2 DH inakusahan ng pagnanakaw ng alahas na may kabuuang $676,000

Ibinalik sa piitan ang dalawang Pilipinang inakusahan ng pananakaw ng alahas. (File)

 

Dalawang Pilipinang domestic helper ang humarap sa magkahiwalay na korte ngayon matapos akusahang nagnakaw ng mga alahas na nagkakahalaga ng $384,000 at $292,000 mula sa kani-kanilang mga amo, at ipiniit hanggang sa susunod nilang pagdinig sa papasok na taon.

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Si Ligaya Banisal. 42 taong gulang, ay kinasuhan ng pulis ng pagnanakaw ng 18 pulseras na ginto, dalawang singsing, apat na singsing na ginto, at siyam na kuwintas na nagkakahalaga ng $384,000 at pag-aari ng kanyang among nakatira sa Lohas Park sa Tseung Kwan O.

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Ang pagnanakaw ay nangyari umano sa pagitan ng January 2021 at Oct. 16, 2022.

Hiningi ng taga-usig sa pagdinig kanina sa Kwun Tong Court na ipagpaliban ang pagdinig sa kaso upang mabigyan ng dagdag na panahon ang mga pulis na mag-imbestiga pa at mabawi ang mga ninakaw na alahas mula sa sanglaan.

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Itinakda ni Magistrate Minnie Wat sa Feb. 7, 2023 ang susunod na pagdinig.

Dahil walang hiling ang akusado na palayain siya sa bisa ng piyansa, ibinalik siya sa kulungan.

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Samantala, si Marivic Hitalia, 35 taong gulang, ay kinasuhan sa Shatin Court ng pagnanakaw ng pitong kuwintas na ginto, 14 na gintong pulseras, tatlong gintong singsing, at isang pares ng gintong hikaw.

Ang mga alahas, na nagkakahalaga ng $292,000, ay ninakaw umano ni Hitalia sa mga among taga-Ma On Shan mula Aug. 21 hanggang Oct. 28.

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Ipinagpaliban ni Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung sa Jan. 31 ang susunod na pagdinig. 

Inutos din niyang ibalik si Hitalia sa kulungan.

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Pilipinang overstayer ipinaaresto dahil hindi sumipot sa korte

 

Ipinaaresto ang Pilipina matapos hindi sumipot sa Shatin Court

Pinaghahanap ng mga alagad ng batas ang isang overstaying na Pilipina matapos hindi ito sumipot sa kanyang pagdinig sa Shatin Court kanina (Dec. 13).

Naglabas ng warrant of arrest si Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung laban kay Hasle Quintero, 33 taong gulang at isang aplikante para sa non-refoulement, o proteksiyon laban sa sapilitang pagpapauwi sa Pilipinas.

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Inaasahang madaling matutunton si Quintero dahil bilang asylum seeker at may hawak ng recognizance form, nakakatanggap siya ng buwanang allowance mula sa gobyerno ng Hong Kong para sa pagkain at tirahan.

Nakasaad sa dokumentong galing sa korte na lumipat si Quintero ng tirahan sa Tai Kok Tsui sa Kowloon, mula sa Sai Ying Pun sa Hong Kong.

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Inutos din ni Magistrate Cheung na ang piyansang inilagak nito sa korte ay ipitin, at huwag na siyang payagang magpiyansa ng pulis kapag nahuli.

Ayon sa kasong isinampa ng Immigration Department noon pang 2017, dalawang taong nag-overstay si Quintero.

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Ang visa na ibinigay sa kanya may bisa lang hanggang May 28, 2013 pero nanatili siya hanggang Aug. 21, 2015, ayon sa Immigration.

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HK to scrap amber code from tomorrow

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CE Lee says the decision to scrap the yellow code is based on science

Chief Executive John Lee has announced the scrapping of the amber health code from Wednesday, which has long been the reason many tourists still stay away from Hong Kong as it limits their movements during the first three days of their arrival.

Speaking before the Executive Council meeting earlier today, the CE said people who visit restaurants and other places deemed high risk would not be asked to scan QR codes with their “Leave Home Safe” app anymore, but they will still have to present their vaccination records.

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“The decisions were based on data and risks. The infection risk from imported cases is lower than the risk from local infections. We believe that the lifting [of the measures] will not increase the risk of local outbreaks,” Lee said.

However, those who test positive on arrival will still get a red code and will still need to isolate based on existing protocols. But with the relaxed measures introduced only last week, those who get two negative results on rapid antigen tests can end their isolation on the fifth day, instead of the previous seventh day.

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The so-called “0+3” health protocol that Hong Kong had imposed previously allowed new arrivals to leave the airport immediately after taking their PCR arrival test, but will still have to undergo medical surveillance for three days, meaning they could not enter restaurants, hospitals and other places deemed high risk.

The relaxed measures came as health authorities reported 14,717 cases on Monday, of which 5 per cent, or 704 cases, were imported.

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In the mainland, authorities have also just allowed Covid-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to isolate for five days instead of a week at a quarantine facility. Their close contacts can also quarantine at home for five days instead of eight.

Mainland residents are also no longer required to present a green health code to indicate they are negative for Covid-19 when entering public places, except hospitals, schools and care homes for the elderly.

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Babagsak sa 5 degrees ang temperatura sa Linggo, ayon sa Observatory

 

Dapat na magbalot nang husto ngayong Linggo (mula sa FB ni Marites Palma)

Dagdagan pa ang balot dahil tiyak na mas lalamig pa sa mga paparating na araw, lalo na sa Linggo.

Ayon sa HK Observatory, babagsak sa 5 degrees Celsius ang temperatura sa Linggo sa pinamataas na parte ng siyudad, ang Ta Kwu Ling, na malapit na sa mainland China. Mas mataas lang nang bahagya sa iba pang parte ng New Territories, kabilang ang Tai Po, Sheung Shui, Lau Fau Shan at Shek Kong, kung saan ang temperatura ay bababa sa 6 degrees.

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Sa iba pang parte ng Hong Kong katulad ng Central, ito ay maglalaro sa pagitan ng 9 hanggang 11 degrees sa Linggo, at mas mataas nang bahagya sa Sabado.

Dahil sa panaka-nakang pag-ulan ngayong araw, unti-unti nang lalamig, at ang temperatura ay bababa sa pagitan ng 14 at 17 degrees.

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Ang biglang paglamig ng panahon ay dahil sa paparating na matinding “winter monsoon”, ayon sa Observatory.

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Mas malamig ang mga araw na darating kaysa sa kaparehong panahon noong 2021, kung kailan umabot sa 9.9 degrees ang temperatura noong Dec. 27.

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‘Simbang Gabi’ kicks off Dec. 15 for HK’s Filipino Catholics

By The SUN

While Simbang Gabi in churches is back, the Christmas Eve mass in Chater is still off the cards

Emerging from a two-year lull of Christmas festivities due to Covid-19, devout Filipino Catholics could expect bigger crowds in churches across the territory as countdown to Christmas Day begins on December 15.

With Covid-19 restrictions easing further as of November 17, allowing churches to admit even those on Amber Health Code to hear mass, Catholics could now look forward to a better attended Simbang Gabi.

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That means, a bigger proportion of the estimated 177,000 Filipino Catholics in Hong Kong (or about 44% of all 401,000 Catholics in the territory as of August 2021) could be attending the nine-day devotional masses, or between December 15 to 23.

Simbang Gabi will be held at 9pm in some churches like St St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Central, or at 8pm or earlier in others, like St Jude’s in North Point. 

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Though not all of the Catholic Diocese’s 39 churches and 29 chapels across the territory will hold Simbang Gabi, all will keep their traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.

At Resurrection’s Church in Kwun Tong, for example, English mass will be held at 9pm on December 24 or Christmas Eve, and at 3pm on Christmas Day.

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The traditional Simbang Gabi, a devotional, nine-day series of masses in anticipation of Christmas, is unique to Filipino Catholics. While some believe their wishes will come true if they complete these masses, others do so as part of tradition and an affirmation of their faith.

The practice originated in the early days of Spanish rule in the Philippines, when evening novenas used to be held in the lead up to Christmas. Being devout Catholics, Filipinos in the provinces who were mostly farmers, would attend despite toiling all day in the heat.

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As a compromise, priests began to say masses in the early morning before people went out to work in the fields. Thus, Simbang Gabi used to be held between 3am and 6am, from December 16 to 24, across the Philippines. 

But lately, the mass schedules shifted back to early evening, with some churches in the Philippines, especially those in malls, now holding it as early as 6pm starting on December 15.

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(For those who wish to know the exact details of mass schedules in Hong Kong, you can contact the HK Catholic Social Communications Office directly at 3565 2045).

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