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POLO to Charge Employer of LOHAS Park Suicide Victim by Philip C Page 20 Page 2 Page 13 WEDDINGS. Actress FINALLY. Labatt Jalilo Rosanna Roces plans Dela Torre says OECs to marry her female will soon be issued in lover twice---once in the New Territories Canada and again in for OFWs who work the Philippines. there. CEBU. We visit the Queen City of the South to see its historic places and The No.1 Filipino Newspaper Vol.VI No.345 April 15, 2016 taste its delights. HK again tops OAVBy M. Lopez and C. Arcibal turnout WE’RE on top. The Filipino community in Hong Kong has recorded the highest turnout in the on- going Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) for this year’s Philippine presidential elec- tions. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA spokesperson Charles Jose said that Hong Kong had the highest number of OAV voters (5,603) who cast their ballots as of April 13. “In second place was Singapore with 3,686 voters,” Jose told Hong Kong News. The turnout in Hong Kong was even higher than those registered in the whole of Europe (4,524 voters) and the Americas (586). Among the regions, turnout was highest in the Middle East (15,891), Asia-Pacific (13,709), and then followed by Europe and the Americas. FIRST IN LINE. Voters wait outside the Bayanihan Centre before the start of the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) on April 9. Cordillera Alliance-HK Turn to page 12 general secretary Jezelie Mendez (first from the right) waited as early as April 8 and was first in line when the polls opened. (Philip C. Tubeza) POLO to charge employer of LOHAS Park suicide victim By Philip C. Tubeza are also calling. I don’t know how much a CCTV camera also reportedly captured Dela Torre said the Philippine Overseas ment has already summoned her but she she owed the financing companies,” Dela her jumping off to her death. Labor Office (POLO) was preparing a refused to budge. So after we repatriate FOR the fourth time this year, another Fil- Torre said in an interview. The police were able to identify her case against the employer for refusing to the victim’s remains, we are going to ipino domestic worker killed herself due “She had been with her employer for 10 only on March 24 when investigators shoulder the $28,000 that Manila spent to charge the employer to refund the repatri- to her mounting debts. years and it was only recently that she had found her Hong Kong ID. repatriate the victim. ation costs,” he said. Labor Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre said the these problems. They also found a pawn- Attaché Hermogenes Cayabyab Jr., “We were able to talk during the view- “We’ve already contacted a solicitor. 47-year-old Filipino worker found under shop ticket. Her cousin said her parents of the Philippine Consulate General-As- ing at the mortuary and I told her it was This is going to be a test case,” he added. a footbridge in LOHAS Park on March 18 were almost always in the hospital recent- sistance to Nationals (ATN) section, said her responsibility. Read the contract. It’s Meanwhile, on April 7, a 27-year-old was heavy in debt. ly,” he added. they had contacted the victim’s parents, clear an employer has to shoulder the re- Filipino woman, surnamed Solomon, was “According to the employer, she owed Dela Torre said the police found a sui- who live in Southern Leyte. The victim patriation,” Dela Torre said. Turn to page 12 her $20,000 and two financing companies cide note at the scene of the incident while was single. “She disagreed. The Labour Depart- PUBLISHED BY HK PUBLICATIONS LTD. TEL: 2851 1766 WEBSITE : WWW.HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK 2 NEWS April 15, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS POLO to issue OECs in New Territories By Philip C. Tubeza for OECs. try na magpapakuha ng OEC dito,” he “Our request has been forwarded to added. LABOR Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre is heed- their main office in Manila. Sa umpisa sig- Dela Torre said the POLO usually re- ing the request of overseas Filipino work- uro kami muna (ang mag-iissue ng OEC) quired “face-to-face” interviews before ers in the New Territories that overseas hanggang masanay yung staff nila,” Dela issuing OECs. employment certificates (OECs) should Torre said. “At saka dapat original passport ang be issued in their areas. Dela Torre had already reached a deal dala para makita yung exit stamps or visa. Dela Torre said he was already talking with the PNB Global Remittance Shop so Pero pag-aaralan namin ito baka pwede with banks, remittance companies, and the that OECs would be issued in its branch naman ma-address. Maganda yun kasi Labour Department (LD) so that OECs in World-Wide House in Central on Sun- mailing na lang,” he said. could be issued in their branches or offices days. Dela Torre said OFWs who use the in Tsuen Wan, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, The Metrobank branch in United Centre mailing service could either pay in Metro- and even Yuen Long. also issues OECs on Sunday. bank, PNB, or even 7-Eleven. “We want this so that our kababayans “Kaunti na nga lang ang unmaakyat dito “Ayaw ko rin na kung may mailing ser- in the New Territories won’t have come (sa POLO),” Dela Torre said. Labatt Dela Torre (Photo from Dela Torre’s FB page) vice ay pupunta pa rin sila dito para mag- all the way down here (in Admiralty) to Beginning April 16, the PLDT-Smart bayad. get their OECs,” said Dela Torre, head branch in World-Wide House will also be months like December or March. We’ll ing service to issue OECs. So, it’s possible na magbayad na lang of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office issuing OECs. arrange it kasi meron silang (area) sa baba “I-mamail na lang nila requirements and sila using their Octopus card. Kinakausap (POLO). Dela Torre said that he was also talking ng library sa building nila na bukas kapag enclose a self-addressed envelope para we namin yung sa Octopus card,” he said. He said he was negotiating with banks with the LD so that a portion of its build- Linggo. Baka yun ang magiging site nam- can mail them back,” Dela Torre said. Dadalhin na lang nila sa 7-Eleven tapos and remittance companies that have ing in Tsuen Wan could be used for the in sa Tsuen Wan,” Dela Torre said. “May konting technicality lang kasi it yung 7-Eleven mag-iissue ng receipt para branches in the New Territories so that issuance of OECs. The POLO chief said they are also look- might be open to abuse. Somebody in the proof of payment. I can assure you, before they would waive the $10 additional fee “We might go there during the peak ing into the possibility of using the mail- Philippines going to Saudi Arabia might December ayos na ito,” he added. DOLE delegation might be delayed By Philip C. Tubeza THE arrival of the delegation of top labor officials from Manila might be delayed to after the May presidential elections, Labor Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre said. Dela Torre said that, as of April 13, there was still no confirmation about the arrival of the delegation headed by Labor Undersecretary Nicon Fameronag Jr. and Philippine Overseas Employment Admin- istration (POEA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac. They were expected in Hong Kong in mid-April for high-level talks with Labor Secretary Matthew Cheung. Fameronag “On the Hong Kong side, (Cheung) is available on April 19 but it seems the team overseas absentee voting at the Bayanihan Dela Torre earlier said that the Famer- might not be here,” Dela Torre said. Centre. onag would be visiting Hong Kong to ask “They’re somewhere in Ireland. Ilang “Sabi ko, pag ganyan baka after elec- the government to relax the “two-week beses ko nang tinanung kung matutuloy e tions na lang kasi ako may duties ako dun rule” for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) wala pang sagot,” he added. (sa Bayanihan). Lahat ng mga taga-consu- The delegation’s agenda also includes Dela Torre pointed out that consulate late may duties din dun. Mahihirapan. So, trying to find a new shelter for abused Fil- officials were also busy with the on-going after elections na lang,” he said. ipino domestic helpers. “May mga pending issues (like yung) 14-day (rule), role ng Immigration we would like the Hong Kong government to look into the possibility of relaxing it or extending it,” Dela Torre said in an inter- view. The 14-day rule requires foreign domes- tic helpers who were terminated or who finished their contract to leave Hong Kong is they cannot find a new employer within that period. Migrant groups have urged the Hong Kong government to scrap the two-week rule because it allegedly enables abuse of FDHs. The delegation from Manila will vis- it Hong Kong as part of the two gov- ernment’s agreement to hold regular high-level talks on how to improve the lot of Filipino domestic helpers in the city. “We also would like to have better co- operation in terms of prosecution of erring agencies,” Dela Torre said. “May agencies licensed nila pero hindi accredited sa atin so yan ang problema,” he added. HONG KONG NEWS April 15, 2016 NEWS 3 FDH in ‘baby dumping’ surrenders By Cheryl M. Arcibal head of the PCG’s Assistance to Nation- Guzman-Quintin said. was also given medical assistance.” the person who dumped the infant. als section, told Hong Kong News that the She described the Filipino woman as Guzman-Quintin appealed to the me- The infant was allegedly found at THE Filipino domestic helper suspected Filipino went to the consulate on April 11 being “cooperative”, but wanted a “reas- dia to refrain from disclosing the identity around 7:45 p.m.
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