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Filipino Student Perfects Math Score in Hong Kong Contest
By garnering a perfect score, a Filipino student has aced the just-concluded 13th Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) here and helped put the Philippines on second place in the 14-nation… Read more
Connecting OFWs with Families and Friends Through Facebook
Since the advent of the worldwide web in 1989, the world has never been the same again. And with social networking coming into the picture in the early 2000s, netizens… Read more
DFA Airs Concern on Rising OFW Drug Cases
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed concern on Saturday on Filipinos continuously being used as “drug mules” following the recent arrest of three Filipinas in Hong Kong and Macau…. Read more
Filipina DH in HK Killed Boss in ‘Psychotic’ Attack
A schizophrenic Filipino domestic helper chopped her employer, a senior civil servant, to death – severing her spine and exposing her internal organs – because she believed the woman had… Read more
3 Pinay ‘Mules’ Nabbed in Hong Kong, Macau
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has expressed alarm over the growing number of Filipinos picked up and detained in Hong Kong and Macau prisons for acting as “mules” or… Read more
HK OFWs Ask Aquino: Cut Passport Cost
President Benigno Aquino III should work to lower passport cost for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), organizations of Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong said. Almost 10,000 OFWs signed a petition… Read more
Hong Kong OFWs Bare 10-pt Agenda to Noynoy
Filipino migrant workers based in Hong Kong want Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to end what they call the anti-migrant policies of his predecessor, President Arroyo. “President-elect Noynoy Aquino can start… Read more
2010 Philippine Independence Day Celebrations in Hong Kong
The grandest and most spectacular display of Philippine culture and artistry is set to unfold Saturday and Sunday as the Filipino community in Hong Kong celebrates the Philippines’ 112th Independence… Read more
OFW Suspect in HK Slay Case Extradited
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) extradited on Friday a former overseas Filipino worker accused of murdering an American couple in Hong Kong seven years ago. NBI Interpol division chief… Read more
Pinoy Sailors Remit $888M in Q1 2010
FILIPINO sailors on foreign oceangoing vessels remitted $888.949 million in the first quarter, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reported. The amount was 11.04 percent higher —or $88.414… Read more
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