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Allegedly ‘Trafficked’ Filipino Tourist Jailed in Hong Kong
A 22-year-old Filipino teacher who was allegedly trafficked in Hong Kong last December is in jail for breach of condition of stay. Thailand-based Parker Bolanio is detained at the Lai… Read more
Filipinos in Drug Trafficking Cases Reach HK High Court
THREE Filipino tourists are set to face the Court of First Instance for allegedly trafficking in illegal drugs in Hong Kong last year. The drug trafficking case of Analyn Ingalla,… Read more
OFWs Say No Plan to Bring Kin to Hong Kong
For all the xenophobic hoopla raised by Hong Kong residents that foreigners, especially Filipinos, would swamp into their tiny prosperous enclave once the Right of Abode (ROA) law is approved,… Read more
HK Maids Join Rush For Residency Status
The number of domestics applying for permanent residency here has gone up to an average of more than 200 a month from just one before a landmark ruling in 2010… Read more
New OWWA Officer Ready For HK
NEW Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) officer Daisy F. Furaque is prepared to take on challenges while she is posted here in Hong Kong. In an interview with Hong Kong… Read more
Former DH Finds Success Setting Up Own Web Design Firm
Myrna Padilla spent nearly 20 years working as a domestic helper in Singapore and Hong Kong, and returned to the Philippines to successfully start her own web design and development… Read more
PHL Execs Visit 116 Pinoys in Hong Kong Prison on Christmas
Some 116 Filipino inmates in Hong Kong prisons received a much-needed morale booster last Christmas from Philippine officials who held their annual Christmas visit last December. The Philippine Consulate General… Read more
A Wish List for Domestic Workers
A Christmas wish list like no other. Non-government service providers have drawn up a wish list for ethnic minorities, including foreign domestic workers (FDWs), who “deserve a fairer Hong Kong.”… Read more
More Than 500 Filipinos in Hong Kong Register for OAV
MORE than 500 Hong Kong-based Filipinos have registered for the 2013 elections in the Philippines as of December 11. The Philippine Consulate General has recorded 501 registrants for the Overseas… Read more
Filipina Tourist Jailed in Hong Kong for Soliciting Sex
A Filipina tourist was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for soliciting sex. Crystal Gayle Lopez, 26, was convicted of two charges: soliciting for an immoral purpose, and breach of condition… Read more
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