CHP re-issues warning against use of Goree products

 

The Goree Day & Night Cream suspected to have caused 5 women to get sick

The Centre for Health Protection has again urged the public not to use a whitening cream product suspected to excessive mercury and has caused five women, at least two of them Filipinas, to get sick.

The third warning against "Goree Day and Night Beauty Cream" was issued Friday after a fourth woman aged 40 was taken to hospital, and was found to have proteinuria, or the presence of excess proteins in urine suspected to be the result of her having used the said product for months.

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In extreme cases, this condition could lead to renal or kidney failure.

The patient was, however, listed in stable condition and has since been discharged.

This was the third time that women who had used the cream and another product, “Goree Beauty Cream with Lycopene, Avocado & Aloevera” were found to suffer from the same ailment.

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In the first two cases reported on Nov. 2 last year, the women involved, aged 39 and 43, were said to be Filipinas. 

Two more were reported recently, aged 34 and 45, but their nationalities were not mentioned, as well as the most recent one.

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A woman selling the Goree products in Central was reportedly arrested and prosecuted only last month.

According to the CHP, chronic exposure to mercury can damage the nervous system and kidneys.

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“Symptoms may include tremors, irritability, insomnia, memory deterioration, concentration difficulty, impaired hearing and vision, and change in the taste function. In severe cases, renal failure may occur," the CHP added.

It urged people using the products to immediately stop using them, and consult a doctor immediately if they feel unwell or doubtful about their health.

 

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FDH arrested at airport for alleged fraudulent loan

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The Filipina DH was charged with fraud in Eastern Court

A Filipina domestic helper who was arrested on arrival at Hong Kong International Airport on Feb. 1 appeared in Eastern Court today, charged with fraudulently obtaining a $20,000 loan using an already invalid employment contract.

Lanie B. del Mundo, 36, was remanded in jail and will appear again in court on Mar 24 for mention.

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She is accused of taking out a loan from PrimeCredit Limited on Aug 23, 2022 at its office in Euro Trade Centre in Central, “by falsely representing” that her employment contract was still valid.

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As her employment contract had already been cut at the time, she had to leave for the Philippines in line with Hong Kong regulation.

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She was arrested when she returned to Hong Kong to start work with a new employer, and has been detained since.

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A staff member of the employment agency that worked on her new employment contract was on hand to assist her, but made no application for bail. 

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Pagdinig sa korte itinigil para makakuha ng abogado ang 2 Pinay

 

Ang gusali sa Wanchai kung saan nahuli ang tatlong akusado

Pinatigil pansamantala ang paglilitis ng dalawang Pilipinang nakasuhan ng drug traficking at overstaying nang mapansin ng mahistrado sa Eastern Courts na wala silang abogado.

“Gusto ba ninyong magkonsulta nang libre sa abogado sa Duty Lawyer Service?” tanong ni Magistrate Minnie Wat.

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Parehong sumagot ng oo sina Maria Eldha Rose Cabello at Teodora Quijano.

Pagkatapos ng mahigit isang oras ay bumalik ang dalawa at, sa tulong ng kanilang bagong abogado, ay nag-alok ng piyansang $5,000 upang sila ay pakawalang pansamantala.

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Pero hindi sila pinagbigyan ni Magistrate Wat. Inutos niyang ibalik sila sa kulungan upang doon hintayin ang susunod na pagdinig sa Mar. 22.

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Gayunman, nagtakda siya ng bail review sa Feb. 15 upang pag-usapang muli ang kanilang hiling na magpiyansa, kung sakaling may mga pagbabago sa kanilang sitwasyon o sa imbestigasyon ng pulis.

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Sa nakaraang pagdinig noong Oct. 10, 2022, pinayagang magpiyansa ang kapwa nila akusadong si Sam Burcher, isang 23 anyos na Briton na kinasuhan ng possession ng droga, nang itaas niya sa $50,000 ang kanyang alok na piyansa, mula sa $5,000.

Idinahilan ni Burcher na kailangan niyang makabalik sa United Kingdom dahil magsisimula na ang klase sa kanyang kolehiyo.

Silang tatlo ay nahuli ng pulis noong Sept. 2, 2022 sa loob ng Hong Kong Bldg, sa Lockhart Road sa Wanchai.

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Sina Burcher at Cabello ay nahuli sa hagdan sa 3^rd floor ng gusali, samantalang si Quijano ay nahuli sa Room 9 ng Ming Court Guest Hotel na nasa 2^nd floor ng gusali. Habang iniimbestigahan, nalaman din na ang dalawang Pilipina ay dating domestic helper na nag-overstay.

Kinasuhan si Burcher ng drug possession.

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Si Cabello ay sinampahan ng dalawang kaso ng drug trafficking at breach of condition of stay–overstay, dahil isang buwan nang walang bisa ang kanyang visa.

Si Quijano naman ay sinampahan ng isang kaso ng drug trafficking at breach of condition of stay–overstay dahil halos dal`awang buwan nang paso ang kanyang visa. 

Basahin ang naunang report sa kasong ito: https://www.sunwebhk.com/2022/10/2-pilipinang-os-na-nahulihan-ng-droga.html

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2 Filipina teens arrested for allegedly ganging up on compatriot

 

The alleged assault happened in a carpark in Tsui Ping (South) Estate

Two Filipina teenagers were arrested separately on Wednesday (Feb 8) after allegedly assaulting a fellow Filipina teen in a housing estate in Kwun Tong on Tuesday.

A police report said the arrests were made after the alleged victim, a 17-year-old Filipina resident, reported to police about being attacked by several girls in a parking lot in Tsui Ping (South) Estate.

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The victim had bruises on her face, waist and upper arm, and sought treatment at United Christian Hospital on her own.

Following her complaint, the police arrested two other Filipina teenagers, one 17 years old who was picked up in Yau Ma Tei, and an 18-year-old who was found in Kowloon City, on suspicion of assault causing bodily harm. Both also hold HK ID cards.

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After an investigation, the two suspects were released on bail and told to report back to the police station in early March.

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The police say the operation is still going on and have not ruled out making further arrests. 

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Magkahiwalay na kaso laban sa 3 Pilipina pinag-sama

Babalik sa korte ang tatlo sa March 31.

 

Pinag-isa ang magkakahiwalay na kaso laban sa tatlong Pilipina nang humarap sila kahapon sa Eastern Court sa kasong pagtitinda ng alak nang walang lisensya at pagtatrabaho nang ilegal sa isang kainan sa 8^th floor ng Fai Man Bldg., sa Li Yuen Street West sa Central (na tinaguriang Alley-alley).

Nahuli ng pulis sina Mary Jean Batalla, Myrna Reyes at Rowena Abelido – na ngayon ay pawang walang trabaho -- noong nakaraang Agosto 19.

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Pinagpatuloy ni Magistrate Minnie Wai ang piyansa nilang tig-$1,000 upang makalaya hanggang sa susunod na pagdinig sa March 31.

Noong huling humarap sa korte si Batalla, 52 taong gulang, limang kaso ang nakasampa laban sa kanya -- pagtitinda ng alak nang walang lisensiya, pagkakaroon ng ipinagbibiling alak, pagpapatakbo ng kainan nang walang karampatang pahintulot, at paglabag sa Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Requirements and Direction) (Business and Premises) Regulation dahil bukas ang kainan nang lampas sa hatinggabi.

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Sa bagong kaso ay dalawa na lang ang asuntong iniharap sa kanya: ang pagtitinda ng siyam na bote ng alak nang walang lisensiya, na labag saDutiable Commodities Ordinance, at ang pagtatrabaho sa Hong Kong kahit siya ay nag-overstay, na paglabag sa Immigration Ordinance.

Si Reyes, 33 taong gulang, ay nahulihan naman ng siyam na bote ng iba’t ibang klase ng alak at pagtatrabaho kahit labag sa Immigration Ordinance, dahil may utos ang Immigration Department na paalisin siya sa Hong Kong.

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Si Abelido ay sinampahan ng kasong pagtatrabaho kahit labag sa Immigration Ordinance, dahil may utos ang Immigration na paalisin siya sa Hong Kong.

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HC says illness of relative not ground for reducing sentence

 

CA judge says ailment of appellant's father no reason to lower her sentence

A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a Filipina convicted of overstaying on the ground that her sentence was too severe.

One of the grounds cited by Remedios Victoria Abara in asking for a lower sentence was that she wanted to go home earlier because her father was seriously ill.

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Abara was sentenced to six months imprisonment after surrendering, then pleading guilty to a charge of overstaying for nearly 11.5 years.

In the judgment she handed down on Feb.6, Judge Esther Toh, sitting as a lone appeal court judge, said the magistrate who imposed the sentence “rightly considered that the ill health of her father was not a factor in mitigation because when the Appellant decided to overstay, her father was already in his 70s.”

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Judge Toh cited a case presented by counsel for the respondent Department of Justice Jason Lau that stated that “the serious illness of a family member does not generally amount to a humanitarian ground for the reduction of sentence, except where it is exceptional.”

Apart from this, there was no other ground that could be used to mitigate the sentence because the right discounts had already been given to Abara for her guilty plea and surrender to the Immigration Department.

 

Abara arrived in Hong Kong to work as a domestic helper in 2009. Her employment contract was terminated the following year but she did not leave Hong Kong as required.

She finally surrendered to Immigration on Jun 13, 2022, after overstaying for a total of 11 years and 5.5 months.

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When she appeared in court, she told the magistrate that she decided to surrender because she wanted to go back to the Philippines because of her sick father.

In sentencing, the magistrate used a starting point of 12 months, then gave a 1/3 discount for the appellant’s guilty plea, then reduced it further by two months for her voluntary surrender.

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But the magistrate gave no further credit to Abara’s plea that she needed to go home sooner because of her sick father.

Having looked at previous cases of a similar nature and the sentences imposed in each, Judge Toh said she did not consider that the sentence of six months was “manifestly excessive or wrong in principle.”

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She issued her decision during the hearing of the appeal on Jan. 16 this year, but handed down her reasons for judgment on Feb. 6.

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