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Posted on 18 March 2019 No comments

Nasusuya na si Barbara, 30 at Bisaya, sa mga kamag-anak at mga naging kakilala sa Statue Square sa palaging pangungutang sa kanya.

Palakaibigan kasi siya at maawain, bukod pa sa mukhang mapera kahit kapwa kasambahay nila.

Ang totoo ay malambot ang kanyang puso kaya hindi niya matanggihan ang mga dumadaing.

Ayaw din niyang ma-guilty kapag hindi napagbigyan ang mga mangungutang.

Ang masaklap, marami sa mga umuutang sa kanya ay hindi nagbabayad.

Dito niya naisipan na mangutang din kahit hindi niya kailangan para lang masabi sa mga lumalapit sa kanya ang, “Sorry, may utang din ako.”

Alam niyang kahibangan ito pero para maproteksyunan ang sarili ay inilagay ang inutang sa time deposit para kumita naman ng malaki.

Kung tutuusin daw kasi ang binabayad niyang interes sa utang ay katumbas din ng nawawala kapag tinakbuhan siya.

Natatawa siya sa kanyang istratehiya pero epektib daw. Kalaunan ay natapos din niyang bayaran ang kanyang utang, pero ang buwanang hulog niya ay itinatabi na niya at pinapadala sa kanyang personal account sa Pilipinas.

Sa ngayon si Barbara ay patuloy pa ring nagpapalago ng kanyang kita.

Kung hindi niya ito inilalagak sa bangko ay ini-invest sa iba pang instrumento. Dahil dito, tinatantiya niya na mas mapapadali ang kanyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas. – George Manalansan

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Pinapasok ang bf sa bahay

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Karamihan sa mga dayuhang kasambahay sa Hong Kong ay natutuwa kapag sunod-sunod ang mga statutory holiday dahil sinamantala ito ng kanilang mga amo upang mangibang bansa.

Pagkakataon naman ito ng mga kasambahay upang makasama nang mas matagal ang mga kasama sa organisasyon, o manatili na lamang sa bahay ng amo upang makapagpahinga naman ng mas matagal at mas maayos.

Ngunit iba ang naging plano ni Jessica, isang Pinay sa mga among Haponesa at Canadian sa South Bay Road.

Umalis ang kanyang mga amo kasama ang isa pang kasambahay at ang mga bata para magbakasyon sa Japan kamakailan, habang si Jessica ay naiwan para magbantay at maglinis sa bahay.

Isang gabi ay nagulat na lamang ang mga residente sa kanilang gusali nang kumatok ang mga guwardiya at pulis sa bawat bahay upang alamin kung may napansin silang kaduda-dudang lalaki sa kanilang paligid.

Ayon sa mga guwardiya, may lalaki na pumasok sa gusali at nagpakilala bilang delivery man kaya pinatuloy. Pero nang magsagawa ang mga security officer ng regular na pagroronda at pag-aaral sa mga CCTV record ay napansin nila na hindi lumabas ang lalaki mula sa gusali, hudyat para sila ay maalarma.

Lalo na nang maalala nila na wala namang tao sa apartment na binanggit nito, at ayaw din silang pagbuksan ng nakatao sa bahay na nasa itaas na palapag nito.

Dahil dito ay ipinagbigay alam na ng mga guwardiya ang insidente sa pulisya, na agad namang sumaklolo.

Sa magkasanib nilang pagsisiyasat ay natagpuan nila ang lalaking hinahanap na nakahilata sa sofa sa apartment ng amo ni Jessica, na ayaw magbukas noong una.

Mariin nitong itinanggi na kilala niya ang lalaki at ang sabi ay pumasok lang itong bigla nang pagbuksan niya matapos kumatok ng ilang beses.

Hindi na daw niya ito napigilan dahil humiga na lang bigla sa sofa, at nangangamoy alak pa.

Agad dinampot ng mga pulis ang lalaki na isa palang Pakistani, sa sakdal na burglary.

Nakaligtas man si Jessica, hindi naman kumbinsido ang mga amo sa kaniyang paliwanag.

Pagkarating nila mula sa bakasyon, agad nila itong pinatalsik dahil wala na sila umanong tiwala sa kasambahay.

Dagdag pang kuwento ng kasama niya sa bahay, ito pala ay bagong pasok lamang sa kanila noong Nobyembre noong nakaraang taon.

Ayon sa kanya, nabalitaan nila na pinatalsik din si Jessica ng dating amo sa parehas na kadahilanan.

Payo ng mga kapwa niya Pinay at kapitbahay, hindi dapat tumanggap ng bisita habang wala ang mga amo, lalo na kung isang kaulayaw ang papapasukin.

Lumabas na lamang at gawin ang iyong gusto sa ibang lugar kaysa mawalan ka ng trabaho, at mapahiya sa iyong kapwa. – Ghie Bastawang

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Pinay maid jailed 4 weeks for stealing employer’s rings

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Nalam was sentenced in Eastern Court

By Vir B. Lumicao

A Filipina domestic helper has been sent to jail for four weeks by a magistrate in Eastern Court for stealing two gold rings from her male employer in Mid-Levels last year.

The defendant, Johara Nalam, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft on Mar 18 before Magistrate Peter Law, and was immediately sentenced.

The rings, owned by Nalam’s employer Nicholas Victor, a British company director living in a flat on Hatton Road, Mid-Levels, were stolen separately on unknown dates in September and October last year.

Nalam pawned them for a total of $1,900 but their actual value was not mentioned in the charge sheet.

Nalam came to work in Hong Kong as a domestic helper in January 2016. She started working for Victor two years later.

The theft was discovered on Christmas Day last year, before the maid left for a holiday in the Philippines. Victor checked her luggage and found a pawnshop receipt issued by Shing Fung Pawnshop in Eurotrade Centre, Central. Feeling suspicious, he kept the receipt.

When Nalam returned from Manila, the employer took her to the pawnshop to redeem the ring for $1,140. He inspected the ring and realized it was his, so he and the helper went to the Wanchai police where he reported the theft. The maid was arrested.

Nalam admitted to police that she took the ring in October. On the evening of Jan 17, officers searched the employer’s house and found another receipt issued by Shing Fung.

An officer recovered another gold ring from Shing Fung, which Victor said was also his. He retrieved the ring for $900.

Magistrate Law asked the prosecution whether the $1,100 and $900 that the employer paid to recover the rings were their actual value. The prosecutor said she had no idea.

The defense counsel said those were the redeem values of the pawned rings.

“I’m asking because in a previous case, a stolen watch worth $1 million was pawned for just $3,000,” Law said.

During mitigation, the defense counsel said Nalam was single and that she came to Hong Kong as a domestic helper in January 2016, earning $4,210 a month.

No explanation was offered as to why she stole the rings.

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Pwede kang sumali rito

Posted on 16 March 2019 No comments

Overseas Voting for the Philippine Mid-Term Election will be held from Apr 13-May 13, 2019 at the Bayanihan Centre in Kennedy Town
Know the candidates for the senatorial posts as well as the party-lists, and what they stand for.
“Let’s strengthen our democracy. It’s our right and duty.”
Let’s all vote.
Wanted: Filipino nationals to serve as member of the Special Board of Election Inspectors. Details here:
https://www.facebook.com/PHLinHK/photos/a.407494936119352/966151100253730/?type=3

HealthWise: A Free Basic Medical Check for OFWs
Daily, except Friday
Venue: POLO Office, 18/F, Mass Mutual Tower, 33 Lockhart Rd., Wanchai
Organized by: Philippine Overseas Labor Office HK in collaboration with Filipino Nurses Association HK and Balikatan sa Kaunlaran HK
Service includes free health assessment after blood pressure and glucose tests, cholesterol and uric acid tests, as well as lesson on breast self examination

Caritas Health Day for FDWs
Caritas Asian Migrant Workers Social Service Project will launch a monthly Health Day program for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong starting on Mar. 31. The three monthly sessions will involve individual work health consultation with a registered physiotherapist. Participants in the individual health consultations are required to join all three sessions.
The schedule of the monthly consultations is provided below:
31 March 2019 (Sunday), 10:30am-12:30pm
Individual work health consultation - Assessment on body pain problems- Giving tailored-made advice on exercise, posture & working environment. Fee: $10
28 April 2019 (Sunday)
Education Seminar - Introduction of work health & safety- Introduction of the use of equipment for elderly caring (Open for all English speaking FDWs with body pain problems). Fee: $10
25 May 2019 (Sunday)
Individual work health consultation - Follow-up & review of the assessment. Fee: $10
Targeted for the program are all English-speaking FDWs with work-related body pain problems.
The venue is Caritas Fortress Hill Centre, G/F. , No.28A, Fortress Hill Road, Hong Kong.
To book a place, call 2147-5988.

Siomai and Empanada Making
Apr 6 (Saturday)
9:30am-12:30pm Morning Session
2:00pm-5:00pm Afternoon Session
Organized by: Card OFW Foundation
Venue: Bayanihan Centre, 55 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town
First come, first served, until the room is filled
Kindly bring the ff:
1. Apron
2 .Hairnet
3. Minimal contribution for ingredients (Free training but cost of ingredients will be equally shouldered by participants. Finished products, copies of recipes and a certificate will be taken home).

Mga pwedeng puntahan sa iyong day off

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Project HealthWISEe Outreach Services
Mar 17, 10am-4pm, Tea Room, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 10 Wan Tau Street, Tai Po (MTR Exit A1)
Officers and staff of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office led by Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre will lead the team that will provide free basic medical check-ups. Services will include free checks of blood sugar, blood pressure, uric acid and cholesterol levels. Those who want to have the check-ups must undergo fasting from 12 midnight. OEC and exemptions will also be issued. Those who wish to avail of this service should be ready with an email account and their passports (with not less than 6 months validity.

HK Ballet in Statue Square
(Interactive dancing with HK Ballet artists)
Mar 17, 11am onwards, Statue Square, Central
The HK Ballet ensemble will do an actual rehearsal under the leadership of Artistic Director Septime Webre, and perform selected numbers from their upcoming performance “Le Corsaire” to be shown in Tuen Mun on Mar 29-31. There will also be an interactive program to be led by Garry Corpuz and Luis Cabrera, both ballet students at the HK Academy of Performing Arts

Photography Workshop
(Part of the ‘Babae Ipagbunyi” photo exhibit in celebration of International Women’s Month. Featuring the works of OFW Joan Pabona, second placer in the National Geographic Wheelock Youth Photo Competition
Mar 17, 10 am – 12:30 pm, PCG Gallery
Workshop is free, but registration is required. Please send an e-mail to gadhongkongpcg@gmail.com with you name, mobile number and subject title “PHOTO WORKSHOP”

Visayas Festival
Mar 17, whole day, Edinburgh Place, Central
Event will feature all the colorful festivals of the Visayan Region, including Sinulog, Dinagyang, Ari-Atihan and Masskara. Organized by Visayas Alliance. Contact Nerissa Jimena

“Kapihan with Kenneth”
HK Legislator Kenneth Leung* meets with Filipino community, Mar 24, 3:00-4:15pm, PCG Conference Room
For registration, email gadhongkongpcg@gmail.com and use “Kapihan” as subject head. The event will include a talk on recent policy and legislative changes to increase the protection of foreign domestic workers. Practical tips and accessibility to foreign household service workers of Hong Kong’s heath care system will also be conducted by lawyer Louise Le Pla.
*Leung’s policy focus includes human rights and labour issues

EcoDrive Seminar
Learn how to reduce plastic waste and help change your community. Mar 24, 10am-11:30am. PCG Conference Room
Free snacks to be provided. Register by email: culturalpcg@gmail.com

Free Financial Literacy Seminar
Sunday: Mar 24, June 23, July 21
Saturday: Apr 13, Aug 17
Organized by: CARD HK Foundation. To reserve your slot, call 56002526, 54238196 or 95296392. Free handouts and certificates will be given

Fast Forward 2019:
His Sanctuary Hong Kong’s Founding Anniversary
May 1, 9am onwards, TST Auditorium, Kowloon

Pabona’s photo exhibit kicks off Women’s Month

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Acting Head of Post Germinia V. Aguilar Usudan (5th from left) and Joan Pabona (6th from left) with (from left) Consul Roderico C. Atienza, Tynna Mendoza of Enrich; Consul Kyaw Zay Yar Lin of Myanmar; Consul Grace Teh of Malaysia; Catherine Gurtin of Pathfinders; Dr Ju-chen Chan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Olivia Cheng of HK 01 Company Limited; Alma Quinto; Dr Julie Ham of the University of Hong Kong; and Carmen Lam, Gellin Byatt and Medina Speers of Pathfinders, at the exhibit opening. (Consulate photo).

By Vir B. Lumicao

Joan Pabona, a domestic worker who has shot to fame as a finalist in last year’s National Geographic Youth Photo Competition in Hong Kong, will be hanging up her cleaning gloves soon to focus on her passion, photography.

Joan Pabona

Pabona’s solo show, “Babae, Ipagbunyi: Empathy in a Click,” which opened on Mar 10, kicked off the Consulate’s celebration of the International Women’s Month as part of its Gender and Development program for Filipina domestic workers.

The talented 36-year-old woman from Sudipen, La Union, says she aims to transition into “a new and better person” when her work contract ends in June this year.

What has made this happen was her success in the National Geographic-Wheelock photo competition last year, and her winning the international photographer award from Gawad America in the same year.

Leading the accolades for Pabona at the opening of her show was Deputy Consul General Germinia Usudan, who traced the artist’s work history, from being a factory worker, cashier, and debt collector, to becoming a domestic worker in Singapore and Hong Kong.

The change Pabona had undergone moved her friend and sponsor, Dr Ju-chen Chen of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to urge other Filipina helpers to also follow their dreams.

“This is not a representation of what Joan does only”, Chen said of the exhibit, which her team from the CUHK Department of Anthropology put up in collaboration with the PCG and Wimler Foundation.

Chen said the photographs that Pabona exhibited are not about domestic workers in Hong Kong, but her view of the city where she lives and works.

She told the Filipina workers who were guests at the launch that with every picture they took of their new idol, “Joan becomes a new and better person” who they can emulate.

“You can also do that to become a better person,” Chen said.

In September last year, Pabona told Chen she wanted to mount her first photo exhibit and the professor agreed readily. They approached Consul Fatima Quintin of the PCG and Wimler to enlist support and from there the project became a reality.

“I am interested in photography because I want to tell stories that I can only effect and convey in pictures,” Pabona said in her brief speech.

Photography “forces me to pay attention to things most people take for granted. When I take pictures, I look to capturing a moment in an artistic and creative way,” she said.

“When I take a picture, I feel like I am in communion with my subject. For in one split second I can put myself in their shoes. When I get a good picture, I feel extremely content,” she said.

She told The SUN she started dabbling in photography using a Nikon digital SLR camera in college while enrolled in a computer course. It has since developed into a passion.

In June, when she winds up her six-year stay in Hong Kong as a domestic worker, she plans to go back to Sudipen to rest before going full time into photography.

“May plano na ako pero gusto kong magpahinga muna dahil pagod ako,” she said.

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