Iwas-parusa sa Pilipinang akusado sa ilegal na pagtatrabaho, naharang

 

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Nakahanda nang makulong si A. Rosario, 47 taong gulang, nang dumating siya sa Shatin Courts kaninang umaga para sa pagdinig ng kanyang kasong pagtatrabaho nang ilegal, dahil nahuli siya ng Immigration na naninilbihan na sa kanyang bagong amo kahit hindi pa siya nabibigyan ng visa.

Katunayan, aniya sa isang panayam, naipa-door-to-door na niya sa Pilipinas ang karamihan ng kanyang mga gamit at nagtira na lang ng ilang susuutin bago siya pumasok sa kulungan.

Kaya laking tuwa niya nang sabihin sa kanya ng abogadong ibinigay nang libre ng Duty Lawyer Office ng korte, na nagkipagkasundo ang taga-usig na tapusin na lang ang kaso sa isang bind-over, o pangako niya na hindi na uulitin ang nagawa, at wala siyang magiging parusa kung hindi siya lalabag muli sa batas.

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Pero napalitan ng kabiguan ang kanyang galak nang iprisenta na sa korte ng taga-usig ang kasunduan, dahil umalma si Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong.

 “Hindi ito naarapat,” ika niya sa Inggles.

 “Hindi ko tatanggapin ang kasunduang iyan,” dagdag niya nang malamang anim na buwang nagtrabaho nang ganito si Rosario.  “Kailangan ko ng magandang paliwanag.”

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Ang dahilan niya ay may isang kaso kamakailan kung saan isang turista ang naparusahan ng 55 araw na pagkakulong sa isang araw na pagtatrabaho nang ilegal.

Nang parehong hindi makasagot ang taga-usig at ang tagapagtanggol ni Rosario, ipinagpaliban ni Cheang ang pagdinig sa Sept. 6 upang dinggin kung aamin siya sa paratang o hindi, at kung tunay na may sapat na paliwanag sa kasunduan ng dalawang panig.

Samantala, itinuloy ni Cheang ang bisa ng piyansang $1,000 ni Rosario at mga kondisyon nito.

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Nakasuhan si Rosario ng “breach of condition of stay” matapos siyang mahuli ng mga Immigration officer noong May 24, 2022 na nag-aalaga sa anak ng kanyang amo sa bahay nito sa Discovery Bay kahit hindi pa aprubado ang kanyang papeles sa Immigration Department.

Nauna rito, tumanggi ang Immigration na aprubahan ang kontrata ni Rosario at ang bago nitong amo na si Albert Yeung.

Bilang apela, sumulat ng liham si Yeung sa Immigration at pinapirmahan kay Rosario. Nakasaad sa liham na nagsimula nang magtrabaho si Rosario sa bahay ni Yeung.

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Nang mabasa ito ng Immigration officer ay sinabihan ang asawa ng amo, na sumama kay Rosario sa paglakad ng papeles niya, na huwag nang ipasok ang liham dahil nagsaad ito ng pag-amin sa ilegal na gawain.

Pero nagpilit ito na ipasok ang liham, dahil hindi naman daw binabayaran si Rosario.

Lingid sa kanyang kaalaman, ipinagbabawal ng Immigration Ordinance ang pagtatrabaho nang walang permiso ang Immigration, may suweldo man o wala.

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Makalipas ang ilang linggo ay dumating ang mga Immigration officer sa bahay ng amo upang siguruhin na nagtatrabaho nga nang ilegal si Rosario.

Nagkataon namang umiyak ang anak ng amo, at binigyan ito ng gatas ni Rosario kaya nahuli siya sa akto. Noon din ay dinala siya upang imbestigahan.

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Filipina to go on trial on charges of dangerous driving causing death, injuries

 

The car that Magsino had parked on a slope mowed down a group of people in 2021
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A Filipina who works as a family driver is set to stand trial after pleading not guilty today at the District Court to two charges relating to an incident in December 2021 when a car she had parked in Central rolled down backwards at a fast clip, causing death to one bystander and injury to four others.

Reshielle Lagurin Magsino, 45, looked distraught as her lawyer told the court that she was pleading not guilty to one count of dangerous driving causing death, and another of causing grievous bodily harm.

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Judge Justin Ko set down the trial for six days starting on July 2 next year, and extended Magsino’s bail of $10,000 on the same conditions as before: that she would submit her travel document to court, not leave Hong Kong, remain at the Deepwater Bay address she had given, and report to the Aberdeen Police Station every Sunday, 6pm to 9pm.

The first charge relates to the death of 27-year-old French woman Elodie Ma, who was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in critical condition after being run over by Magsino’s car at about 8pm on Dec. 20, 2021 at the junction of Peel Street and Staunton Street. She died less than 24 hours later.

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Initial police report said she was trapped under the vehicle with car plate FL9192, and had to be freed by a group of bystanders.

Four others were wounded in the same incident, and were named as Truong Lise Pui Yee (who was initially listed in critical condition but recovered eventually), Riachi Julien, Moroz Dean Ian and Hui Yat-yuen.

Magsino's bail has been extended until her trial next year (File)

In court today, Magsino was accompanied by a group of friends who gave her support. She was not asked to speak and her lawyer was the one who told the court of her “not guilty” plea to the charges against her.

The defense lawyer also said Magsino might be called to testify, along with an expert. Prosecution, on the other hand, said it would call nine witnesses, including police officers and a DNA expert. Short footages from seven CCTVs will also be presented as evidence.

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The case was first heard in the Eastern magistracy but was elevated to the District Court due to the seriousness of the charges.

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Pilipinang pumirma sa pekeng DH contract ng Indonesian, kinasuhan

 

Ang dalawang akusado ay magkahiwalay na humarap kanina sa iisang korte. 

Isang Pilipinang pumirma sa kontrata ng isang Indonesian bilang domestic helper kahit hindi ito nagtrabaho sa kanya ang humarap sa Shatin Court ngayon sa paratang na pakikipagsabwatan sa panloloko sa direktor ng Immigration.

Pinayagan ni Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong na magpiyansa si Juliet Santos, 60 taong gulang, upang makalaya hanggang sa susunod na pagdinig sa Sept. 25.

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Pero ang pekeng DH niya na si Ana Miratul Faidah, 30 taong gulang, ay umamin sa naunang pagdinig kanina sa harap din ni Magistrate Cheang na pumirma nga siya ng pekeng kontrata nila ni Santos, at nahatulang nagkasala.

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Itinakda ni Cheang ang pagbasa ng kanyang sentensiya sa Sept. 11.

Si Santos at Faidah ay parehong kinasuhan ng paglabag sa Common Law, na sa ilalim ng Section 159( C ) ng Crimes Ordinance ay may parusang hanggang 14 na taong pagkabilanggo.

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Ayon sa dokumentong mula sa korte, nakipagsabwatan si Santos, Faidah at isang nakilala lang na Jo Ann Estrada upang lokohin ang Immigration sa pamamagitan ng pagpasok ng pekeng kontrata ng DH na tumagal mula May 2022 hanggang March 19 ngayong taon.

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Ang kontrata sa pagitan nina Santos at Faidah ang naging dahilan kung bakit pinayagan si Faidah na maglagi sa Hong Kong kahit hindi dapat.

Ito rin ang kasong inamin ni Faidah.

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Maliban dito, sinampahan din si Faidah ng dagdag na kasong pagsisinungaling nang sabihin niya sa isang Immigration officer pagdating niya sa Hong Kong noong March 9 na magtatrabaho siya kay Santos.

Pero kanina, inurong ito ng taga-usig matapos umamin si Faidah sa unang kaso.

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Paghihigpit sa jaywalkers, ipinatupad simula ngayon

 

Mag-ingat sa pagtawid dahil baka pagmultahin ka ng $2,000

Inumpisahan ng mga pulis ang paghihigpit sa mga tumatawid sa kalsada simula ngayong araw ng Lunes dahil sa biglang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga naaksidente sa daan sa mga nagdaang buwan.

Ayon sa naunang balita, may 53 aksidente na naitala ngayong unang anim na buwan ng taon lang, na nag resulta sa kamatayan ng 38 katao. Ito ang pinakamataas na bilang sa nagdaang tatlong taon.

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Sabi ng mga pulis, ang karaniwang sanhi ng mga aksidente ay ang hindi pagsunod ng mga tumatawid sa traffic lights, paggamit ng cellphone habang tumatawid, o paglalakad sa mga daan na para sa mga sasakyan lang.

Umapela ang pulis sa publiko na sumunod sa mga batas trapiko, at nagpaalala din na ang multa sa mga mahuhuli ay multang aabot sa $2,000, at maari din silang makasuhan.

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Samantala may 10 katao ang naibalitang nahuli dahil sa jaywalking, o ang pagtawid sa daan habang pula pa ang ilaw, sa may palengke lang ng Tai Po Hui.

Kaagad silang binigyan ng tiket para sa multang tig $2,000 dahil sa jaywalking o hindi pagsunod sa batas-trapiko.

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May ilang mga pulis din sa daan na nagbabala sa mga tao na huwag nang tumawid kapag nag-umpisa nang kumisap-kisap  ang ilaw na na dilaw. Sa ilalim ng batas-trapiko, maari  nang kasuhan ng jaywalking ang mga taong tumuloy sa pagtawid kapag ganito na ang ilaw.

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DMW lawyers take over inquiry into P1.2M Canada student visa ‘scam’ in HK

 

Bagay (in white) confer with the complainants as Asst Labor Attache Tony Villafuerte looks on

Two officials from the Department of Migrant Workers spent nearly the whole day Sunday, August 13, interviewing nine of the 11 Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong who have filed complaints against Cebu-based recruiters who allegedly defrauded them of more than Php1.2 million.

Lawyers Francis Bagay and Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo listened to the overseas  Filipino workers recount how they were lured by the recruiters into paying an average of $18,700 each (P132,000) on the pretext that they could secure student visas to Canada for them in just three months.

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The complaints were against PinoyCare Visa Center-Opportunities Abroad Visa Processing Services and its officers and staff who came to Hong Kong on February 19 and June 18 this year to recruit applicants, led by their chief executive officer Prisca Nina Mabatid and her lawyer-partner, Russ Mark Gamallo.

The complainants, two of whom were in the Philippines on family emergencies, also named fellow OFW Bryan Apostol Calagui among the respondents, claiming he was the one who enticed them to apply for the student visas through his widely-followed social media platforms.

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Apart from their statements prepared by the Mission for Migrant Workers and notarized by the Philippine Consulate General, the complainants also handed videos which captured the promises made by Mabatid and Gamallo, as well as Calagui’s endorsements.

During their talks in Hong Kong, Mabatid and Gamallo told the applicants they could work and earn enough in Canada once they got there on a student visa, that Mabatid would lend them P1million each to support their application, and that they need not worry about getting accepted into a school, or of getting a failing mark. 

They were also assured that their visa application would be approved within only three months at most.

The complainants alleged that the acts by the recruiters constituted human trafficking, if not massive illegal recruitment. Apart from asking that the respondents be arrested and prosecuted for the alleged illegal acts, the complainants are also demanding the return of their money.

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After the interviews that lasted from morning and until late afternoon, Bagay and Nagayo told the complainants that they were given 15 days to make their assessments and recommendations, so they could expect to hear of any new developments after that.

Philippines-based complainants took their cases directly to DMW in Manila

Ahead of their visit to Hong Kong, DMW Undersecretary Hans Cacdac told some 20 Philippines-based complainants against Mabatid and company who met with him on August 4 at his office in Pasig City that he was with them in their “advocacy.”

In fact, Cacdac said he had already endorsed the case to the National Bureau of Investigation for possible prosecution.

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He added that the case that will be filed on behalf of the Philippine complainants would likely be massive illegal recruitment and possibly, syndicated estafa. Both of these charges are non-bailable, and punishable by life imprisonment if proven.

For those who are abroad and could no longer claim to having been illegally recruited, he said the proper charge would be human trafficking, which is equally severe.

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Also consulted by the DMW team who visited Hong Kong were Mission case officers Edwina Antonio and Esther Bangcawayan, who assisted, and helped prepare the complainants’ sworn statements.

Mabatid promised HK applicants a 'loan' of P1M at zero interest to support their applications

The investigators also spoke with The SUN editor Daisy CL Mandap who witnessed how Mabatid promised to refund the applicants’ money after police were called as she and her team embarked on a second recruitment drive on June 18 this year.

Despite her pledge, Mabatid failed to show up at the Consulate the next Sunday, June 25, to meet with the complainants and give back their money.

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One of her staff who identified herself as Al Lagradilla said in a phone call to a complainant that Mabatid decided to renege on her promise on the advice of her lawyers, as it was supposedly made under duress.

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After Mabatid failed to show up to refund the irate applicants' money, Consulate officials started looking into the case on the instruction of DMW Secretary Susan Ople, who also designated Usec Cacdac to lead the inquiry.

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