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The No.1 Foreign Newspaper Vol.VI No.353 August 15, 2016 Former President and Govt to start wage consultations now special envoy to China Fidel V. Ramos visits HK to meet with friends who are FDHs ask for $5K close to Beijing. minimum wage Page 10

The POLO is planning to hold “mass registrations” for OFWs who are not yet registered with the BM Online. Page 20

WAGE HIKE. Foreign domestic workers march in Victoria Park to demand a minimum monthly wage of $5,000 and regulated working hours in this After a 22-year file photo taken on Labor Day. The government is expected to decide next month whether or not to increase the salary of FDHs. (Philip C. Tubeza) absence, the Miss By Philip C. Tubeza to $5,000 the minimum allowable wage GRANTE-HK), said they will ask for a (ang consultation meeting). Nagtawag na (MAW) for foreign domestic helpers in $790 wage hike for FDHs at the Labour sila ng mga migrant groups. Our demand Universe beauty IT’S that time of the year again. Hong Kong by October. Department on Monday (August 15). is $5,000,” Balladares said in an interview. pageant will return A group of Filipino domestic work- Dolores Balladares, chair of the United “This Monday na ang consultation na Turn to page 12 ers is asking the government to increase Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MI- pinatawag ng Labour. Isa’t kalahating oras to Manila next year.

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By Cheryl M. Arcibal cuss including tourism, common fishing rights in claiming the entire South China grounds, and trade, among others. Sea through its nine-dash line policy. FORMER Philippine president Fidel V. Asked how he would respond if his “The tribunal concluded that there was Ramos is banking on golf and old friend- friends from China told him that a condi- no legal basis for China to claim historic ships to fulfill his duties as President tion for the resumption of talks between rights within the sea areas falling within Duterte’s special envoy to China in an ef- Manila and Beijing is to disregard the July the nine-dash line,” the PCA said. fort to rekindle “warm relations” between 12 decision of the Permanent Court of Ar- Manila filed the case in 2013 against Manila and Beijing. bitration, Ramos said he would tell them Beijing, which refused to participate in the Ramos, accompanied by wife Ming and to “talk to our officials”. case, saying the tribunal had “no jurisdic- a grandson, faced Hong Kong-based me- “I’ll say ‘don’t talk to me anymore, talk tion” over the issue. dia in a press conference at the Philippine to our officials’ because that’s the official The tribunal said Beijing’s historical Consulate General on August 9. phase that will lead to the nature of our fu- rights “were extinguished to the extent “I am here on a fishing expedition and ture relations, but I’m just saying we must they were incompatible with the exclusive we’ll play a little golf, and many of my Ramos (second from right) speaks with journalists at a press conference all be cognizant of this need,” he added. economic zones provided for in the Con- friends are from around here to Shenzhen Ramos also said the Philippines would vention” – referring to the UN Convention to Zhuhai up to Ghuangzhou,” he said . in Beijing. in Hainan,” the 88-year-old Ramos said. pursue both bilateral and multilateral talks on the Law of the Seas or the UNCLOS. Specifically, Ramos named Wu - Shi “There is no very serious planning about Any visit to Beijing, he added, would to address the South China Sea dispute. “China had violated the Philippines’ chun, president of the Hainan-headquar- this. My job is not to negotiate, but to help depend on the outcome of his “informal, “Our approach right now and this is why sovereign rights in the exclusive economic tered National Institute for South China pave the way, break the ice, so to speak, non-official meetings” and to the decision we are here is bilateral [talks] with China zone by interfering with Philippine fishing Sea Studies, as one of those he will be and rekindle the friendship that we had of Duterte after an evaluation of Ramos’ and of course mine is just informal, casual, and petroleum exploration, by construct- meeting during his “very flexible” four- to “I am here in Hong Kong... because it is trip to Hong Kong. and unofficial, but I am very positive that ing artificial islands and failing to prevent five-day stay in Hong Kong. from Hong Kong that we easily go where In meeting with these friends, he added it can be successful,” he said. Filipino fishermen from fishing in the He said he would be meeting “old we might go, meaning Shenzhen, Guang- that Manila and Beijing shared common The Netherlands-based court ruled that zone,” the PCA said. friends” who have links to high officials zhou, and even Xiamen, and also Haikou points of interest that they could dis- Beijing had violated Manila’s sovereign New complaints vs Emry’s By Cheryl M. Arcibal Department. June said they have temporarily stopped Mojica said the police have been call- processing contracts from Emry’s, said A fresh batch of 67 complaints against ing the complainants to ask them if they to be the biggest provider of Filipino do- Emry’s employment agency was for- wanted to pursue their refund claims at mestic helpers in Hong Kong. warded by the Philippine Consulate the Small Claims Tribunal. POLO records showed that since Jan- General to the Hong Kong authorities. From June 28 to July 14, the PCG had uary this year, Emry’s had submitted Lorna Mojica, Assistance to Nation- forwarded to Hong Kong authorities 178 676 FDH contracts. The owner of Em- als section officer at the PCG, said 43 complaints against Emrys. ry’s insisted to POLO officials that she complaints were forwarded on July 26, Complainants said they paid at least did not intend to dupe the jobseekers and and 24 complaints on August 3 to the $10,000 each so their papers to work in promised that she would refund them. Hong Kong Police and the Employment the UK or Canada could be processed. She claimed that she was the one who Agencies Administration of the Labour Labor Attache’ Jalilo dela Torre in was duped by her contact in the UK. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 NEWS 3 Transgender Pinay POLO plans to hold civil service exam in November By Philip C. Tubeza for the LET next month has reached 696. takes govt to court He said there were 334 applicants for the LABOR Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre has exam for elementary teachers. Five of the By Philip C. Tubeza proposed holding civil service exams in applicants are from Macau. November here in Hong Kong. The PRC will email the Philippine A Filipino transgender woman has asked Dela Torre said the Civil Service Com- Overseas Labor Office the final list of -ex the High Court to declare as unconstitu- mission earlier suggested that the exam aminees and they will have to pay a fee tional the decision of Hong Kong authori- be held next month but he turned it down of US$45. ties to send her to a prison for men. because the Professional Regulation Com- For those who have questions, please Luigi R. Navarro, 21, also complained mission is holding a licensure exam for call Gloria at 2866-0640 (POLO land- that she was not given hormone treatment teachers (LET). line), 5529-1880 (POLO hotline), or leave when she was locked up at the Siu Lam “OK na yung civil service exam pero a message on the POLO-HongKong SAR Psychiatric Center and that she was strip- ang gusto nila September. Ang sabi ko, Facebook page. searched by male prison officers. “Impossible.” Kako, anong gagawin The salary of a public school teacher “Prison rules are unconstitutional,” said ninyo sa amin? Papatayin ninyo kami?” in the Philippines under the 2016 Salary Clive Grossman SC, the Filipino’s lawyer. Dela Torre jokingly said in an interview. Standardization Law (Teacher 1, entry Navarro was arrested in June 2014 for “Nagcounter ako na November para at level, Salary Grade 11, Step 1) is P19,077 illegal drugs and was sentenced to 13 least may time. Hindi pa sila nakasagot per month, including a personal emergen- months in prison. She is now back in the The High Court in Admiralty kung OK sila sa November,” he added. cy relief allowance of P2,000. Philippines. Dela Torre said that those who want to There are also other benefits such as Barrister Earl Deng, Navarro’s other look after other prisoners. Wong said. take the civil service exam should be at one-step increment pay for every three lawyer, said his client asked that she be She said Navarro could not have been She said that, when Navarro was going least 18 years old and should have finished years of satisfactory performance; hard- given hormone treatment—she had been imprisoned with female prisoners because to take a bath or go to the toilet, all the oth- a four-year course in college. There is no ship allowance equivalent to 15 to 25 per- receiving it since she was 12---but it took prison officials also had to consider their er male prisoners were told to leave first. age limit. cent of basic pay if he/she is assigned in six months before that request was grant- welfare. Wong said Navarro was “com- “It was a prison setting. He was not in- “Yung mga registered profession- hardship posts and if he/she is a mobile ed. pletely segregated” from male prisoners vited to a tea party. It wasn’t ideal but it als---mga PRC board passers-- may au- teacher or multi-grade teacher. The delay supposedly affected Navar- during her time in jail. was appropriate under the circumstances,” tomatic (civil service) eligibility sila,” he On the other hand, Cebu Rep. Raul Del ro’s hair, voice, and Adam’s apple. “She was not allowed to mingle with she said. said. Mar has filed a bill increasing the basic Taking up the cudgels for the govern- them. The Commissioner for Correction- Wong added that of the 94 transgender “Maraming gustong kumuha niyan kasi monthly salary of public school teachers ment, Barrister Lisa Wong said prison of- al Services had precisely taken account prisoners brought to Siu Lam since 2010, maraming trabaho sa gobyerno,” he add- to at least P36,000. ficials did their best to respect Navarro’s of her special vulnerability and had made Navarro was first one to ask and get hor- ed. “Teachers are considered to be the prime rights, considering that they also had to special arrangements to protect her,” mone treatment. Meanwhile, the number of applicants mover of the education system,” he said. 4 August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 5 6 NEWS August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK NAIA x-ray screeners again in hot water

By Bing Jabadan “Firstly, we start our investigation with trafficking from Manila since the Duterte the airlines to find out where Cruz took her administration assumed power on July 1. MANILA----Office for Transportation flight to Hong Kong (and) what flight she Customs officials reported that during Security (OTS) personnel are again in hot took. From there, we can establish what a spot x-ray check of her luggage, they water after a Filipina tourist was able to time she departed and the identities of the noticed suspicious images of what was in- sneak out almost one kilo of cocaine with- OTS personnel on duty at the time she side her handbag. out being detected from the Ninoy Aquino passed through the terminal,” Monreal said. A thorough examination revealed two International Airport (NAIA). The MIAA chief said he ordered securi- slabs of suspected cocaine, the first one Manila International Airport Authori- ty officials to conduct a thorough investi- weighing about 330 grams and the second, ty (MIAA) general manager Ed Monreal gation on all officials manning the initial 390 grams. They were concealed in false said he ordered an investigation on how and final security screening at the NAIA compartments of the bag. the tourist, identified as Ann Raian Santos terminals 1, 2 and 3. “The big question mark now is: If the Cruz, 37, was able to fly out of NAIA to Some OTS personnel were earlier OTS personnel claimed that they could find Hong Kong with P4.5 million worth of linked to the “tanim-bala” controversy a bullet as small as a bullet for a caliber 22, cocaine in her handbag and MIAA is gradually replacing them how come they failed to detect the cocaine despite of the intense campaign of Presi- Cruz’s bag dent Duterte against illegal drugs?” said an airport official who requested anonymity. with airport police. drug trafficking at the Tsuen Wan Magis- Under Hong Kong’s Dangerous Drugs Cruz, who claimed she was a telephone trates Courts the following day. Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug operator, was arrested by Hong Kong cus- The Filipina was caught with around is a serious offence. toms officials upon her arrival from Ma- 700 grams of suspected cocaine in her While there is no death penalty here, nila on July 30 at the Chek Lap Kok in- handbag with a street value of $750,000. convicted drug traffickers could face life ternational airport. She was charged with This was the first reported case of drug imprisonment and a fine of $5 million. FDH in drug case asks for more time By Philip C. Tubeza case to August 26 and had Penascosa re- manded in jail. A Filipino domestic helper from Dubai The prosecution said government lab- asked for more time to consider her plea oratory tests showed that she was carry- after she was caught with more than $3 ing 3.067 kilos of cocaine when she was million worth of cocaine at the airport. caught on February 13. Officials initially Imelda Gimena Penascosa’s lawyer said she was carrying 4.4 kilograms. asked Eastern Courts Magistrate Jason “Customs officers found three snack Wan on July 29 to adjourn the trafficking boxes inside the rucksack she carried. In- in dangerous drugs case against her for depth examination led to the discovery of four weeks. 248 pellets of suspected cocaine with a “She needs time to consider her plea,” total weight of about 4.4 kilograms and a the lawyer said. market value of about 4.8 million,” said a Judge Wan set the next hearing on the government officer after her arrest. One of the pellets from Penascosa HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 7 8 NEWS August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Social Welfare Attache Elizabeth Lim Dy helps two How HK FDHs could FDHs get their take custody of kids children back. By Cheryl M. Arcibal was informed that Ernie committed sui- ever they talk on the phone. cide and died on November 5, 2015. On July 7, a case conference was held at FILIPINO domestic workers who want to Following Ernie’s death, Ria decided to the Municipal Social welfare and Devel- take custody of their children owing to a take custody of her child and revealed to opment Office in South Cotabato, attend- number of reasons are urged to seek the her parents the existence of her third child. ed by 10 persons including Lani, Rina, the assistance of the Social Welfare officer at According to a June 6, 2016 letter of Dy child’s biological father Eddie (not his real the Philippine Consulate General. to DSWD-Field Office II in Cagayan, Ria name), the child’s paternal grandparents; Elizabeth Lim Dy, Social Welfare Atta- made a request to the Office of the Social Lani’s mother, and social workers. che at the PCG, said she has been coor- Welfare Attache at the PCG to transfer the When Rina was told about her mother’s dinating with the Department of Social custody of her child from Ernie’s parents, decision to take her back, the child said Welfare and Development to facilitate who live in Kalinga Province. Ria said that she would rather stay with her father and Department of Health urges cases involving Filipino mothers who are despite providing financial support to her her grandparents because they were al- working in Hong Kong. child, she was barred by Ernie’s parents ready taking care of her. Owing to Rina’s She cited two cases involving Filipino from communicating with her daughter. statement, the social workers then recom- vigilance vs dengue fever domestic workers who sought the transfer The Municipal Social Welfare and De- mended not to compel the child to perma- By Peter Castillo steps to avoid mosquito bites during the of the custody of their children from the velopment Office in Cagayan assessed the nently stay with Lani, who told the social trip,” the spokesman said. paternal grandparents to their own parents. capability of Ria’s parents to take care of workers that she was planning to stay for THE Department of Health (DH) urged DF is transmitted to humans through The first case involved 35-year-old Ria the minor, and found that the couple were good in the Philippines. the public to maintain its vigilance against the bites of infective female Aedes mos- (not her real name), who wanted to take “capable to provide support and security Instead the social workers recommend- dengue fever (DF) as the number of den- quitoes. The public are reminded to follow the custody of her two-year-old child from to the child.”. ed that Rina spend time with her mother gue cases rose to 68, including two from anti-mosquito measures when travelling the parents of her deceased common-law To avoid protracted legal proceedings, Lani in Cebu from July 8-17. After this the Philippines. to areas where DF is endemic in order to husband. Ria has two children from her Ernie’s parents agreed to give up the cus- period, Rina will then be sent back to her “In view of the relatively high dengue prevent DF. estranged husband. The eldest is taken tody of the child. grandparents in South Cotabato. activity in some neighboring and overseas When a patient suffering from DF is bit- care of by her husband’s parents. The sec- Another case, meanwhile, gave the Lani however had to come back to Hong areas, the public should remain vigilant. ten by a vector mosquito, the mosquito is ond child - 13-year-old Marie (not her real chance to a Filipino mother working in Kong to finish her contract, and informed Travelers to dengue endemic areas during infected and it may spread the disease by name) - is under the care of Ria’s parents, Hong Kong to bond with her eight-year- Dy that she had not sent Rina back to summer vacation should use DEET-con- biting other people. who live in Cagayan Valley. old daughter Rina (not her real name) who South Cotabato because they had bonded taining insect repellents both during travel In Hong Kong, the principal vector, Ae- However, it was revealed that Ria got initially chose to stay with her paternal already and that she had enrolled her child and for 14 days after arrival back in Hong des aegypti, has not been found in recent involved with a married man, Ernie (not grandparents in South Cotabato. to a school in Cebu. In the meantime, Rina Kong,” a spokesman for the Centre for years but Aedes albopictus is widely pres- his real name), while here in Hong Kong Dy forwarded the request of Lani (not is staying with Lani’s mother in Cebu. Health Protection (CHP) said. ent so there is a risk of secondary spread and they had a child, unbeknown to her her real name) to the DSWD office in Dy said Ria and Lani’s cases showed a From July 29 to August 4, five addition- of DF from imported infections. parents. Ernie was also married. Quezon City, which in turn sent it to the way for Filipino mothers working in Hong al imported cases were confirmed. The pa- Dengue viruses encompass four differ- Ria took a two-month vacation in the DSWD Field Office XII. Lani said her Kong to take custody of their children tients had been to Indonesia (three cases) ent serotypes. The symptoms of first infec- Philippines in June 2013 without inform- husband was living in Manila with another from their husbands or in-laws as long as and the Philippines (two cases) during the tion with one serotype are usually mild, ing her family and that she left her baby woman and that she would rather have her they could provide valid reasons for doing incubation period. As of August 4, a total but subsequent infections with other sero- to Ernie and his parents and came back to mother take care of her child. She said she so and that they have relatives who would of 68 cases had been confirmed this year types even years afterward are more likely Hong Kong to work here. was worried about her daughter’s security be more suitable caretakers of their chil- and all were imported. to result in severe dengue, also known as After a misunderstanding last year, Ria and that the latter was distant to her when- dren. The CHP has been closely monitoring dengue haemorrhagic fever. Severe den- the latest regional and overseas dengue gue is serious and potentially fatal. situation “At present, there is no locally regis- “In Brazil, the dengue activity is high, tered dengue vaccine available in Hong with ongoing local transmission of Zika Kong. Strict environmental hygiene, virus and other endemic diseases such as mosquito control and personal protective malaria and yellow fever. As these dis- measures remain the most effective means eases are all mosquito-borne, travellers to against DF both locally and during travel,” Brazil should stay alert and strictly follow the spokesman added. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 9 10 NEWS August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK ‘Mass registration’ eyed for BM Online By Philip C. Tubeza not apply for overseas employment certif- sa iba’t –ibang lugar to encourage them to home. from paying the travel and airport taxes. icates (OECs). register para di na magkukumahug sa last “A few weeks before they leave HK, Balladares said the OEC was redundant THE Philippine Overseas Labor Office Labor Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre said the minute,” Dela Torre said. dumaan sila dito para magregister. We are because OFWs already have multiple doc- (POLO) is planning to hold “mass regis- POLO was planning to hold mass registra- He also urged OFWs who have yet to ready to assist them. May 18 na computers uments, including their contract and pass- trations” for the Balik-Manggagawa (BM) tions in different parts of Hong Kong for register with the BM Online system and dito,” Dela Torre said. port with working visa, showing the legiti- Online system so that Filipino workers overseas Filipino workers. are planning to go on vacation to drop The Philippine Overseas Employment macy of their overseas workers status. returning to their employers abroad need “Iniisip din namin mag mass registration by the POLO two weeks before they go Administration (POEA) earlier approved “All the OEC does is to force us to a resolution exempting on a “pilot pro- spend almost the whole of our dayoff fall- ject basis” qualified OFWs from getting ing in line at the Consulate to get the doc- OECs. ument. Or force us to travel all the way to Dolores Balladares, chairperson of the the POEA and get subjected to even more United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNI- payments if we fail to get the OEC from FIL-MIGRANTE-HK), hailed the POEA the overseas post,” she stated. decision. In a resolution dated August 5, the She urged everyone to wait for the im- POEA board exempted OFWs who are plementing rules of the board resolution returning to the same employer or jobsite as these might do away with the need to and have existing records with the POEA register with the BM Online system. and those hired through the Government “This has been a long-running concern Placement Branch. of OFWs as we deem the OEC as a use- But to get an exemption, the OFW less profit-making document that has only should be a registered member of the caused nothing but inconvenience for us,” POEA’s BM Online system. said Balladares. “The worker has to register in the sys- The OEC is a document required by the tem...to validate if she/he is exempted government to enable exemption of OFWs from obtaining the OEC,” it said.

Balladares calls for the OEC’s abolition HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 NEWS 11 FDH jailed for not returning lost iPhone By Philip C. Tubeza August 4. picked it up. The domestic worker was ar- “She is a single mother after being The domestic worker earned $5,300 a Rosalia was overseeing the two children rested for theft. separated from her husband in 2011. Her month and $3,000 was sent back to the THEY tried to keep the news from her of her employer while they were playing Rosalias’ relatives, including two sis- marital life was not very good due to his Philippines every month for her daugh- daughter. at their condo’s clubhouse when she saw ters who work as domestic helpers here in extra-marital affairs,” her lawyer said. ter’s education and expenses. A Filipino domestic helper was sen- an iPhone 6 Plus lying around. Hong Kong, tried to keep the news from The Filipina came here to find work in “In any event, her contract has been ter- tenced to prison after she found an iPhone The domestic worker picked it up but her daughter, who is a graduating college 2012 so that her daughter could continue minated. She has lost everything: her job but did not turn it over to authorities in Sai did not turn it over to the security officers student and is now doing her on-the-job her schooling after she and her husband and the opportunity to work here again,” Wan Ho. of the clubhouse or their building. training. parted ways. Rosalia’s daughter said. Eastern Magistrate Chu Chung-keung Rosalia claimed that because she was sentenced Rosalia E.C. to six months in too busy with her two wards, she forgot to jail after he found her guilty of theft by turn over the phone to the security officers finding after trial. or the police. “I have considered the facts of the case Two days later, the police came knock- and the mitigation provided by your law- ing at their door. The owner of the phone yer. I impose a sentence of six months had reported the missing iPhone and imprisonment,” Magistrate Chu said on CCTV footage showed that Rosalia

iPhone 6Plus Pinay to be tried for shop theft A 40-year-old Filipino domestic worker is set “Defendant went behind a pillar and put the to be tried for stealing more than $300 worth of (stolen goods) inside a black recycle bag and goods from a supermarket in Tseung Kwan O another recycle bag, colored red and white,” the (TKO). prosecutor said. Mila N.B. was charged with theft at the Kwun Mila then went to the cashier but she paid only Tong Magistrates’ Courts but she insisted that for four cup noodles. Without paying for the oth- she only forgot to pay the goods from the Well- er groceries, the defendant went out of the store. come supermarket at the Beverly Garden Shop- The manager followed the Filipina and accosted ping Centre in TKO. her eventually. The domestic worker was accused of trying The police were called and, during the initial to steal $363.7 worth of groceries, including investigation, Mila denied stealing the other gro- one packet of beef ribs, two packets of pork, cery items. one bottle of Lee Kum Kee soy sauce, one can “She said she only forgot to pay for them,” the of luncheon meat, one can of sliced pineapples, prosecutor said. three packets of Lee Kum Kee soy sauce, and Kwun Tong Principal Magistrate Ernest Lin five packets of noodles. set the trial for the Filipina on August 24, unless The incident allegedly happened at around the prosecution and the defense agree that she 8:34 a.m. on July 12 when the store manager saw be bound over. Mila “acting suspiciously” and so the manager followed her. Philip C. Tubeza 12 NEWS August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK increased in the past years,” Balladares in, at ibang mga gastusin para sa personal for regulated working hours kasi talo ta- It also increased the food allowance for said. necessities,” Balladares said. laga kami, lalo na live-in karamihan sa FDHs from not less than $964 to not less FDHs “Siyempre, unlike before the yung mga “Yung isang meal aabot na sa $50 wala amin,” Balladares added. than $995 per month. Employers may ei- From page 1 rich lang ang may kasambahay, ngayon pa duon yung inumin,” she added. However, it remains to be seen if the ther give their FDHs free food or the food marami na ring mga employer na hindi Balladares said that even local workers government is going to give in to the allowance. She said her group conducted a study mayaman, she added. were asking for an increase in their sala- workers’ demands, especially since Hong “The Government reviews the MAW which showed that foreign domestic Balladares said they considered the ris- ries because of the rising cost of living. Kong’s economy is said to be in its worst regularly. We have carefully considered workers should get $5,334.91 to meet ing cost of living in Hong Kong, the work- “Tumataas kasi talaga yung cost of liv- time in the last 20 years. HK’s general economic and labour market their basic needs while in Hong Kong. ing hours of domestic workers, and the ing dito sa Hong Kong,” she said, adding The government last increased the situations, as reflected through a bastket “However, we are asking for $5,000 a need for a” living wage.” that foreign domestic workers also work MAW for foreign domestic helpers in of economic indicators, including the rele- month because we are also aware that the “Tumaas ang inflation so nagtaasan ang long hours. Septermber last year from $4,110 to vant income movement and price change,” wage of employers has not significantly binabayad namin sa transportation, pagka- “That is why we are also campaigning $4,210 per month. a government spokesman said then. Pinays warned vs cleaning windows By Philip C. Tubeza Office was already assisting the victim’s sleep. family, including her nine-year-old son. “Pagkagising niya near midnight, nak- LABOR Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre has “Single mother siya. Entitled (yung ita niya yung employer nanunuod ng TV. warned Filipino domestic workers against anak sa) full scholarship all the way to col- Hindi siya pinansin,” Dela Torre said. cleaning the windows of their employ- lege basta maipakita yung birth certificate “Inassume niya na OK lang (so) kinau- er’s flats in high-rise condos, especially if at nandun ang pangalan ng mother. Kahit magahan, she resumed her duties which there is no ledge or balcony outside. hindi siya nakadeclare ng beneficiary,” included the cleaning of the windows,” he Dela Torre said cleaning the windows Dela Torre said. added. from outside is “not ordinarily part” of A relative of the worker asked for help- Dela Torre said the aunt and the worker the duties of FDHs and that newly-arrived from the Philippine Consulate General communicated with each other before she domestic workers are reminded about this. and sought a thorough investigation. cleaned the windows. The employer was “That’s not ordinarily part of your du- According to Dela Torre, an aunt of the reportedly not home at the time and the ties kasi may mga building management dead helper, who is also a domestic work- police has ruled out foul play. cleaners. Yung sa inside windows na lang er, went to the consulate on August 10 and “Nag-usap sila ng tita na maglilinis siya ang linisin, lalo na pag walang ledge o bal- said that her niece had a quarrel with her ng bintana,” he said. cony,” Dela Torre said in an interview. employer a day before her death. The worker fell from her employer’s flat “Delikado. Huwag na silang mag-at- “Apparently, the day before the OFW on the 49th floor and was declared dead tempt niyan,” he added. fell, parang naterminate ba siya o tinermi- on the spot when the police found her re- Dela Torre issued the warning after a nate ng amo. Nag-away,” Dela Torre said. mains. Dela Torre said the aunt was also 35-year-old FDH fell to her death in LO- He said that, according to the aunt, the wondering as someone had apparently un- HAS Park on August 8. worker returned to her building but did not installed a messenger app on the victim’s He said the Philippine Overseas Labor find her employer and so she decided to phone. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 FEATURE 13 Farewell, Mongolia By S. Mendizabal she decided to look for a job overseas in work contract and an opportunity for re- 2008 because life was hard in Zamboanga newal for another three years, Ortega “Family is more important.” City. She was her family’s sole breadwin- found herself thinking hard and long, From vast steppes and deserts of outer ner. Besides taking care of her husband whether to continue her teaching stint or Mongolia, overseas Filipino worker Mari- and children, she also had to support her to go back to the country for good. zon C. Ortega is now back in Zamboanga sick father who needed medical attention “During that time, I have made up my teaching Filipino students to dream big. and her siblings who were still in school. mind to return back to the Philippines. It Ortega, a 32-year-old science teacher, Earning P8,000 a month teaching at the was the last year of my contract and I did spent seven years teaching in the land of Tagbao National High School, a public not intend to renew for another three years Genghis Khan and the Mongols when she school located in the mountainous area in since I really wanted to go home. My hus- decided last year to come home for good Cebu City, Ortega thought hard and then band convinced me to go home since that Mongolia for her family. decided to pursue a job overseas. time he was also applying to work abroad “Financially, it’s much ok abroad. But, There was an offer for her to teach in as a seaman,” Ortega said. Then in September 2014, she came for Zamboanga City,” Ortega said. you know, family is more important es- Mongolia. And so on August 27, 2008, a “We were faced with the scenario that across an online article about the “Sa Pi- “It was around the afternoon that I got pecially the relationship. Now, I have the day after her birthday, her dream of work- if both of us will work abroad, what will nas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir” program for hold of the list provided by the National opportunity to guide my kids, and I can do ing abroad bore fruit. She was only 25. happen to our children? My husband ar- OFWs who have already passed the Li- Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO) the role as a mom, which I was not able to Despite her apprehensions about teach- gued and told me about the importance of censure Exam for Teachers. thru Facebook. Ms. Jennifer Cunanan of do,” Ortega said. ing uncooperative foreign students, she money or family? We thought that family Ortega inquired with the Department NRCO called me up for instructions and I “And then I can now attend to the needs grabbed the opportunity and brought her was more important,” she said. of Education abut the program, which is was really very happy,” she said. of my husband when he arrives and my three-year experience as a high school Ortega said she decided to go home an initiative of the National Reintegration “I was thinking that after I will arrive in bonding with my kids and husband be- science teacher in the Philippines to the since she had sent her siblings to school Center for OFWs (NRCO) to re-direct Zamboanga, the following day I will visit come stronger. The emotional and psycho- Ulaan Baatar Elite International School in and they were ready to graduate. She add- OFW-teachers so that they can pursue or the DepED district office relative to my in- logical part becomes stronger,” she added. Mongolia. The school was administered ed that she also wanted to “compensate” resume teaching in the Philippines. clusion in the program. It’s really timely,” And thanks to the “Sa Pinas, Ikaw ang by Turkish nationals. for her absence and “provide the time, In December 2014, Ortega received the she added. Ma’am/Sir” program, Ortega found a During her stay there, she became the company and guidance” for her children. information she needed to apply the pro- Ortega is now working as a regular sci- teaching job in Zamboanga so she could head of Science Department and coordina- Ortega felt her family life was deterio- gram. By January 2015, she applied online ence teacher and a Human Resource Des- continue to financially support her family. tor of the Science Olympiad. She received rating due to the distance, since for many by filling up the survey form. Her online ignate at the Zamboanga City National “Being an OFW is a very tough job. I a monthly salary of US$800 (P37,000) years she was away from her husband and application bore fruit when, upon landing High School West in Zamboanga City. know it, because I have experienced being plus overtime pay at US$8 per hour and their children. Facing fears and the uncer- in Manila in June 2015, she received good “The only shield that you have is your one for a long time. You are not just affect- tutorials. tainty of going back to the Philippines job- news. prayers and faith to the Almighty God that ed because of distance but you also fear Then in 2014, she again faced a fork in less, Ortega applied online for a teaching “I got the news that I was part of the pro- everything will be in the right place. So, for your safety,” Ortega said. the road. position and sent her applications to sever- gram. During that time, I was at the airport just be very strong always and look at the Ortega’s journey abroad began when Faced with the near completion of her al schools in the Philippines. in Manila for my domestic flight bound brighter side of life,” Ortega said. 14 BALITANG PH August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Rody orders Marcos burial Ceasefire

By Maia Lopez issue would divide the people and reopen the wounds of the past. Senator Francis with NPA IT’S final: Deposed dictator Ferdinand Pangilinan also objected to burying the Marcos will finally be buried at the- Li former President at the Libingan ng mga bingan ng mga Bayani next month despite Bayani. withdrawn protests from Martial Law victims and hu- “Burying a murderer and a thief in the By Maia Lopez man rights advocates. Libingan ng mga Bayani is not moving on. Duterte said that as a former president It is teaching our children to honor murder- PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte with- and soldier, Marcos was qualified to be ers and plunderers. It is not going to heal drew the truce he had earlier de- buried in the special cemetery. the nation nor will it unite us. It will only clared with the New People’s Army, “I will allow him to be buried there. He deeply divide us, reopen deep wounds of prompting Communist Party of the is qualified to be buried there. If other Fili- those who suffered, causing them to relive Philippines founding chairman Jose pinos don’t like it, that’s fine,” he said. the gnawing pain and memory of loved Ma. Sison to slam the command- Marcos’ family has kept his preserved Imelda Marcos kisses the glass coffin of Ferdinand Marcos ones jailed, tortured, murdered, salvaged er-in-chief for issuing a “hollow and body on display after he died in exile in or who disappeared because of the tyranny empty” ceasefire. 1989. Duterte, whose father served in the “There is a law that must be followed. has always been towards achieving unity and oppression of the dictatorship,” Pan- Duterte made the decision after the late dictator’s Cabinet, said that he himself He was a soldier. He was there to fight for to move the country forward,” the younger gilinan said. CPP-NPA failed to meet his deadline had even voted for Marcos before. his country,” he said. Marcos said. Commission on Human Rights chairper- to declare a reciprocal truce after the The National Historical Commission of Marcos’ son, former Senator Ferdinand “And it is this kind of pronouncement son Chito Gascon, also opposed a hero’s rebels attacked a group of militiamen the Philippines, however, scored the plan Jr., said arrangements are being made for that we hope could end the decades of di- burial for the late president, noting that who were returning to base in Davao to bury Marcos at the Libingan ng mga a Sept. 18 burial. visiveness imposed upon us by our lead- there were over 200,000 victims of human del Norte. Bayani, saying he changed parts of history “It has always been our family’s position ers,” he added. rights abuses under the Marcos regime. “Let me now announce that I am to support his claim of being a war hero. that it is our father’s right under the law to However, Senate President Pro Tempore The defense department has already or- hereby ordering for the immediate Duterte, however, stood firm on his de- be buried there being a former soldier and Franklin Drilon urged the President to re- dered the Armed Forces of the Philippines lifting of the unilateral ceasefire that cision. President of our country. Our campaign consider his decision, saying the sensitive to prepare for burial. I ordered last July 25 against the communist rebels. I am ordering all security forces to be on high alert and 157 govt execs named in continue to discharge their normal functions and mandate to neutralize all threats to national security, pro- admin’s latest drug list tect the citizenry, enforce the laws and maintain peace in the land,” the By Maia Lopez no lawyers,” he said as he announced the President said. names of seven judges, over 50 current Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Ri- PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has public- or former congressmen, mayors and oth- cardo Visaya scored the rebels for ly named 157 judges, mayors, police and er local officials, and about 100 retired or failing to meet the President’s de- military men allegedly involved in narcot- active police officers and soldiers whom mand. ics and vowed to release more names of he said were involved in the drug trade or But Sison, who was a former lawmakers and governors in the next wave were protectors of drug lords. professor of Duterte in college, of revelations. “If you show the slightest violence in slammed the President for being “Due process has nothing to do with the resistance, I will tell the police, ‘Shoot “ill-tempered” and for acting like a my mouth. There are no proceedings here, them’,” he said. bully and treating the CPP like his personal servant. “Duterte is too quarrelsome and he immediately resorts to confrontation. If he does not want peace, then so be it,” Sison said. Duterte also gave another ultimatum to the NPA to stop using landmines, saying it was against the Ge- neva convention. The President said should he hear any information that a soldier or a ci- vilian died because of landmines, he will stop the peace negotiations. “Stop the landmine or you tell the leaders (peace panel) or the government’s panel to get out from the talks. Either you stop it, or we stop talking,” Duterte said. The second ultimatum was also rejected by the CPP-NPA, which instead ordered its troops to “expand use of command-detonated explo- sives (CDX) in launching tactical offensives against the reactionary armed forces.” “By setting such an ultimatum, after having yet to fulfill his own promise to release NDF consultants and political prisoners, smacks of a poor- ly-crafted deflectionary tactic, with the aim of blaming the revolutionary forces for the repeated postponement of peace talks,” the communist rebels added. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 WORLD 15 Diaz wins medal in Rio Pinoy diplomat summoned By Maia Lopez ments made about Ambassador Goldberg. By Maia Lopez He’s a multi-time ambassador, one of our PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has called mose senior US diplomats,” Trudeau said. WEIGHTLIFTER Hidilyn Diaz won an US Ambassador Philip Goldberg a homo- “We have asked the Philippines chargé Olympic silver medal in the women’s 53- sexual (bakla) and an annoying person to come into the State Department to clar- kg division, becoming the first Filipina to (bwisit) over the latter’s reaction to the ify those remarks,” she added. win a medal in the games and ending a 20- President’s controversial rape remarks During the campaign, Duterte was crit- year medal drought for the country. during the campaign period. icized over a campaign speech where he “I would have been grateful with a Duterte’s remakrs prompted Washing- made remarks about the rape of Australian bronze medal because that’s what we were ton to summon Philippine chargé d’ af- missionary Jacqueline Hammill, in which targeting. I would have been happy with a fairés to the US Patrick Chuasoto to seek he said he wanted to have been the first to bronze medal. But God gave me the silver a clarification. rape the Australian woman who was bru- Diaz medal,” said Diaz, a 25-year-old airwom- US Department of State spokeswoman talized and murdered in a 1989 prison riot. an 2nd class with the Philippine Air Force. will host a grand welcome for Diaz in letes, since it first participated in 1924. Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau defended the Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely Diaz is a veteran of three Olympics de- Malacañang. This is the third silver for the country af- US envoy, saying that Goldberg is a “mul- said over social networking site Twitter spite her youth, making her debut in Bei- “As the President of this country, I’m ter boxers Anthony Villanueva in the 1964 ti-time ambassador. that rape and murder should never be triv- jing eight years ago. In London four years overjoyed. Silver is silver, no matter what Tokyo Games and Onyok Velasco in the “We’ve seen those inappropriate com- ialized. later, she failed on all her clean and jerk you say, so I’d like to congratulate Miss 1996 Atlanta Games. The Philippines has attempts, prompting her to move down to Diaz for the honor that she has given us, yet to win an Olympic gold. a lighter class for Rio, which had just sev- the country,” Duterte said. A cash windfall of at least P5 million en competitors. “I’d like to wait for you and see you in from the government and other incentives The Zamboanga native, however, said the people’s Palace in Malacañang. Thank from private donors await her when she she is not sure if she would continue you for your effort. I salute you,” the Pres- comes home. competing all the way to the 2020 Tokyo ident added. Developer 8990 Deca Homes is giving Olympics. The Philippines has won nine medals Diaz a house and lot for her accomplish- President Rodrigo Duterte said he in the Olympics, all courtesy of male ath- ment. Pinay arrested for ISIS links By Maia Lopez

KUWAITI authorities have arrested a Fili- pina accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group. KUNA, Kuwait’s official new agency, said the Filipina entered Kuwait in June. The Interior Ministry said the woman, born in 1984, has been in contact with IS’s affiliate in Libya. Security forces- moni tored one of the email accounts run by the Filipina and found messages in which she had contacted the Libyan group. KUNA said the Filipina used “fake name and nickname to evade monitoring.” “The accused confessed that she was ready to carry out any terrorist attack once circumstances and means were available to target a specific section of the society in order to undermine security and stabil- ity in Kuwait, as well as ignite sedition,” KUNA said in its report. Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said the Philippine embassy in Kuwait has yet to be officially notified of the arrest. “Our Embassy will request access to the detainee to determine her identity and establish the circumstances of her case. If warranted, our Embassy will extend the necessary consular and legal assistance,” Jose said. In January, three Filipinos were allegedly among the dozens of terrorist suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia, the online site Arab News said. Arab News reported that 44 suspected jihadists, which also included five Syr- ians, four Yemenis, a Sudanese, and 31 Saudi nationals, were arrested in the op- erations conducted from December 23 to 31.Reports said IS had been recruiting in Mindanao. 16 BARRIO PINOY August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK

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Norman Uy Discrimination Currents Carnay IN March 2016, the South China Morning terminate a person’s contract based on her Post reported a case in the District court pregnancy. The same provision also ap- where an Indonesian domestic worker plies to any employment agency in Hong Due Process lodged a complaint in the District Court Kong. on pregnancy discrimination under the It is unlawful for an employment agency PANAHON na para lubos nating mau- Walang tumatarget sa mga mayayamang osente lalo na mula sa pagkakamali o Sex Discrimination Ordinance. to refuse to provide service to a person due nawaan ang termino na “due process” nagpapakulong sa mga mahal na drogang pang-aabuso ng kapangyarihan. Sa “due The newspaper cited that Waliyah who to her pregnancy. Therefore, a pregnant at kung para saan ba ito. Lalo pa ngay- “ecstasy”. process”, binibigyan ang sinuman – kahit was 7 months pregnant was pressured to domestic worker has the right to complete ong umiinit ang debate sa ating lipunan Liban sa hindi pantay ang trato at na suspek - ng karapatan na magpaliwan- provide urine sample so her employer her employment contract without being kaugnay ng gyera sa droga ni Presiden- kondukta sa kampanya kontra-droga sa ag o idepensa ang sarili bago siya hatulan could perform a pregnancy test. After the subjected to discrimination, unjustifiably te Duterte. Araw-araw ay laman ng mga mga mayaman at mahirap, lubos ding o parusahan. Karapatan mo kasi na ipag- test, she was given one month notice of modified working conditions or coercion balita ang mga paghuli o kaya ay pagsuko nakakabahala ang mga insidente ng palagay na ikaw ay inosente. Hindi porke termination of her contract. However, be- to resign. at pati pagpatay sa mga adik at pusher ng pagkakapatay sa mga maliit na adik at isinumbong ka lang ng iyong kaaway o fore her notice period was completed, she Also, if a person fulfills the require- illegal na droga. pusher. Dapat itong imbetsigahan at baka tsismis lang sa inyong baryo o barangay, was told to leave the house. Due to the fact ments set by the Employment Ordinance Sa ngayon nga ay umaabot na sa ma- bahagi lamang ng “paglilinis-bahay” ng agad-agad ikaw ay mahuhusgahan na that her termination was on the grounds Cap 57 for paid maternity leave, she is en- higit 400 ang napatay sa ngalan ng gyera mga matataas na opisyal sa gubyerno, kamay sala. Ikaw ba, handa ka bang bita- of pregnancy, Waliyah lodged a claim titled to it regardless of her marital status. kontra-droga. Karamihan sa mga ito ay pulisan at militar na sangkot o protector wan ang karapatan mong ito? for pregnancy discrimination under the Remember to always note down the de- nagmula sa mga balitang “nanlaban” sa sa mga sindikato. Ang aking apela: dapat ituloy-tuloy Sex Discrimination Ordinance. (SCMP 9 tails of the incident(s) and content of the mga pulis ang mga hinuhuli kaya napa- Bagamat ako ay sumasang-ayon na ang pag-imbestiga at pagsampa ng kaso March 2016). conversations which took place with re- tay. Yung iba naman ay biktima ng mga dapat puksain ang malalang problema sa mga pulitiko at lokal na opisyal, hen- Hong Kong provides protection for spect to the discriminatory treatment. This hindi kilalang mga vigilante. Ito’y nang ilegal na droga sa bansa, hindi ako eral at mayayamang mga indibidwal pregnant women from discrimination information can be useful if you decide to kakabahala na. Sunod-sunod at walang sang-ayon na ito ay sa pamamagitan ng habang maghunus-dili naman sa pag- under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance lodge a complaint with the EOC. tigil. Lahat pa sila’y mula sa mga ma- paglabag sa karapatang-pantao at sa tina- gamit ng kamay-na-bakal sa mga krimi- (SDO). The SDO prohibits discrimination For information in Tagalog on the EOC, hihirap. Di ba’t hanggang sa ngayon ay tawag ngang “due process”. nal na mahihirap. Dapat na ikondena ang on the grounds of sex and marital status please visit: http://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/ wala ni isang malaki at mayamang drug Simple lang naman ang konsepto ng walang habas na patayan sa ngalan ng (single, married, divorcee or widower). GraphicsFolder/tagalog.html. You can lord ang naitumba ng mga police opera- human rights at due process. Hindi ito gyera kontra-droga. Dapat itigil ang mga Under the SDO, It is unlawful for an also contact our hotline at 2511 8211 or tions? Wala ring mga pagsugod at pang- para pangalagaan ang may kasalanan, pagpatay na ito. employer to make a hiring decision or to email us at [email protected] for assistance. huhuli sa mga exclusive na subdivision. kungdi para protektahan ang mga in-

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By Imelda Mae Bustinera lang nag-eehersisyo. lalabas ng bahay para lang manghuli ng kanya si Lorna kaya ipinaliwanag kung laro sa kanyang iPhone at sinabi sa amo May payo raw kasi ang mga duktor na Pokemon. Marami naman raw sa loob. ano ang laro at i -download ito. na nasagi niya ang banga habang naglilin- NAPAPANSIN ni Lorna, 26, dalaga, at tu- kailangan sampung libong hakbang araw- Nagtaka si Lorna kung ano ang sinasabi Natuto at nawili na rin si Lorna at sa is ng sahig gamit ang vacuum. bong Bulacan, nitong mga nagdaang araw araw para sa maganda ang kalusugan. ng alaga. Akala naman niya tuloy nasisir- kakahanap ay nasagi niya ang isa sa mga Sinabihan siya ng amo na sa susunod na ang alaga niya ay palakad-lakad hawak Pabirong sinabi ni Lorna na mainit ang aan na ito ng ulo dahil sa sobrang higpit banga na nakapalamuti ng amo. Napaiyak ay mag-ingat dahil mahal ang mga banga. ang iPhone sa loob ng kabahayan. panahon kung sa labas maglalakad. ng mga magulang sa pag-aaral sa kagustu- siya at hindi niya alam kung sino ang dap- Pinabayad siya ng $300. Humingi ng pau- Ang akala niya ay tinatamad lang luma- Maganda naman ang mood ng alaga hang laging matataas ang grado ng bata. at sisihin: ang sarili, alaga o ang Pokemon. manhin si Lorna at nagpasalamat sa Diyos bas dahil sa sobrang init kaya sa bahay na kaya maayos ang sagot na bakit pa raw Napansin ng alaga na nakatitig lang sa Sa galit at pagsisi ay tinanggal niya ang dahil hindi nagalit ang amo. Dapat manindigan sa mga paniniwala at prinsipyo By Imelda Mae Bustinera ihandang halaga. Habang naghihintay si Maria ay parang NAGPASALAMAT sa Diyos si Maria, 38, may bumulong sa kanya na tawagan ang may asawa at anak, at tubong Sorsogon, amo at tanungin kung ano ang ipinadeliv- dahil hindi siya napahamak sa maaring er at kung kailangan bayaran dahil wala nangyari kung hindi niya naisipang ita- namang nabanggit ang amo bago umalis. wag muna sa amo ang tungkol sa delivery Tamang-tama naman ang pagdating ng at kung may dapat daw bang bayaran. magdedeliver at ipinakausap ni Maria sa Marahil dahil may tiwala ang amo kay amo. Ang anak pala na nag-aaral sa ibang Maria ay nakalagay lang sa ibabaw ng bansa ang nag-order online kaya pinahin- piano ang perang nakalaan sa ano mang tay muna ang delivery man para tawagan kakailanganing bilhin o bayaran ni Maria. at tanungin ang anak kung ano ang binili. Kahit nasa bahay ang mga amo, kapag Sinabi naman ng anak na ipabalik at sinabi ni Maria na may bibilhin o kailan- huwag bayaran ang delivery dahil wala gan niyang mamalengke, sasabihan lang sa usapan nila na magbabayad ng delivery siya na may pera sa ibabaw ng piano. charge. Pagdating ng amo ay sinabihan si Kaya naman nang may mag door phone Maria na good job daw. Tama raw yung na delivery raw at maghanda raw ng pera ginawa na hindi basta na lang tinanggap at ay dali- dali siyang nagbilang ng sinabing binayaran yung delivery.

Sira ang araw ni pangyaw niya kahit dati na siyang nagpapadala sa ahen- siyang napili kasi nagbago raw sila ng sistema. Dahil unang Linggo ng buwan kaya sadyang mahaba ang pila sa dami ng magpapadala. Pag- dating ng bayaran ay iba ang halagang nakatala na sinisingil kay Digna, kaya nagtanong siya Bilang ni Digna ang pera kung bakit magkaiba ang halaga. Sinabi ng kahera na yung nasa listahan raw ay MAHALAGA ang bawat sentimo para kay Dig- para sa ibang kompanya. Napamura si Digna sa na, 28, dalaga at tubong Aurora, dahil pinaghihi- inis kasi nagtiis daw siya sa mainit at mahabang rapan niya ito dito sa Hong Kong. pila pero mas mataas pa raw ng apat na dolyares Kaya naman kapag magpapadala siya ng pera ang kanyang ibibigay kaysa dun sa iba na hindi sa pamilya ay tinitingnan niya muna kung saan mainit at hindi gaanong mahaba ang pila. ang may mababang palitan. Matiyagang pumila Walang nagawa si Digna kundi ibigay ang si Digna at nagsulat ng pangalan ng padadalhan halaga dahil ayaw niyang masayang ang pagod. 20 ENTERTAINMENT August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK FHM sexiest, binatikos Miss Universe, By Cristy Kasilag

INULAN muli ng batikos ang 2016 For Him Magazine (FHM) Sexiest Woman na gaganapin sa Manila si Jessy Mendiola matapos niyang sabihin niya sa Victory Party na “Talo ko pa si Pia By Cristy Kasilag na ang nakasungit ng titulo na Miss Uni- Wurtzbach”. verse. Ito ay sila Gloria Diaz nuong taong Ginawan din niya ng “spin” ang pi- MARKAHAN na sa kalendaryo ang ika- 1969 at si Margarita Moran-Floirendo, na nasikat ni Pia na mensahe na “confident- 30 ng Enero dahil sa Pilipinas gagawin inuwi ang korona nuong taong 1973. ly beautiful with a heart”. Ang version ni JESSY ang prestiyosong Miss Universe 2017. Para sa pageant sa susunod na taon, ang Jessy ay, “Confidently sexy with a heart”. Isa ito sa pinagdarasal at talagang pambato ng bansa ay si Maxine Medina, Ang tinutukoy ni Jessy ay si Pia Alonzo Sa palagay niya ay wala siyang matin- ikinampanya ni Miss Universe 2016 Pia isang 25 anyos na interior designer. Wurtzbach, ang kasalukuyang Miss Uni- ding panlalait na sinabi kay Pia. Para sa Alonzo Wurtzbach na sa Pilipinas idaos Ngayon pa lang ay pinagpaplanuhan na verse. kanya ay isang biro lamang ito at na over- ang Miss Universe 2017. kung saan gagawin ang mga pre-pageant Sa ginawang survey ng FHM sa taon na whelmed siya sa pag trato ng publiko sa Nakipagkita si Wurtzbach, na nagmula PIA shoots. May pinagpipilian na ang mga or- ito, si Jessy ay numero uno samantalang si kanya, tinuring siya parang isang beauty sa Iligan City at Cagayan de Oro City, sa ganizers at, liban sa Maynila, pupunta din Pia ay pang-16 lamang. queen. kapwa Mindanaoan niyang si President (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo- Teo at si ang mga candidato ng Miss Universe 2017 Madami ang nainis at nayabangan sa Hindi naman ito pinatulan ng 26-anyos Rodrigo Roa Duterte nuong ika-18 ng DOT Undersecretary Kat de Castro. tulad ng Cagayan de Oro, Boracay, Cebu, 23-anyos na Kapamilya aktres. na si Miss Universe Pia. Ayon kay Queen Hulyo upang pag-usapan ang posibilidad Ilang araw matapos ang kanilang pagpu- Palawan, at Davao. Pero tila hindi intensyon ni Jessy na pal- P sa kanyang Twitter account, “What I na gawin sa bansa ang susunod na Miss pulong ay inanunsyo ni Tourism Secretary Sinabi ni Teo na hindi gagastos ang abasin na mas sexy siya kay Pia at sina- saw was a girl who was just really ecstat- Universe. Teo na tuloy na ang pag host ng bansa sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas para dito. Ang mga bing “taken out of context” ito. ic to be given that recognition. Nothing Sinamahan si Wurtzbach ng kanyang ikatlong pagkakataon ng Miss Universe. taga private sector ang magbibigay ng Ipinaliwanag niya na nagloloko lamang wrong with that. Congratulations, Jessy!” manager na si Esther Swan, Miss Universe Dalawang beses na host ng Pilipinas pondo para sa mga gastusin. siya at palagi pa nga niyang sinasabi na Pinaabot na ni Jessy kay Pia ang kan- President Paula Shugart, Shawn McClain, ang Miss Universe Pageant: nuong 1974 Kailangang makalikom ng US$11 mil- ang ka sexy-han ay iba-iba. Merong mga yang pasasalamat. Kung si Pia nga daw ay vice president for Marketing and Business at 1994. lion para idaos ng maayos ang Miss Uni- sexy na payat at meron din, tulad niya, na nakita na isa lamang itong biro, bakit ang Development, Department of Tourism Bago si Wurtzbach, dalawang Filipinas verse sa bansa. medyo malaman. iba hindi ito maisip na biro lamang. Melason naghiwalay na By Cristy Kasilag

PILIT man nilang ipinaglaban, pero tila hindi para sa kanila ang “habangbuhay na pagmamahalan”. Kamakailan ay inamin ng showbiz couple na sila Melai Cantiveros at Jason Fran- cisco na naghiwalay na sila. Sa pamamagitan ng pagpost sa Insta- gram ay ipinalam nila sa publiko ang kanilang hiwalayan, tatlong taon mula nang sila ay ikinasal. Ang dahilan ng hiwalayan? Ayon kay Jason, sinira ni Melai ang kanilang usapan na hindi siya magkakaroon ng partner sa JASON AT MELAI television series na ipinalalabas sa ABS- CBN na “We Will Survive”. Hindi rin daw kaagad napansin ni Jason ganitong set-up at di kalayuan ay madalas Ang usapan nilang mag-asawa ay sa ang on-screen partner ni Melai dahil abala na silang mag-away. Ang mag-asawa ay pilot week lamang ng palabas maaring rin siya sa show na “My Super D”. may dalawang taong gulang na anak na magkaroon ng on-screen partner si Melai, Mula nuon ay nagtampo na si Jason at sa babae---- si Amelia Lucille Francisco. pero tila hindi niya sinunod ang pangako ibang kwarto na ng kanilang bahay ito na- Ipinagtanggol naman ng 28-anyos na si na yun. tutulog. Nagtagal ng dalawang buwan ang Melai ang kanyang asawa at tinawag niya itong her “greatest love” at “destiny”. Sinabi rin ni Melai na kahit na sinabi na ni Jason na wala nang Melason, ipaglala- ban pa rin daw niya ang kanilang relasyon. Ang kwento ng kanilang pag-iibigan ay nagsimula sa reality TV show na Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Double Up Edition noong taong 2010. Tinanggap ng mga manunuod ang dalawang naninirahan sa Bahay ni Kuya. Sa katunayan, pinagdikit ang kanilang mga pangalan at binansagan pa silang “Mela- son”. Madalas magkapareha sina Melai at Jason at dito na umusbong ang kanilang pagmamahalan. Nuong taong 2013, inamin ni Melai, na taga General Santos City, sa showbiz talkshow ni Boy Abunda na nagpakasal na sila ni Jason, na taga Calapan, Mindoro, at buntis sa una nilang anak. Nung ika-3 ng Abril taong 2014 ay pinanganak ang kai- sa-isa nilang anak: si Amelia Lucille. Unang napansin ng kanilang mga taga-hanga na merong lamat ang kanilang relasyon dahil sa kanilang mga post sa Instagram. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 ENTERTAINMENT 21 ‘Pahingi po ng tulong’

By Cristy Kasilag giliw at takot at nakilala ng publiko dahil sakit sa likod at hindi na makalakad mula be appreciated.” sa mahaba niyang puting buhok, bungal pa nuong ika-5 ng Hulyo. Ang kwento niya, matagal nang su- SI Lilia Cuntapay, ang matandang ba- na bibig at kulubot na balat, ay kumakatok Sa isang maikling upload na video sa masakit ang likod niya pero hindi niya bae na madalas magbigay takot sa mga ngayon sa mga puso ng mga nakatrabaho Facebook, sinabi niya na: “Sa mga con- iyon masyado pinapansin. Ang akala niya manonood ng horror films, ay humihingi niya sa showbiz, at kung sino man ang cerned citizens diyan, like yung mga di- bunga lang ito ng kanyang katandaan, ng tulong pinansyal para sa isang mase- may gustong tulungan siya. rectors ko, mga co-workers ko, wala na pero higit sa edad pala ang dahilan. lang operasyon sa likod. Si Lilia, na tinaguriang “Queen of Phil- ako sa showbiz dahil may sakit ako… Yung konti niyang naipon na pera ay Ang 81-anyos na na aktres, na nagbigay ippine Horror Movies”, ay nakakaranas ng Kung mahal ninyo pa ako, any help will naubos din sa pagbili ng gamot. LILIA Kapuso network wins in TV ratings

By Jiji Sampan

GMA Network (GMA) opened the second half of the year on a positive note as it continued to prevail over competition in viewer-rich Urban Luzon last July, based on data from Nielsen TV Audience Meas- urement, the industry’s trusted ratings service provider. From July 1 to 31 (with the dates of July 24 to 31 based on overnight readings), GMA’s average household audience share in Urban Luzon reached 39.7 percent, higher than ABS-CBN’s 32.5 percent by 7.2 points, and TV5’s 6.8 percent by 32.9 points. GMA led across all dayparts, including primetime, in Urban Luzon, which accounts for 77 percent of the total urban TV household population in the country. Kapuso shows also dominated the list of top-rating programs not only for Urban Luzon but for National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM) as well. The much-awaited return of the fantasy series Encantadia, which is easily the Net- work’s biggest offering so far for the year, ranked highest among all Kapuso shows in NUTAM and Urban Luzon. It was closely followed by 24 Oras, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS), Pepi- to Manaloto, Magpakailanman, newly launched Koreanovela Descendants of the Sun, 24 Oras Weekend, Ismol Family, Poor Señorita, and Eat Bulaga. Hay Bahay!, Once Again, Hanggang Makita Kang Muli, Sunday PinaSaya, Wowowin, and Imbestigador were also part of both the NUTAM and Urban Lu- zon lists. Other top-rating Kapuso programs for the month were Lip Sync Battle Philip- pines, Juan Happy Love Story, Del Monte Kitchenomics, Magkaibang Mundo, and Karelasyon. Moreover, while change has come with the first president from Mindanao- tak ing office, Filipinos’ trust on GMA - Net work remains steadfast with GMA News’ “Du30: Unang SONA” special coverage emerging as the viewers’ top choice during Duterte’s first-ever State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 25. Based on Nielsen data, “DU30: Unang SONA” garnered a 38 percent audience share among urban homes across the country. 22 ATPB August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK

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As further testament to the creative uses of Method: Capricorn December 22 to January 19 fungus in the kitchen, we present you with 1. Soak Black Fungus Bigyang halaga ang mga mahal sa buhay. Sila ang dahilan kung a unique but delicious recipe for this issue: in hot water for bakit nagtratrabaho sa ibang bansa. Mussels with Black Fungus in Oyster Sauce. about 30 minutes, This delightful dish will not only satisfy your cut in small parts. craving for seafood, but also provide much- Set aside. needed nutrients. Happy cooking! 2. Meanwhile in a Aquarius January 20 to February 18 We would also like to send our greetings shallow pan, pan Huwag mahiyang magsabi ng tunay mong nararamdaman. to Chef Jay, who celebrated his birthday on fry ginger, garlic, Mabuti nang malinaw ang usapan. August 4. May you have more birthdays and with mussels. blessings to come! 3. Add in the black Ingredients: fungus and slice Fresh Mussels meat 12 pcs. carrots together with the seasonings, oyster Pisces February 19 to March 20 Black fungus ½ cup sauce, chicken powder, pepper to taste. Maging matiyaga. Hindi mainam kung ang kawalan ng pasensya Crushed garlic 1/8 cup 4. Serve hot 1 medium carrot thinly slice For more recipes, enroll at Culinary Arts Centre ang paiiralin. 1 Tbsp. oyster sauce Room 502, 5/F, Winfull Commercial Bldg., # 172- 1 tsp. chicken powder 176 Wing Lok St. Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. For By Chef Jay 2 slice of ginger thinly slice enquiries, please call at 2850 7714 / 2850 7724. Dator March 21 to April 19 Aries Tanggapin ang paghingi ng paumanhin ng ibang tao. Lahat ------Waiter: Salamat naman po. Bakit po ninyo Sa simbahan... nasabi? naman nagkakamali at ang mahalaga, natututo at pinagsisisihan Pari: Ang lahat ng gustong magdonasyon Customer: Kasi lahat ng pagkain ninyo ito. ay tumayo pagtugtog ng organ. Sige lasang sabon! tugtog. Organista: Father, ano po ang tutugtugin Nanay: Anak, ano gusto mong kurso sa ko? kolehiyo? April 20 to May 20 Taurus Pari: Pambansang Awit Pedro: Political Science po para linisin ang Mag-move on ka na. Mahirap kung patuloy kang nakatali sa Juan: Pare, teka may nalaglag kang pilik- kalat sa lipunan! nakaraan. mata. Dapat mag-wish ka. May isang genie na nagbigay ng wish sa Nanay: Iyong kalat mo nga sa bahay hindi Pedro: Ganun ba yun? Ang wish ko sana isang lolo na 70-anyos mo malinis, sa lipunan pa? magkaroon ako ng maraming wish. Lolo: Gawin mong 30 years younger sa akin At nalaglag lahat ng pilik-mata ni Pedro... ang misis ko! Habang nananalamin si misis Genie: Masusunod! (Poof) Misis: Honey, ang tanda ko na, mataba, Gemini May 21 to June 20 Noong eleksyon... Lolo: Ano nangyari? puro kulubot at pangit na! Genie: Ginawa kitang 100 years old. Mister: At least, malinaw pa din ang mata May mga bagay talagang kailangan nang magbago. Parte iyan Pedro: Please vote wisely! Juan: Sino si Wisely? Kandidato ba yun? mo! ng buhay. Nanay: Sabi ng teacher mo lagi ka daw Misis: Iligaw mo nga itong pusang ito. Ang late? Sa Pinoy Henyo... ingay eh! Juan: Kasalanan po iyan ng school! Juan: Tao? Mister: OK Nanay: Bakit? Pedro: Oo! Pagkalipas ng kalahating araw... Juan: Lagi po nilang pinapatunog ang bell Juan: Artista? June 21 to July 22 Cancer Misis: Bakit ka ginabi? Nailigaw mo ba bago ako dumating! Pedro: Oo May lungkot man ang buhay, tandaan na lilipas din ito. Manalig iyong pusa? Juan: Lumalabas sa TV? Customer: Ang linis talaga ng restaurant Pedro: Oo lang sa Maykapal. Mister: Bwisit na pusa iyan! Kung hindi ko iyan sinundan, hindi na ako nakauwi! ninyo! Juan: Sadako?

Leo July 23 to August 22 Huwag mawalan ng pag-asa. Ipagpatuloy mo lang ang iyong Crossword Puzzle pagsisikap. PAHALANG kay Dolphy 1 Sandata ng 31 Boto alimango 32 Bulong Virgo August 23 to September 22 5 Pagbibilad 33 Salig Alamin ang katotohanan. Pakinggan ang lahat ng partido. ng labada 9 Pag-ayon PABABA 10 Kakanin sa dahon 1 Pagsali sa usapan 11 Kahabaan 2 Iwasto Libra September 23 to October 22 ng yantok 3 Banas Hingin ang tulong ng mga kaibigan sa problema mo. Handa 12 Bunganga ng ilog 4 Palos silang tumulong sa iyo. 13 Bitak 5 Uri ng ibon 14 Dagil 6 Bukang-liwayway 15 Uri ng tula 7 Mandaragit Answer to last puzzle Scorpio October 23 to November 21 16 Uri ng ngipin 8 Ms. Capri Maging matalino sa mga susunod na hakbang. Mag-ingat ka. 18 Moog sa Texas 9 Piit 21 Dahilan 20 Baitang 14 Mr. Milby 22 Gunita 23 Bisig: Ingles 16 Bendisyon 23 Sapantaha 25 Sigalot kapag inulit 24 Pagkakahiga dahil Sagittarius November 22 to December 21 26 Balasubas 17 Hilakbot sa karamdaman Buksan ang mga mata sa mga tunay na pangyayari. Mahirap ang 28 Gapang 18 Tatak ng 26 Palapa ng saging manatiling bulag sa mga kaganapan sa paligid mo. 29 Malambot sportswear 27 Balita 30 Dating tawag 19 Latitude: daglat 28 Yanig HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK August 15, 2016 23 24 August 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK