to save the child’s grandmother.

According to Verador, the elderly woman had difficulty going down the stairs and she had to keep retracing her steps back to where the older woman was, while carrying the toddler.

Verador lost all her belongings in the fire. Thus, she was shocked and even dismayed when told by her employment agency that she would also lose her job, days after her harrowing experience. 

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Verador, 39,  is now staying at a shelter run by the Mission for Migrant Workers as she ponders her future, and continue her counseling and physical therapy sessions.

She was one of 110 FDHs employed at Wang Fuk Court who were given a special subsidy of $20,000 each by the Hong Kong government. Those who were injured received either $50,000 or $100,000 depending on how long they had to be hospitalized, while the families of each deceased FDH will get around $800,000 in total.

The government statement also said the Labour Department has been maintaining close contact with the consulates general of the Philippines and Indonesia on follow-up work for the affected helpers. This includes the issuance of replacement passports and other documents that the FDHs lost in the fire.

Both consulates have promised to expedite the issuance of the documents, at no cost to the victims.

Immigration has committed to doing likewise for the visa copies and other relevant documents that the FDHs had lost.

Free medical consultation will also be extended to all fire victims until Dec. 31, 2026, or more than a year after the tragedy.

 

 

Pinay DH from Macau jailed 3 months, fined $1k for hawking in HK

 

Chater Road sidewalk (file photo)

A Filipina domestic helper in Macau who was visiting in Hong Kong when arrested for illegal vending on a sidewalk of Chater Road in Central, was jailed for three months and fined a total of $1,000 after a one-day trial today on three charges at Eastern Court.

Deputy Magistrate Hui Ki-fung said Clareth Mangandi, 44 years old, has no criminal record, and therefore had a low requirement to prove her innocence after her arrest, which took place last July 6.

But he set aside the assertion of Mangandi’s lawyer that she could have been wrongly arrested due to mistaken identity considering that the arresting officer only had one minute to observe her. One minute was not enough time to make a positive identification, he asserted.

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But Magistrate Hui said he gave value to the testimony of the only witness at the trial, a hawking control officer of the Food, Environment and Health Department who was presented by the prosecution, that he observed Mangandi from 10 meters away waving at passersby and arranging the items on sale on a mat laid on the sidewalk.

The officer testified that he stepped in to arrest Mangandi at 2:35pm, just as she was about to receive payment for a sale. She then rolled up the mat and started to leave, which he prevented by holding on to her elbow.

Seized from her were one scarf, two handkerchiefs, 10 underwear, three pairs of shoes, 21 dresses, 50 upper body clothes and 30 pants. The items weighed 25.5 kilos, he testified.

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She was then charged with hawking without a license, contrary to sections 83B(1), 83B(3) and 150 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, and obstruction of public place contrary to section 4A of the Summary Offences Ordinance.

During investigation at the police station, it was also discovered that she was a visitor from Macau so she was charged with breach of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of Immigration Ordinance and by virtue of Regulation 2(1)(a) of the Immigration Regulations.

Under that Regulation, visitors are prohibited from establishing or joining any business without permission of the Director of Immigration.

Hui sentenced Mangandi to a fine of $500 each for hawking without a license and for obstruction of public place, and three months in prison for breach of condition of stay by “establish(ing) or join(ing) a hawkering business in Hong Kong.”

Dog bites push Filipina to seek help

 

Jaycee's ear almost got bitten off by the ferocious dog

A Filipina domestic helper who had been suffering silently despite being repeatedly bitten by her employer’s pet dog declared enough was enough on Friday, and sought help from the Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Consulate.

By then, Jaycee (not her real name), 28, had bites all over her body, including behind her ear, which spooked her the most as it was too close to some sensitive parts and still hurt days after the biting occurred.

And yet, when she finally decided to seek help through her friend Jackie, the bites were not what were uppermost in her mind, but the hurtful words spewed by her employer whenever she complained of being bitten.

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“Sabi niya minsan, ‘and so?’ Sabi pa niya, kasalanan ko daw kung bakit ako nakagat dahil masama akong tao,” said Jaycee on Saturday, the day she sought treatment at Carital Hospital in Sham Shui Po at the advice of the employment agency that had placed her with her employer. (She told me, ‘and so? She also said it was my fault I got bitten because I was ill-mannered).

Because she wanted to avoid being harangued and also fearful that she would lose her job, Jaycee opted to keep quiet each time the frisky Border Collie snapped and bit her. But that meant leaving the wounds untreated, as her employer would not even allow her to go out and buy an antiseptic for them.

A nasty wound on the hand from a dog bite that was left untreated 

Jaycee reached her limit when the dog she was ordered to play with jumped on her while her head was half-turned, and caught her behind the ear.

She decided to call her friend and neighbor Jackie, who in turn relayed the advice that she should call the MWO hotline immediately and forward photos of her bites. Shortly after, the agency staff called and told her to seek treatment the next day.

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Apparently the agency also informed her employer about her consulting the MWO that just a few minutes later Jaycee was subjected to another litany of insults.

But acting on the advice her friends, Jaycee managed to record the verbal abuse this time, so she now has proof that she could present, if necessary, to show the kind of hardship she has been put through during her year-long employment.

Jaycee was given anti-tetanus shots and lots of medicines to prevent infection

At the hospital, the nurse who attended to her told Jaycee that her employer had no right owning a dog if she would not even take responsibility for the harm done by her pet to other people.

While the dog had complete anti-rabies shots, there was still the possibility that the wound from its bite could get infected, so Jaypee was given an anti-tetanus shot, and told to go back twice on designated days for follow-up injections. She was also given antiseptic cream for her wounded ear.

Jaycee was told by her friends that she should show the hospital bill to her agency for reimbursement, as well as the doctor’s prescription so her employer would realize the dangers of leaving a dog bite untreated.

After doing as she was told, Jaycee expected the worst. But to her surprise her employer did not say anything when she returned from her day-off and medical consultation. She reckoned the agency had not yet updated her employers about her hospital visit, but they would likely start getting angry again once they heard about it.

Jaycee feels her employer wants her to resign so she would not get a month’s salary in lieu of notice if she was sacked, but she is no longer afraid as before of losing the job she desperately needs. She now realizes it was her right to demand to be treated for her injuries, and to deflect her employer’s repeated allegations that it was her fault she was bitten.

If worse comes to worst, Jaypee knows she can demand not just her full pay, but also back pay for the 12 months that she was given only $500 for her monthly allowance, instead of the $1,236 that is in her contract, in line with what the law mandates.

But above all, she hopes she would be allowed to process a new contract without having to leave Hong Kong, as there are several people back home who depend on her salary to keep afloat.

 

Pinay to be tried for consumer safety, visa violations

Eastern Court

A two-day trial has been set on Jan. 14-15 next year at Eastern Court for a Filipina domestic helper who denied three charges that include selling products that violate the Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance and doing illegal work.

David Cheung Chi-wai, Principal Magistrate at Eastern Court, freed Aileen Apigo, 46 years old, on bail of $5,000 after a hearing on Friday (Dec. 12).

In the first charge, Apigo is co-accused with a Pakistani, Shah Syed Zaheer Mehmood, of supplying unsafe consumer goods, contrary to Sections 6, 22(1) and 28 (1) of Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance.

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The two were alleged to have supplied three consumer goods -- 3 units of Goree Beauty Cream with Lycopene, Avocado & Aloe vera; three Goree Day and Night Beauty Cream Oil Free and three Goree Gold 24K Beauty Cream -- on Aug. 2 last year.

The two are also co-accused in the second charge -- supplying consumer goods which failed to comply with bilingual warning or caution requirement, contrary to Regulations 2(1) and 2(3) and Chapter 456A of the Consumer Goods Safety Regulation.

The charge arose from the fact that the three consumer items did not have a bilingual warning or caution.

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The final charge, breach of condition of stay, arose because, at the time of her arrest, she was working as a sales lady while holding a domestic helper’s visa under an employment contract she signed with Harpaul Singh Brar.

This is punishable under section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance and by virtue of Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations with a fine of up to level 5 ($50,000) and imprisonment for up to two years.

Filipina injured in Tai Po fire out of hospital

 By Daisy CL Mandap

Rhodora was visited at the hospital by Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac (right)
and Consul General Romulo Israel, Jr.

Filipina domestic worker Rowena Alcaraz Toñacao,  who was severely injured in the deadly fire in Tai Po has been discharged from hospital, and is now resting in a hotel with her two sisters.

This was according to Edwina Antonio of the Mission for Migrant Workers, which has been providing assistance to the migrant workers who were affected by the fire that killed 160 people.

However, it is still not clear whether Rhodora, who joined her employer only the day before the fire, intends to remain in Hong Kong and continue being a domestic worker.

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Rhodora had been confined at Caritas Hospital in Sham Shui Po since being rescued by firemen on Nov. 26, along with her employer’s three-month-old baby girl and mother from their burning 13^th floor flat in Wang Fuk Court.

She was in intensive care for more than a week and could barely speak because of the huge amount of noxious fumes she inhaled for about six hours before the firemen found them.

Despite this, Rhodora managed to send out tearful voice messages to her siblings and friends asking to be rescued along with the baby and her grandmother. This appeared to have contributed to their being rescued in time, and saved from greater harm.

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According to Consul General Romulo Israel, Jr. who was among the first to visit her at the hospital, Rhodora told him and other staff of the Consulate of how she had to walk barefoot going down from the 13^th floor because the fireman could not carry her all the way.

At the time, she made no mention of the apparently exaggerated story that spread like wildfire on the internet of how she had hugged the baby the whole time to prevent her suffocating.

The apparent hype prompted her employer to post a message saying that while she was grateful that everybody from her home was safe, it was her mother who had looked after her baby the whole time. 

The employer said her mother had put the baby inside a wardrobe to limit smoke inhalation, and later told the firemen to get her from there during the rescue.

“The newly hired helper was truly unlucky, as this major incident happened less than 24 hours after she entered the household. I deeply sympathize with her situation,” said the employer.

Rhodora and her employer's family were trapped on the 13th floor of a building in this estate

Congen Israel said that what Rhodora managed to tell them initially was that the grandmother had given her a wet blanket to cover herself and the baby while they waited for the rescue team. In turn she lent  her phone to the grandmother so she could call the employer who was at work.

“Both of them are real heroes,” said Congen Israel.

He also praised all the other migrant domestic workers who stayed close to their employers and wards and did not run off, even in the face of the massive danger they all faced.

As she was among those severely injured and had to stay in a hospital for more than seven days, Rhodora, who hails from Laguna, stands to receive $100,000 from the Hong Kong government as financial aid. She could also file a claim for employee compensation for the injuries she suffered while at work.

She is also due to benefit from a cash grant given by the Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Consulate of at least Php50,000 and another Php20,000 from Rep. Bryan Revilla, who heads the Committee on Migrant Workers of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Earlier, Senator Imee Marcos visited her unexpectedly at the hospital, and reportedly gave her an undisclosed sum.

 

 

Pinay kept in jail over theft of $1M worth of watches

Fanling Court

A Filipina was remanded in jail Friday after she appeared at Fanling Court over two cases of theft of five watches, four of them Rolexes, worth more than $1 million.

Jeanny Llarenas , 50 years  old, will remain in jail until the case of violation of section 9 of the Theft Ordinance resumes on Feb. 6 next year, according to Magistrate Kenneth Chan. 

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A complaint filed by Tai Po Police last Oct. 17 said the thefts took place in the flat of her employer, Ms. Wong  in Deerhill Bay, in Tai Po Kau, Tai Po. 

In the first charge, Llarenas is alleged to have stolen two Rolex watches with a total value of $500,000 on an unknown date between June 1 and Oct 15 this year. 

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The second charge involves the theft of two Rolex watches and a Citizen watch worth a total  of $510,000 during the same period. 

Chilly weekend forecast for Hong Kong

Time to bring out those woolies again, at least until Monday (File)

If you’re planning some outdoor activities this weekend, take note that the Hong Kong Observatory has forecast temperatures to drop significantly from tomorrow evening and last throughout Sunday.

A cold front is expected to form over central China tonight, and move across the coast of Guangdong, including Hong Kong, later tomorrow, causing temperatures to plunge to about 16 degrees by midnight.

The chilly weather will persist until Sunday, when temperatures are expected to fall further to 15 degrees Celsius in the urban areas and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.

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Tomorrow will start fine but cloudy, with temperatures of between 20 and 22 degrees during the day. There will be fresh easterly winds, strong offshore and on high ground.

The weather will become noticeably cooler in the evening, brought about by stronger northerly winds along with one or two rain patches.

The chilly weather will persist on Sunday and Monday, before gradually easing by mid-week.

“Under the influence of the associated northeast monsoon, the weather will be dry over the coast of Guangdong early next week. It will be cool in the morning and at night, with a relatively large temperature difference between day and night over inland areas,” the Observatory said.

 

GCash limits Php1k Christmas bonanza after HK rush

 

A GCash account holder says she paid only about Php500 (HK$68) for this
basketful of goodies originally worth HK$201 (Facebook post)

One day, and it was gone. Well, almost.

Since Wednesday, Facebook has been abuzz with news that GCash, the Philippines-based mobile payment system, was giving away Php1,000 vouchers as a Christmas gift to their Filipino account holders who only needed to buy at least P1,001 worth of items from its partner shops in Hong Kong.

That meant that if they kept their spending to this minimum level, their shopping was virtually free. But it had to be done in Hong Kong, using the QR code for the coupon that popped after they went through the indicated process.

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The news immediately spread like wildfire, and a number of Filipinos rushed out to stock up on chocolates and other personal items mainly from Wellcome and ParkNShop, though some found out the promo also worked with Japan Homes or any other shops that accept GCash.

All they needed to do was spend a total of about $134 (Php1,001) on their shopping, and hardly anything was charged to their GCash account.

The mechanics were simple. All that the GCash user had to do was to click on the “Travel” icon in the “Explore the App” part of their GCash display page, then press “travel treat.”

On the next page, they had to look for Hong Kong’s Bauhinia logo under the “Hot Deals” section to get to the page that said they could “save Php 1,000 instantly.”

Below was a line that said they should have a “mini spend” of Php1,001 to avail of the Php1,000 voucher. Once they clicked on the "use it" button, they were directed to a landing page that provided the QR payment code that they should use in making their purchase.

Despite initial apprehensions, scam-wary migrant workers trooped to various shops to grab the windfall, and went home mostly happy.

But a number griped on Facebook that they had been “scammed” because their GCash accounts were still charged for their purchases.

It turned out they did not meet the minimum spending requirement, which was Php1,001. One told a Filipino community leader in a Facebook live chat that she was charged for her HK$114 purchase, or Php832, which did not meet the required spending. 

Blogger shows the initial offer of virtual free shopping for Php1k worth of goods

“Minimum spend 1001 pesos kaya pag less than 1K pesos ang groceries ninyo, matik ung laman ni GCash ang kainin niya,” said a vlogger who goes by the name “Carrot in Neverland”, and showed how she managed to use the voucher by buying groceries worth a total of $135.

Some of her followers were not as lucky, though, showing notices on their GCash app that said “due to overwhelming response all the coupons have been redeemed.”

But for others the deal was not totally cut off. GCash came up with yet another ploy to stimulate spending by their Filipinos users while benefiting their partner companies in Hong Kong.

Recent wannabe free shoppers found out that if they accessed their GCash accounts they could still get the Php1,000 voucher, but this time, their minimum spending must either be Php3,000, Php4,000 or Php5,000. (HK$400 to HK663).

Now GCash will only give the Php1k voucher for those who spend between P3k-P5k

The discounts of between 20 and 33% are not bad compared with other promotions of this nature, but compared with the initial shopping deal earlier, this was a big letdown for many, especially those who are not about to spend that much money just to redeem a Php1000 (HK$134) voucher.

Registration now on for overseas voting in 2028 Phl election

 

The OV registration process explained

Registration for overseas voting in what could be a watershed presidential election in the Philippines has officially started.

Consul General Romulo Israel, Jr. who started serving in his Hong Kong post only last May, in time for the canvassing and counting of votes for the mid-term elections, was the first registrant from the Consulate.

The registration kicked off on Dec 1 at the temporary premises of the Consulate on the 26^th floor of United Centre in Admiralty, and will continue until Sept 30, 2027.

Overseas voter registration is open to all Filipino nationals who are at least 18 years old by May 8, 2028 residing or working abroad.

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This means that all newly arrived Filipino migrant workers or those who enter on employment, dependant or student visas and expect to be in Hong Kong during the month-long election period in April to May 2028, could register on or before the deadline.

Those who have been taken off the registered voters list for not voting in two consecutive elections should also register anew.

Last-minute registration results in long queues like this one

Registration can be done in person at the Consulate, located at 26/F (Sundays) and at the OFW Global Center on the 18/F (Mondays to Thursdays), by presenting a valid Philippine passport and a completed Overseas Voting Form (OVF-1).

All Filipino nationals registered as overseas voters will be able to cast their vote for President, Vice President, Senators, and Party-List Representative in the 2028 National Elections. 

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This early, speculations are rife on who would likely run for the top posts - and who should be voted - especially amid the continuing outrage over massive corruption in flood control and other infrastructure projects.

In the overseas election earlier this year, Filipinos in Hong Kong voted straight "Duter10," or the entire senatorial slate of 10 senatorial candidates endorsed by jailed former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. 

With him locked up at The Hague on "crimes against humanity" charges and her embattled daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte facing possible impeachment for corruption, the next national election might yet turn the tide against them.

The Consulate General urges all Filipino nationals in Hong Kong to register early during the 22-month registration period and not wait until the last day of registration to avoid long queues.

DH jailed 4 months for jewelry theft

 

Kowloon City Courthouse

Another domestic helper was jailed today for four months after she admitted stealing a jewelry box containing four rings and five bracelets from her employer.

Rona Elizaga, 45 years old, had pleaded guilty in a hearing at Kowloon City Court, prompting Magistrate Tsang Hing-tung to give her a one-third discount on her penalty of six month’ imprisonment after convicting her of theft, contrary to section 9 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap. 210.

The theft took place between June 19 last year and Sept. 9 this year at the home of her employer, Cheung Wing Yee. The Wong Tai Sin Police did not disclose the location of the flat.

DETAILS HERE

Meanwhile in a separate case, another domestic helper shelled out $20,000 to bail herself out of Shatin Court after being charged with breach of condition of stay for allegedly working illegally at a flower shop in Tsim Sha Tsui.

S. Francisco, 47 years old, is accused of violating section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, and by virtue of Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations.

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The complaint filed by the Immigration Department said Francisco was caught working illegally at Eastern Flower Centre on Cameron Road last Aug 21 despite being authorized by the Director of Immigration to work only for Hiren Satishchandra Shah at the address specified in their employment contract.