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NBI may investigate Filipinos who pawn passports twice, says consul

Posted on 18 July 2019 No comments
ATN head Consul Paulo Saret (in black jacket) inspects some of the 1,320 passports used by workers as collateral at OFC. turned over by the police to the Consulate. At left is ATN officer Arnel de Luna.



By Vir B. Lumicao

Filipinos caught using their passports twice as collateral for loans may be referred to the National Bureau of Investigation for questioning in line with a recent Foreign Service Circular, said Consul Paul Saret, head of the Consulate’s assistance to nationals section.

Saret issued the warning as he confirmed that all the 1,320 Philippine passports seized by the police from lending company OFC last month had been turned over to the Consulate.

The passports will not be returned to the holders, so they will have to apply for a renewal of their documents. They will be issued passports valid for only five years, instead of the usual 10.

In addition, they will be put on a watch list and if they commit the same offense, will not be able to apply for a new passport in Hong Kong but will be referred to the Department of Foreign Affairs office in Manila to secure a replacement.

All those found to have hocked their passports twice will face the stiffer sanction of being referred to the NBI for “appropriate action”. It is not, however, clear if that will mean charges being filed against them, or summary penalties imposed.
“Kasi ang nakalagay doon sa Foreign Service Circular issued by the DFA ay non-issuance of passport and referral to the NBI for appropriate action,” Saret said.

“Basically, under the Philippine Passport Act, yung improper use of passports ay may penalty rin, so if you use it as collateral, that will be considered as improper use (because the purpose is for) proper identification of a Filipino when traveling abroad,” he added.

With the return of the record haul of passports, ATN staff  have had their hands full documenting each, while at the same attending to applications for renewal from the holders.
 
Saret said the employment contracts found tucked into the passports had been returned to the workers.

As of Jul 11, he said about 200 holders of the recovered passports had already applied for renewal.
 
OFC staff being besieged by clients after the Jun 5 raid

Although police had told The SUN that a total of 1,400 passports were seized in a raid on OFC on Jun 5, ATN staff said the bigger figure given could be due to some old passports being stuck on to new passports of the same persons.


The owner of OFC, a certain Mr Wong, was arrested during the raid but released on police bail after initial questioning.  Investigations are still going on.

Saret said renewal ordinarily costs $480, but those who hocked their passports will also have to pay $200 for an affidavit with an undertaking not to do so again.

Those whose passports are not among the pile turned over by the police will have to apply for replacement of lost passport, which will cost $1,200 plus $200 for the affidavit.
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Ribs, ribs, ribs

Posted on 17 July 2019 No comments
Everybody seems to have her/his own recipe for cooking ribs- pork or beef, sliced or rack. Most would swear by recipes handed down through generations, or newly found on social media and other food sharing groups. A few would have just a few key ingredients, with the quality of the meat being more important. But whatever the ingredients are, the goal seems universal. The meat from ribs must be so tender they literally fall off the bone.
Below is a selection of recipes culled from different sites, some shared by well-known chefs, others by Filipina members of the Facebook page Domestic Workers Corner, who are all eager to help each other in impressing picky employers. Each one a must-try.


4-ingredient Sticky Ribs 

From Marion’s Kitchen
Ingredients: 
½ cup hoisin sauce
½ cup ketchup
½ cup sriracha chilli sauce (or any spicy sauce you prefer)
1kg  rack of pork spare ribs, cut into individual ribs
sea salt

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Instructions: 
1. Preheat the oven to 120°C.
2. Combine the hoisin, ketchup and sriracha in a large bowl. Reserve ¼ cup in a separate small bowl.
3. Season pork ribs with salt, then add them to the large bowl and toss until each rib is evenly coated. Transfer to a baking tray lined with foil. Place another sheet of foil on top and seal the bottom and top pieces to form a tight foil ‘bag’. Cook in the preheated oven for 2 hours.
4. Remove the ribs from the oven. Turn the oven up to 200°C.

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5. Transfer the foil bag to a heat-proof surface. Remove the top layer of foil, being careful because the steam inside the bag will be hot. Line the baking tray with another clean piece of foil. Transfer the ribs to the lined baking tray and generously brush each rib with the sauce you reserved earlier. Place the tray back into the preheated oven, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until the edges of the ribs are just starting to char.
6. Remove the ribs from the oven and pile onto a serving plate. Serve with plenty of napkins!

Spicy BBQ Beef

From the Asian Food Channel
Ingredients:
1lb sliced beef ribs
½ Asian pear, finely grated
14 garlic cloves, finely chopped
200 ml soy sauce
3 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp soft brown sugar.




Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except the beef ribs to make the marinade
2. Marinate ribs and refrigerate for at least 4 hours
3. Grill ribs until charred and cooked. (You may brush the ribs with some of the leftover while grilling)
4. Cut ribs across the bones and serve.


Steamed Pork Ribs with Tausi

From Marie de Guzman Bautista in DWC Its’all about food

Ingredients:
1 lb of pork ribs chopped into 2-inch pieces
Brown sugar
White pepper powder
Cornstarch
Dash of Shaoxing wine (optional)
Light soy sauce
Sesame oil
Tausi or black bean sauce
Minced garlic
Few pieces red chili (optional)
Chopped spring onion

Procedure:
1. Marinate pork ribs with brown sugar, white pepper powder, cornstarch, Shaoxing Wine(optional), light soy sauce, sesame oil, tausi and minced garlic for at least 1 hour to obtain good taste and better result.
2. Transfer to a steaming dish. Add red chili to enhance the flavor (optional).
3. Steam over high heat (obtained by boiling water for 20 mins.) Could also be done while cooking steamed rice.
4. Garnish with chopped spring onions.

(Another DWC member, Prinslyn Rivera Bentillo offered a simpler recipe consisting of dry black beans, garlic, ginger, corn starch, oil, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and salt. Just estimate the proportion of all the ingredients, she said. Mix all ingredients then use as marinade for the chopped ribs, then steam).


Pork ribs with taro

From Shiela Omega Fabroa, DWC’s resident chef

Ingredients:
Pork ribs, cut into small square pieces
Dark soy sauce
Sugar
Sesame Oil
Cornstarch
Magic Sarap (optional)
Ginger, sliced
Rice Wine
Taro, chopped

Procedure:
1. Marinate pork ribs in dark soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cornstarch and Magic Sarap for at least one hour.
2. Fry ribs with ginger, then add rice wine
3. Add 1 ½ cup hot water until ribs become tender
4. Add chopped taro


Classic Braised Beef Short Ribs

From the Stay At Home Chef
Classic Braised Beef Short Ribs are cooked low and slow until they reach fall-off-the-bone deliciousness. This simple dish is a classic that is full of comfort food flavor.

Ingredients
6 (about 4 pounds) bone-in short ribs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 white onion diced
2 to 3 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 sprig fresh rosemary

Procedures
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Season all sides of the short ribs with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a heavy, oven-safe pot over high heat. Add in olive oil and allow to heat briefly. Sear short ribs in olive oil, about 1 minute per side. Remove from pot and set aside.
3. Add in onion and saute 2 to 3 minutes. Add in garlic and saute 1 minute more.
4. Pour in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer. Add in meat. Place a rosemary sprig on top.
5. Cover and transfer to preheated oven for about 2.5 hours, until meat is tender.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
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Hello, Love, Goodbye, malapit nang ipalabas

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Pinahirapan daw ng husto ni Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina si Kathryn Bernardo sa Hong Kong habang kinukunan ang mga eksena niya sa Hello, Love, Goodbye para mas maintindihan niya at maranasan ang paghihirap ng isang OFW.

Papel ni Joy na isang OFW ang ginagampanan ni Kathryn sa pelikula, at katambal niya si Alden Richards na gumanap naman na isang bartender.

Sa global media launch ng pelikula na ginawa sa Maynila at ipinalabas ng sabayan via satellite sa Dubai, London at Los Angeles, sinabi ni Direk Cathy na sinadya niya ang pagmaltrato kay Kathryn dahil lumaki daw itong “privileged” kaya hindi nito alam ang pakiramdam ng isang naghihirap.
Isa sa mgta eksena sa pelikula ng dalawa.

“She had to know the pain and suffering ng isang OFW,” sabi ng batikang director.

Para maisagawa ito, pinagbawalan niya si Kathryn na makipag-usap kahit kanino sa set, at lalong hindi sa boyfriend nitong si Daniel Padilla. Tumagal ang shooting ng isang buwan kaya umabot daw sa punto na halos mag walkout na si Kathryn sa pelikula.

Sabi ni direk, binigyan naman daw niya ng karapatan si Kathryn na magalit sa kanya, kahit murahin siya, pero hindi ang walk out sa set.

Pati paggamit ng cellphone sa set ay ipinagbawal ni Cathy, pero may naawa daw kay Kathryn at pinahiram siya ng telepono. Nang makita ito ni Cathy ay pinaalis daw niya ang telepono.

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“E, mabigat yung eksena, siyempre bunganga ako, ‘Tanggalin ‘yan! Ang hirap talaga nung scene for her, pagod na pagod na pagod na pagod na siya, ‘tapos tinanggalan ko siya.

So, nagagalit na siya,” kuwento pa ni Cathy.

Pero hindi pa rin nagpakita ng awa ang director.  “Ay, grabe, hilahod, labas-dila. Labas-dila sa pagod, e, walanghiya ako,” sabi pa niya.

Sabi naman ni Kathryn, wala siyang nagawa noon kundi “inakap ko na lang ang role.”

Dagdag pa niya, hindi lahat ay gusto ang ginawang pagpapahirap sa kanya ng director, pero “sobrang nakatulong” daw ito para makaarte siya ng husto.

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Dahil sa pelikula, nabuksan din daw ang isip niya tungkol sa malungkot na pamumuhay ng mga Pilipino na nagtatrabaho bilang domestic helper sa iba’t ibang mga bansa.

“Saludo ako sa mga OFW,” sabi ni Kathryn.

Hamon naman sa kanya ng director, “Pagkatapos ng pelikula sabihin mo kung galit ka pa sa akin.”

Ayon naman kay Alden, isang malaking karangalan na makatrabaho niya si Direk Cathy dahil matagal na daw niyang hinahangaan ang mga pelikulang ginawa nito.

“We share the same passion, which is acting,” sabi pa niya.

Binalikan naman siya ng papuri ni Cathy, na nagsabing sa unang tingin pa lang niya kay Alden ay nasabi niyang marunong umarte ito.

“Pero nagkamali ako, hindi siya marunong. Magaling siya.” Pagkasabi niya nito ay biglang napaluhod sa harap niya si Alden bilang pasasalamat.



Bagamat marami ang napahanga sa pagpapaliwanag ng mga artista at director ng pelikula kung bakit kailangang panoorin ang kanilang obra, may mga KathNiel fans naman na nagtatawag ng boycott dahil daw sa kissing scene nina Kathryn at Alden dito.

Nang tanungin si Cathy tungkol dito, paiwas naman nitong sinabi ang “Whether they kissed or not, it doesn’t matter. The movie can stand on its own.”

Nakatakdang ipalabas ang “Hello, Love, Goodbye” sa Maynila sa katapusan ng Hulyo, at sa United Arab Emirates sa Aug. 8.


Uge, may plano nang magpakasal

Inamin ni Eugene Domingo na umaasa siyang maikakasal din sila ng kanyang Italian boyfriend na si Danilo Bottoni, isang film critic. Tatlong taon na din daw ang kanilang relasyon.
“Lahat naman tayo, di ba, nangangarap ng kapayapaan pagdating sa aspeto ng settling down.

“But as of this moment, really, I’m very happy and I’m very thankful na, ayun na nga…” sabi niya sa press conference ng kayang bagong pelikula, ang “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken.”
Eugene Domingo

Nang tanungin kung engaged na sila, sinabi niya na parang nandun na sila sa puntong iyon, at idinagdag pa ang, “ It’s, like, he is my life.”

Kung sakaling mag-alok daw ng kasal ang boyfriend ay “agad-agad” daw niyang tatanggapin dahil nasa tamang edad na siya.

Dagdag pa ng 47-year-old actress sa tonong nagpapatawa, wala na daw dapat pang ingatan sa kanya.

Sa ngayon ay masayang masaya sila ng kanyang boyfriend kahit LDR (long distance relationship) sila. Hindi din daw sila nagmamadali na umabot na sa kasalan. “Bata pa naman kami,” dagdag biro pa niya.

Kung yayain daw siyang magpakasal at tumira na sa Italy ay papayag daw siya dahil hindi naman nito ibig sabihin na magreretiro na siya bilang artista.

Ipinaliwanag din ni Eugene kung paano siya napapayag na ang ikatlong installment ng Ang Babae sa Septic Tank ay gawing digital series sa streaming content platform na iWant, di tulad ng naunang dalawang pelikula niya sa parehong serye na ipinalabas sa mga malaking sinehan.

“E, kasi, di ba, uso na ang digital series ngayon, so updated tayo. “Kailangan sumasabay at sumasakay.

Kailangan din daw nilang maabot ang mga tao na busy at ang panahon para manood ng pelikula o serye ay sa iWant na digital.

Ang pitong serye ng tinawag niyang isang mockumentary, ay mapapanood sa iWant simula sa ika-17 ng Hulyo.


Marian Rivera, namigay ng breast milk

Buong pagmamalaki na ibinalita ni Dingdong Dantes sa pamamagitan ng Instagram na ang asawa niyang si Marian Rivera ay namigay ng “thousands of milliliters of breast milk” sa The Parenting Emporium, isang “social enterprise” na nagtuturo sa mga magulang kung paano nila dapat gampanan ang kanilang mga responsibilidad.

Tinawag pa ni Dingdong “ superwoman” ang asawa na isa ring sikat na artista dahil daw sa marubdob nitong pagnanasa na magpasuso sa kanilang dalawang supling, si Zia at ang bagong panganak na si Sixto.

Mas lalo daw siyang humanga sa ginawa nitong pagbibigay ng kanyang sobrang gatas sa mga batang nangangailangan nito.

Marian Rivera


Ayon naman sa Instagram post ng The Parenting Emporium, isang premature na sanggol na nagngnalang Mati ang isa sa mga makikinabang sa gatas na binigay ni Marian.

Sabi pa ng “social enterprise group,” kailangang kailangan ni Mati ng gatas mula sa isang ina para malampasan ang anumang sakit na madaling kumapit sa katulad niyang ipinanganak nang kulang sa buwan. Ang nanay daw ng bata ay kasalukuyan pang sumusubok na magkaroon ng sapat na gatas para sa anak.

Dagdag pa ng The Parenting Emporium, buong lugod na pumayag si Marian na sumailalim sa
HIV and Hepa blood test na kundisyon nila para masiguro na ligtas ang gatas na ipinapamahagi nila.

Si Dingdong naman ay nagsiguro na manatiling frozen ang gatas ni Marian hanggang umabot ito sa kanilang freezer.

Sabi naman ng Kapuso star, sobrang dami daw kasi ng kanyang gatas, at alam niyang marami ang nangangailangan nito dahil hindi naman lahat ng mommy e nabibiyayaan ng sobra-sobrang gatas katulad niya.

Dagdag pa niya, ideya daw talaga ni Dingdong na idonate sa mga nangangailangan ang sobrang gatas niya.

Sapatos, regalo ni Sharon sa anak na US-bound

Isang sorpresa ang binigay ni Megastar Sharon Cuneta sa anak niyang si Frankie o “Kakie” Pangilinan, ilang linggo bago ito tumulak sa New York para doon mag-aral ng kolehiyo.

Ipinakita ni Sharon sa Instagram ang ilang pares ng branded na sapatos na iniregalo niya sa anak na napaluha daw sa tuwa.

Ayon pa kay Sharon, ito ang mga unang mamahaling sapatos na ibinili niya sa 18-taong gulang niyang anak magmula nang ito’y magsimulang lumakad.

“She was naiiyak because we have always given our children a modest budget for shopping, and they aren’t spoiled and have very few expensive things,” sabi pa ni Sharon sa kanyang Instagram post.

“That way, they know the value of hard-earned money and appreciate it so much when they receive well-made investment pieces,” dagdag pa niya.

Sa isang hiwalay na post, ipinakita ni Frankie ang isang litrato kasama ang kanyang mommy na nagsa shopping, at nilagyan ng caption ng, Thank you for today.”

Nauna dito, sinabi ni Sharon na gusto niyang sumama kay Frankie sa Amerika kundi lang may dalawa pa siyang anak na kailangang alagaan. Kung siya lang daw ang masusunod ay sa Pilipinas na lang dapat nag kolehiyo ang anak.

Hindi sinabi ni Sharon kung saang eskwela sa New York papasok ang kanyang pangalawang anak, pero “dream school” daw niya ito.
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Filipina sues employer’s elderly husband over indecent ‘massage’

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By Vir B. Lumicao

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The EOC is handling the sexual harassment case
A 25-year-old Filipina has filed a sexual harassment charge against her employer’s 72-year-old husband for allegedly forcing her to massage his penis on two occasions last month.

The first incident allegedly happened just two days after the young helper had arrived at her employer’s house in Pokfulam on Jun 21. The defendant repeated the act four days later, causing Maggie (not her real name), to flee.
With help from Antonio Villafuerte, officer-in-charge of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, Maggie sought police help, but officers reportedly refused to book the elderly man for indecent assault because, accordingly, he did not use force or threat.

The police instead advised Maggie to file a complaint for sexual harassment with the Equal Opportunities Commission.
Maggie also filed a claim at the Labour Labour Relations Division on Jul 15 after no settlement was reached in an initial meeting between her and the employer’s family on Jul 7.

Villafuerte said the maid is seeking compensation for damages for the elderly man’s misdeed. 

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Polo OIC Tony Villafuerte 

But the employer’s family was only willing to offer a month’s wage, another month’s pay in lieu of notice, air ticket and meal allowance.

“A conciliation meeting is set for Aug 2 at 2:30pm. After that, if no settlement is reached, the case will be elevated to the Labour Tribunal,” Villafuerte said.



Records show the Filipina arrived from Manila on Jun 21. Two days later, the suspect came home in the afternoon and took a shower, got out of the bathroom naked and asked the helper for a body massage.

The maid allegedly refused, saying it was illegal and not part of her work, but the man told her it would be just between the two of them.

Maggie obeyed out of fear until the man demanded that she massage his genitals. She rang up her employment agency afterwards, crying and begging to go home.

But the agency told her to wait and make a video recording the next time the man ordered her to massage him again.

On Jun 27, the elderly man asked for another massage that included his organ and the maid was able to get a video clip, albeit sloppy because she was nervous and scared.

She waited for a chance to escape and did so when she went out to dump the rubbish.

The next day, Maggie called up the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to seek advice. She later met with Villafuerte who asked her to write down her complaint.
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