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By Philip C. Tubeza cused of offering non-existent jobs in the violating the Philippine government’s ban “Kung wala siyang sagot, we will for- United Kingdom. on third-country deployment. ward that to the POEA (Philippine Over- LABOR Attaché Jalilo dela Torre has Dela Torre said he “put on hold” on June “Pinaexplain natin pero wala pang ex- seas Employment Administration) with temporarily stopped processing contracts 20 the processing of contracts submitted planation. We’re asking (the owner) to our recommendation---either cancellation from the top provider of Filipino domes- by Emry’s employment agency after eight explain kung bakit nagrecruit (for UK),” (of license) or suspension,” he added. tic workers in Hong Kong after it was ac- Filipino domestic workers accused it of Dela Torre said in an interview. The agency allegedly offered jobs in the United Kingdom to at least 200 applicants WE’RE OPEN. The who paid $10,000 each. POLO will open its Dela Torre told Hong Kong News earli- doors on Saturdays er that he checked with the POLO in Lon- don and discovered that there were no job starting July 9 to orders for the work Emry’s was offering. accommodate OEC “Public interest yan. Ang daming na- grereklamo (pero) hanggang ngayon wala applicants. pang nadedeploy, pinapahintay hanggang October,” he said. Emry’s is said to be the biggest provid- Page er of Filipino domestic helpers in Hong 28 Kong, submitting an average of eight con- tracts to the POLO every day. POLO records showed that, since Jan- uary this year, Emry’s had submitted 676 FDH contracts, including 614 new con- tracts, four renewals, and 58 transfers. The owner of Emry’s had insisted to POLO officials that she did not intend to dupe the jobseekers and promised that she FIGHTING. Actress would refund the applicants. Sunshine Dizon She also complained about the POLO decision to stop the processing contracts struggles after her submitted by Emry’s, saying that this was marriage to pilot NO TO third-country deployment. Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre has “put on hold” the processing of contracts Timothy Tan ends. from Emry’s employment agency after it was accused of offering non-existent jobs in the United Kingdom. Turn to page 16

PUBLISHED BY HK PUBLICATIONS LTD. TEL: 2851 1766 WEBSITE : WWW.HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK 2 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS 500 FDHs to take LET POLO to open on By Philip C. Tubeza could be held in June next year because the PRC had no budget this year. AROUND 500 Filipino domestic helpers Dela Torre said the National Organiza- are expected to take the upcoming Licen- tion of Professional Teachers Inc. (Nopti) Saturdays for OECs sure Examination for Teachers (LET) to has agreed to conduct review classes at the get a chance to go home to the Philippines Bayanihan Centre in Kennedy Town for By Philip C. Tubeza and teach, Labor Attaché Jalilo dela Torre those who will take the test. said. Those who want to take the exam should STARTING on July 9, the Philippine Dela Torre said the Professional Regu- register online through the PRC website. Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Admi- lation Commission (PRC) had approved For repeaters, the deadline is on July 22. ralty will be open for those who want to holding the exam here in Hong Kong on Those who are going to take the exam for get an OEC (overseas employment cer- September 25. the first time should register by July 29. tificate), Labor Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre “Five hundred ang expected takers. May The requirements include photocopies said. nagsusubmit na ngayon,” Dela Torre said of their transcript of records, passport, Dela Torre made the announcement as in an interview. NSO certificate of marriage (for married the number of applicants began to rise He said the Philippine Overseas Labor applicants with inconsistent entries in since July is peak season for OEC appli- Office (POLO) was also planning for a their passports and other documents), and cations. civil service exam and a nursing board four Philippine passport size colored ID “We had 1,000 on Sunday (June 26) so exam next year. pictures. magbubukas kami ng Sabado kasi bayad “Isa rin yung civil service exam sa mga The originals must be present when na rin naman yung rent plus aircon. Com- tinatarget natin. Ang dami ng opening sa these are submitted to the POLO. For fortable pa sila dito,” Dela Torre said in gobyerno ngayon. Maganda ng magka- those who have questions, please call Glo- Overseas Filipino workers line up in Admiralty to get an OEC an interview. roon rin ng civil service exam dito. At ria at 2866-0640 (POLO landline), 5529- He said the POLO would open its doors “Baka mag-Shatin din kami sa Metro- PNB Global Remittance Shop No. 122 in saka, mas madali yun ipasa,” Dela Torre 1880 (POLO hotline), or leave a message on Saturdays while it closes its post at the bank doon. Di nga lang masyadong sen- Worldwide from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on said. on the POLO-HongKong SAR Facebook PLDT Hongkong Smart Pinoy Center in tro. Yung sa Tsuen Wan sana magandang Sundays. He said the nursing exam in Hong Kong page. Worldwide House, which had been issuing lugar pero ang sabi ng Labour Department Dela Torre earlier said he was already OECs on Saturdays. (, nakapila ang gustong gumamit dun. So, talking with banks and remittance compa- “So, ililipat natin dito sa POLO kasi hanap pa kami ng ibang alternative,” Dela nies so that OECs could be issued in their maliit yung lugar sa PLDT sa Worldwide,” Torre said. branches or offices in Tsuen Wan, Tseung Dela Torre said. The number of OEC applicants at the Kwan O, Sai Kung, and even Yuen Long He added that the POLO would also POLO had earlier gone down by 40 per- in the New Territories. double its personnel at the Metrobank cent after it decided to issue OECs in other “We want this so that our kababayans in branch in United Centre, Admiralty which parts of Hong Kong. the New Territories won’t have come all issues OECs on Sundays from 8 a.m. to Besides the Metrobank branch in United the way down here (in Admiralty) to get 4 p.m. Centre, OECs can also be secured at the their OECs,” said Dela Torre. ‘Don’t make wards feel sexually offended’ By Peter Castillo centre for victims of sexual violence, for fended or intimidated. Certain acts, such FDHs to learn about sexual harassment. as fondling someone’s genitals, kissing on SAYING that Hong Kong takes crime “During the workshop, one of the par- the lips or touching the buttocks, should against children very seriously, members ticipants asked what they should be aware not be taken lightly as children could feel of the police advised foreign domestic of when they are looking after the employ- intimidated or offended by these,” it add- workers to avoid making their wards feel er’s children to prevent accusation of inde- ed. “sexually offended or intimidated,” the cent assault or sexual harassment against The EOC said another participant asked Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) employer’s’ children,” the EOC said in a whether a person can file a report of rape said. statement. if she was unconsciousness at the time of The EOC said it conducted a workshop “It was advised that domestic workers the assault. with representatives from the Eastern Dis- should not commit any acts that may make “The police explained that any sexual trict Police Station and RainLily, a crisis their employers’ children feel sexually of- intercourse without consent is considered rape and consent could not be obtained by force, fraud or deception. Therefore, a victim of rape under these circumstances can file a report to the police for rape,” the EOC said. It added that if the perpetrator of the rape were an employer or a co-worker, then the victim can also lodge a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission as the perpetrator may also have civil liabilities under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance. Under this ordinance, sexual harassment refers generally to unwanted sexual atten- tion, including unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in circumstances in which a reasonable person would have anticipated that you would feel offended, humiliated or intimidated. Examples are touching, comments of a sexual nature, making sexual noises or gestures, asking to touch someone, or ask- ing someone for sex. Another form of sexual harassment is a sexually hostile working environment where there are actions, languages or pic- tures of a sexual nature. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 NEWS 3 Herminia Garcia now back in PH

By Cheryl M. Arcibal head of the assistance to nationals section ance executive Nick Cousins and they had In October 2015, Garcia was sentenced of the Philippine Consulate General, said two daughters. to one year imprisonment HERMINIA Garcia, the former domestic Garcia was released from jail in the first The eldest, then 15, apparently commit- Garcia came here to work as a domestic helper and the mother of a teenager who week of June. ted suicide in April last year, leading the helper but she decided to stay on after her jumped to her death from a luxury apart- After being released, Garcia was tak- police to discover Garcia’s overstaying in visa reportedly expired in 1994. She met ment in Repulse Bay in April 2015, is now en to the airport for her flight back to the Hong Kong and the couple’s failure to reg- Cousins a year later. Their first daughter back in the Philippines. Philippines. ister the births of their children, who did was born in 1999, and the younger one, Vice Consul Fatima Guzman-Quintin, Garcia co-habited with British insur- not have Hong Kong identity cards. a year after. Cousins and Garcia Employer backs FDH caught stealing By Philip C. Tubeza

THANKS in part to her employer, a Fili- pino domestic helper caught stealing in a supermarket in North Point avoided im- prisonment. Eastern Magistrates Courts Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai ordered G.R. Santos to pay a fine of $2,000 after she admitted to stealing several goods worth over $1,000 from a Wellcome supermar- ket. “You are convicted on your own plea and your admission of the facts,” Chainrai told the defendant on June 17. The stolen items included coffee, one box of candy, shampoo, baby oil, cocoa, butter and rice. The prosecution said the incident hap- pened at around 9:21 a.m. on May 22 inside a Wellcome supermarket along King’s Road in North Point. The manager of the store was watching the CCTV when he noticed Santos put the stolen items inside a bag. She then went out of the store without paying for them. The manager told one of the store em- ployees to go after the domestic worker, who was apprehended outside the store. She admitted to the crime. “I plead guilty,” Santos told Judge Chainrai after the charge was read to her. The defendant, who is 43 years old, has two sons (and 10 and 17 years old) and a daughter (20 years old) back in the Philip- pines and they are all studying. Her hus- band is unemployed. “She was in a tight financial situation and she committed the crime out of mo- mentary greed. She is remorseful and asks for leniency,” Santos’ lawyer told the court. Santos first arrived in Hong Kong in 2014 to work as a domestic helper. She is now in her second contract with her em- ployer, who came to court to express her support for the defendant. “Her employer is still willing to employ her because of her good performance at home,” Santos’ lawyer said. Judge Chainrai said that since the de- fendant pleaded guilty, and it was her first offense in Hong Kong, she would be fined $2,000. Under Hong Kong law, the maxi- mum jail sentence for a person convicted of theft is 10 years imprisonment. 4 July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 5 6 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Overcharging is top complaint

OVERCHARGING remained the top com- Labour chief lauds Filcom’s plaint against employment agencies that supply foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) in Hong Kong, Labour Department (LD) records showed. input in proposed agency code The LD said there were 120 complaints filed in 2013 against agencies for overcharging FDHs, 114 in 2014, and 102 last year. By Cheryl M. Arcibal stay here and be] safe, happy, and continue A recent report by the NGO Justice The second biggest complaint was operating to love Hong Kong,” Cheung added. Centre said migrant domestic workers in without a license. There were 43 complaints of “VERY constructive.” In May, Consul-General Bernardita the territory often fall prey to unscrupu- unlicensed operation against agencies in 2013, This was how Labour and Welfare Sec- Catalla said Hong Kong authorities invit- lous employment agencies that may over- eight the following year, and 32 in 2015. retary Matthew Cheung described the ed the Philippine government to submit charge them for various “costs” associated The other complaints were related to the recommendations from members of the its input on the COP, following a meeting with recruitment. quality of the services provided by the agen- Filipino community on the Draft Code of with Cheung and Dela Torre on April 15. These costs often exceed legal limits in cies, services fees, and the replacement of Practice (COP) for Employment Agen- Catalla said other consuls general of source countries like Hong Kong, which FDHs. cies. “labor-sending countries” to Hong Kong allows agencies to collect only up to 10 The LD said it has established an “inter-de- The Labour Department had set June 17 were also invited to the meeting and were percent of the worker’s first monthly sal- partmental regular liaison mechanism” with as the deadline for suggestions and other asked to submit their own views and rec- ary. the consulates-general of countries that send Cheung and Catalla (PCG photo) FDHs to Hong Kong and other law enforce- input to be included to the COP, which ommendations as well. There are over Justice Centre also said that although ment agencies to combat any illicit activiy of would seek to promote professionalism Cheung during the diplomatic reception 300,000 foreign domestic helpers in the the Employment Agencies Administration employment agencies. among employment agencies in the city. hosted by the Philippine Consulate Gen- city and half of them are Filipinos. of the LD received 170 complaints against For enquiries about unlicensed operations “The suggestions were from the Filipino eral to mark the celebration of the 118th An announcement posted on the Labour employment agencies, most of which re- or overcharging by agencies, please call the community and also from...Labor Attache Proclamation of Philippine Independence. Department’s website said it is “conduct- lated to overcharging the migrant domes- Employment Agencies Administration at 2115 (Jalilo dela Torre) in Hong Kong, and they “The Labor Attache, in fact, consolidat- ing a consultation on a draft Code of Prac- tic workers, only four were convicted. 3667 or visit its office on Unit 906, 9/F, One are very constructive [and now] we are ed the views of the domestic workers and tice for Employment Agencies.” In 2015, the LD prosecuted 12 agencies, Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre, 1 Mong finalizing the Code of Practice,” Cheung organizations here...We are determined to It added that the Code “aims to promote and nine of them were convicted of over- Kok Road, Kowloon. said in an interview on June 14. protect the interests of all domestic help- professionalism and quality services in the charging job-seekers. The conviction rate, Peter Castillo Hong Kong News was able to interview ers in Hong Kong and [we want them to employment agencies industry.” according to Justice Centre, was “low”. HK OFWs prepare wish list for Duterte By Cheryl M. Arcibal These demands included a rollback in the prices of consumer goods, tuition, FILIPINO migrant workers in Hong the voluntary contribution to the Social Kong are hoping to hold a meeting here Security System, lifetime membership with the incoming Labor and Foreign to Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Affairs secretaries of President-elect and banning age discrimination in hiring Rodrigo Duterte. of employees. Some 120 Filipino migrant organiza- The Filipino Migrants’ Summit Other demands were the reversal of tions agreed on June 19 during a meet- the inclusion of terminal fee to tickets, ing to present a wish list to Duterte and na ginawa halimbawa gaya ng pagtatala- legal assistance to OFWs in distress, his cabinet members within the first 100 ga ng mga opisyal sa major departments uniform minimum wage for all the re- days of the incoming administration. sa Pilipinas na progresibo o maka-kali- gions in the Philippines, the prosecu- Dolores Balladares-Pelaez, chair- wa,” Balladares-Pelaez said. tion of airport personnel involved in the person of the United Filipinos in Hong During the Filipino Migrant Workers “tanim-bala” scam, and additional pages Kong (UNIFIL), said they were banking Summit 2016 held at St. John’s Cathe- or longer expiration period of Philippine on the promised “change” of the Duterte dral in Central on June 19, leaders of passports, among others. administration. Filipino migrant organizations agreed to Eman Villanueva, chairman of Bayan “Consistent naman siya sa mga pro- submit a letter listing their concerns so Hong Kong & Macau, asked those pres- nouncement niya tungkol sa mga pagba- that the Duterte administration can ad- ent during the meeting to tell other Fili- bago at may mga aksyon din naman siya dress them. pino migrant workers about the wish list that they would be submitting to the Duterte administration. Asked if the group is confident that incoming Labor chief Silvestre Bello III and incoming Foreign Af- fairs chief Perfecto Yasay would be able to visit and meet with Filipino migrant workers here in Hong Kong, Balladres-Pelaez said they would be seeking the help of the Philippine Consulate General here and incom- ing Labor Undersecretary Joel Ma- glunsod, vice chairperson for Min- danao of the Kilusang Mayo Uno. “Ang ginagawa naman natin, su- sulat tayo. Kung sa DOLE (Depart- ment of Labor and Employment) iyan, pwedeng tumulong ang un- derscretary si Joel Maglunsod and coursed thru din iyan sa Consulate para tumulong sila para ipaabot ang dialogue na ipapatawag natin,” she said. She said they would be looking for an appropriate venue to hold the dialogue. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 7 8 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Ate Aida’s passing mourned

By Cheryl M. Arcibal service held in Central on June 15. to be in the Philippines to recover from Service Hong Kong Branch migrant pro- Guerrero, 55, was supposed to come cancer. She was scheduled to be back at gramme director, said Guerrero as the SHE may have been strict but she gave out back to Hong Kong on that day, but in- work in June, but before she could return, “Ate ng Bayan” did not mince her words loving service. stead a concelebrated Resurrection Mass she died of her illness. Before her demise, and would tell it as it is. Aida Guerrero, the longtime church was held at the Catholic Centre in Central Guerrero was an assistant to Sister Fe- “All of us who left the Philippines, our worker who served distressed Filipinos in in her honor. Father Rodolfo Jacobe Jr. led licitas Nisperas, director of the Catholic prayer is to be a good servant...and Aida Nisperas Hong Kong for nearly three decades, was the Mass. Centre. she was that to us,” Panares said during remembered by friends during a memorial Guerrero had taken a 120-day leave Adrielle Panares, International Social the service. Alma, Guerrero’s landlady in Peng Panares previously told Hong Kong Chau for six years, said the church worker News that Guerrero worked in Hong Kong was tireless in helping Filipinos in Hong for 20 and was “well-known to the Filipi- Kong. no community.” “Siya din ang breadwinner ng family “Siya ang unang kumakausap sa mga niya at bahagi siya ng pamilya ko for so Filipinas who were in distress,” Panares many years. Mapagmahal siya sa pami- added. lya,” Alma said in tears. Sis of FDH who died in airport bemoans slow probe By Cheryl M. Arcibal Hong Kong Police do so personally, Guz- man-Quintin said. THE family of the Filipina who died af- “We always tell them the investigation ter falling from a height in the airport was here is fair and ongoing siya. Kumbaga advised to submit their request to view the wala namang inconsistencies, walang CCTV recording of the incident to the Re- pagmamadali sa investigation at hindi gional Consular Office of the Department haphazard. of Foreign Affairs in La Union. “But of course, official video iyon, so Vice Consul Fatima Guzman-Quintin the police can’t just release it to anyone,” said the request of the family of Salva Sol- Guzman-Quintin said. omon would then be coursed through the She also advised the Solomon family to Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant make their request official. Workers Affairs. “Alam nila ang number ni Kuya Dan- “If the family doubts it, then the fami- ny (Baldon, an assistance to national of- ly can request to view it, and then we can ficer). They can call Kuya Danny, May request to the [Hong Kong] police kung direct contact naman sila sa amin,” Guz- pwede i-release ang CCTV recording,” man-Quintin said. she said. Solomon, 27, was suspected of jumping Usually, next-of-kin who requests to her death at the Hong Kong international CCTV recording of an incident from the aorport in April. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 9 10 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS FDH escapes, says employer hit her By Cheryl M. Arcibal “Nang pumunta ang Hong Kong police, ang ginagawa niya,” she said. of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office to nilagyan nila ng band-aid itong daliri ko. Prior to the incident, Peralta said her blacklist her employer as another Filipina A 28-year-old mother of two was taken to Pero ang sabi lang nila sa akin may da- employer was abusive and disrespectful of domestic helper is set to arrive in July. the Overseas Workers Welfare Adminis- lawang options lang kami, either bababa her. She said she argued with her employ- Peralta said her employer wanted to have tration shelter after she had an argument na ako at babayaran ko ang employer ko o er because the latter still required her to at least three helpers - one for taking care with her employer in Happy Valley that susundin naming parehas ang nasa kontra- work in the morning and at night during of the child, another to clean the house, led to the latter hitting her. ta,” Perlata said. her rest days. and the last to cook meals. M. Peralta of Ilocos Sur told Hong Kong She chose to stay with her employer, she She also said that while she was given She said her family in the Philippines News on June 20 that her employer - a cer- said, because she had no money to pay for the $900 food allowance, she could not knew of her ordeal and told her to come tain S. Wong - hit her and threatened her the contract and that she still owed half find the time to buy food and cook her home. during an argument about rest days. of the P80,000 she paid her employment meal. “Sabi nga ng asawa ko, ‘uwi ka na lang, Peralta, who said she was forced to seek agency in the Philippines for training and “Kahit pagligo, wala akong oras, From wala talagang swerte yata sa iyo ang pag- work here in Hong Kong after her husband medical fees. Monday to Saturday, hanggang (hatingga- aabroad’,” she said. Her husband used to lost his job as he underwent a kidney stone When the policemen left, the employer bi) o one or two o’clock ng umaga ako work at a convenience store before he fell operation in January, said the argument allegedly showed the Filipina photos of nagtatrabaho kasi gusto niya tapusin ko ill. Peralta, meanwhile, was sales atten- took place on the evening of June 19. her husband and two children in the Phil- lahat ng plantsahin ko,” she said. dant at SM Supermarket in Manila. “Nag-agawan kami ng kontrata, tapos ippines. Peralta Still, Peralta added, she did her job and According to her, she only spent 20 days nang nakatalikod siya, hinablot ko ang “Sabi niya ‘may picture ako ng anak mo took care of her employer’s three-year-old in her first employment in Hong Kong kontrata at pinalo niya ang kamay ko. at asawa mo,’ at pinakita niya sa akin ang alta said she had video recordings of her child. when she arrived in February. She was Tapos nagpunta ako sa CR kasi talagang picture. Tapos sabi niya ‘alam ko ang ad- and her employer’s arguments and even She said she survived her four months terminated when her lady employer be- sasaktan niya ako. Sinara ko ang pinto, dress ninyo sa Pilipinas.’ Tapos sabi niya when the latter hit her hand. of employment because another Filipina came pregnant and Peralta, who has sev- pinuwersya niya, at tumama ang pinto sa ‘marami akong pera, maraming marami They also inspected her bags and who lived in the same building would reg- en-year-old and four-year-old daughters daliri ko,” Peralta said, showing her band- akong pera’,” Peralta said. checked her belongings, a practice that ularly give her food. was told that they could no longer afford aged right forefinger. It was then that the Filipina decided to they also did whenever Peralta leaves the “Naawa siya sa akin, kaya kapag nagtat- to pay her salary. After the door was forced open, the em- leave her employer’s house at around 1 house for her rest day. apon ako ng basura, binibigyan niya ako “Ang sabi sa akin iyon na lang daw ployer allegedly took Peralta’s bag, pass- a.m. of June 20. “Kahit naliligo po ako, kumakatok siya. ng pagkain. Sabi niya sa akin ako na daw nanay ng babae ang mag-aalaga. Nagpun- port and Hong Kong ID. The Filipina then Before leaving, her employer, and the Hindi siya titigil hangga’t hindi mo siya yata ang pangsampung helper na nakita ta ako sa agency ko dito at binigyan nga locked the door of the toilet and called the latter’s parents kicked Peralta’s cellphone binubuksan ng pinto. Kahit nakahubad ka niya sa amo ko,” Peralta said. nila ako ng bagong employer pero nag- police. because they wanted to take it away. Per- kailangang buksan mo. Ilang ulit na ganun She said she also sought the assistance bayad ako ng $3,000,” she said. Pinay testifies vs employer for making her do illegal work By Philip C. Tubeza Courts on June 21 and said she washed with “aiding, abetting, counselling or pro- pleaded guilty. ployer’s home in Mei Foo. food containers, cut octopuses, and pre- curing the breach of condition of stay” of “I washed in the shop delivered some The worker said she told her employ- A Filipino domestic helper testified pared the French fries and ingredients for the Filipina. stuff like the French fries which they er she did not want to work at the shop against her employer for making her work the waffles they sold. The domestic worker was arrested on sold,” E.F.J said. anymore and she was already planning to illegally in his store in Mong Kok that sold “That was the instruction of my employ- December 1 last year when the police She said she arrived in Hong Kong to resign but she did not leave because she snacks. er,” the domestic worker told Magistrate raided the store along Soy Street in Mong work as a domestic helper on May 28 last had a debt to pay. The government witness, with initials Colin Wong. Kok and found her working there. She was year but, the following day, her employer “I have a loan I wanted to pay so I did E.F.J., testified at the Sha Tin Magistrates Her employer, S.T. Au, was charged charged with breach of condition and she told her to work in the Mong Kong store. not talk anymore,” E.F.J. said. She said she did not receive any extra pay. The worker said she also told her sis- “After cutting up the octopus and pre- ter-in-law, who also works here as a do- paring the waffle mix, I’d bring them to mestic helper, about her objections to her the shop. I’d prepare the ingredients, bring employer’s decision to make her work in them to the shop, and cook them there,” Mong Kong. It was her sister-in-law who the worker said. recommended her to the defendant. E.F.J. said she stayed in a flat near the But despite her airing her objections, store and prepared the cooking ingredients E.F.J. said her sister “did not respond” to there. She did not stay or work in her em- her complaints. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 11 12 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Saleslady gets 14 years for cocaine By Philip C. Tubeza two kilos of methamphetamine hydro- chloride or shabu from the two. A 33-year-old Filipino saleslady was sen- Katumba was also said to be behind the tenced to more than 14 years in prison four Filipino drug mules who were caught after trying to smuggle into Hong Kong at the airport in October last year with nearly one kilo of cocaine. 1.86 kilos of cocaine. High Court Justice Maggie Poon sen- Egan said that Dia had provided infor- tenced Ma. Cristina D. Dia, a saleslady mation to PDEA that could help secure the from the Philippines, to 14 years and eight conviction of Katumba and his partner. months after she pleaded guilty to drug Egan said that Dia also shared her sto- trafficking. ry with Fr. John Wotherspoon, a prison Dia was caught at the Hong Kong In- chaplain who has launched a campaign to ternational Airport with 940 grams of co- educate girls in Africa and the Philippines caine in September last year. to stop them from becoming drug mules. “Its retail value was $1.3 million…De- “The defendant fully admits what hap- fendant is convicted on her own plea and pened and expresses extreme remorse,” admission of the charge,” Justice Poon The contraband Egan told the court. said on June 24. He added that she has three children Records of the case showed that the mum penalty is life imprisonment and a nas who were used by the syndicate. (Dia) back in the Philippines who were aged 19, defendant arrived on September 25 from Dia’s luggage fine of $5 million. is one more victim of the syndicate,” Egan 13, and 11. Manila. She claimed that she came here The Filipina, aged 33, at first denied that said. Because of Dia’s guilty plea, Justice for some “mobile network business” but cocaine being concealed inside the false she was involved in drug trafficking but He said Katumba was later arrested in Poon reduced her jail sentence a by a third was stopped by Customs officials at the compartment of the suitcase,” a govern- she later admitted to the crime. the Philippines by the Philippine Drug En- and then reduced it further by one year for Chek Lap Kok international airport. ment statement said. Barrister Kevin Egan, Dia’s lawyer, said forcement Agency (PDEA), together with helping the authorities until it was set at 14 “During Customs clearance, (an) X-ray While Hong Kong does not have the the defendant was used by a syndicate his partner, Marilyn Ramos. years and eight months. check on a suitcase carried by her revealed death penalty, trafficking in a dangerous headed by Ugandan Rufus Katumba, who They were nabbed in Sta. Rosa City in “She was lured into the business by suspicious images. In-depth examination drug is a serious offence under the city’s was based in the Philippines. Laguna in October last year. The author- this African syndicate like many innocent led to the discovery of a slab of suspected Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. The maxi- “There are about a dozen young Filipi- ities confiscated 10 kilos of cocaine and girls,” Justice Poon said. HK seeks transfer of 7 prisoners from PH By Peter Castillo

THE government is seeking the transfer to Hong Kong of seven of its residents who are serving jail sentences in the Phil- ippines, Secretary for Security Lai Tung- kwok said. Lai told the Legislative Council (Leg- Co) on June 8 that the seven Hong Kong residents wanted to serve the remainder of their sentences here. “The HKSAR Government is currently handling seven applications from Hong Kong residents sentenced in the Philip- pines for transfer to Hong Kong to serve their remaining sentences,” Lai said. “The seven applicants are aged from 45 to 70 and have been awarded sentences in the Philippines from 25 years’ imprison- ment to life imprisonment,” he added. Lai said their applications were referred to the HKSAR Government from the Chi- nese Embassy between 2002 and 2012. He said the government has approached the Philippine Government “a number of times to obtain the documents required for those cases.” “To date, we are still awaiting responses from the Philippine side,” Lai said. He said the HKSAR Government will continue to follow up the cases with the Philippines “through various practicable channels with a view to obtaining the basic information required and confirming the consent of the Philippine Government as soon as possible.” HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 13 14 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS ‘AU$55,000 salary awaits Employers vow to help Pinay nurses in Australia’ By Philip C. Tubeza By Philip C. Tubeza tries,” he added. Dela Torre said they decided to hold a LABOR and migrants rights group have THE Philippine Overseas Labor Office nursing forum after finding out that there launched a campaign which aims to en- (POLO) will hold a forum in September are many registered Filipino nurses who list the help of employers in the fight of for Filipino nurses working as domestic are working as domestic helpers here. foreign domestic workers against abusive helpers here in Hong Kong so that they “May sobrang two years (experience). recruitment agencies. can find more advantageous jobs in other Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit pumunta The Hong Kong Federation of Asian countries, Labor Attaché Jalilo dela Torre pa (dito). Sana nag-apply na lang sa ibang Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) and said. labor market kasi may two years ka na. the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Dela Torre said registered migration Nakikita ko sa profile nila,” he said. Unions (HKCTU) on June 19 launched agents from Australia and the Philippine For those who want to take the nursing the “My Fair Home” campaign which also Association of Service Exporters Inc. (PA- board exam, Dela Torre said that could aims to establish a “harmonious relation- SEI) would attend so that they can brief happen next year. ship” between employers and FDHs. Employers sign manifesto supporting FDHs the nurses on employment opportunities “Next year na kasi yung nursing licen- “Ang objective ng My Fair Home ay in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and sure hindi na-budget ng (Professional para magkaruon ng harmonious relation- Estrada said seven employers attended written agreement.” Qatar. Regulation Commission) this year but ship yung employer at saka employee,” the launching, which was held in Central, By signing the manifesto, the employers “Sa Australia ang laki (ng salary). they’re prepared to do that next year so Shiella Grace Estrada, chair of the Pro- and they signed a manifesto of support for comitted themselves to ensure a work en- AU$55,000 to AU$59,000. Entry level the earliest we can have is June next year,” gressive Laboour Union of Domestic FDHs vironment that is free from abuse, harass- yan. Ang minimum (wage) is AU$16 or 20 he said. Workers in Hong Kong, said in an inter- “I will ensure fair wages are paid to do- ment, and violence; that domestic workers cents an hour,” said Dela Torre, a former Dela Torre said he was not encouraging view. mestic workers in my home (at least the in their homes would have access to “de- labor attaché to Australia. FDHs here to go to Japan, where Filipino “Plus, makuha yung support from em- minimum wage) and that domestic work- cent healthcare;” and that they are able to “We will also have people from PA- household service workers are now wel- ployers kagaya nung pagpledge nila kani- ers in my home have reasonable work make complaints against unfair employ- SEI who are deploying to Germany kasi come. na na, kapag may mga cases na excessive hours and time to rest,” the manifesto read. ment agencies. may mga opening ngayon sa Germany “I’m not really very keen about that kasi recruitment fees from agencies, the em- The employers also promised to nego- “I will ensure that domestic workers in for nurses, and sa Qatar. So, they will talk mataas nga yung sweldo pero live out. ployers are willing to support if they are tiate the terms and conditions of employ- my home will enjoy decent living condi- about the terms and conditions and yung Ang matitira sa iyo halos pareho rin dito going to file a case against employment ment with their domestic worker, “en- tions and a safe, secure private bedroom,” employment opportunities in those coun- (sa Hong Kong),” he said. agencies,” she added. suring a mutual understanding through a the manifesto said. ‘FDHs have only 6 months to complain’ By Philip C. Tubeza

FROM the time they are victimized, for- eign domestic workers in Hong Kong have only six months to file a complaint against abusive employment agencies that over- charge them, Labor Attaché Jalilo Dela Torre said. Dela Torre said in an interview that the prescription period for labor claims in the Philippines was three years but only six months in Hong Kong. “Sa atin, three (years) basta labour claims. Dito, against agencies, six months. May time bar sila,” Dela Torre said. “Ang dami ngang na-time bar,” he add- ed. This means that FDHs who are over- charged by HK agencies should file their complaint within six months after they are overcharged. After that, they can no longer go after the erring agency. Dela Torre made the clarification after the licensee of Gold Union Employment Agency in Fanling was convicted and fined $9,000 at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on June 23 for overcharging an FDH. In December 2015, Indonesian domestic worker Sundari complained to the Em- ployment Agencies Administration of the Labour Department that Gold Union had overcharged her 32 times more than the al- lowable amount. This is the fourth agency convicted for overcharging this year. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 NEWS 15 New vice consul loves Emgoldex leader yet to refund investors By Cheryl M. Arcibal that she signed a document at the PCG that music and culture required to refund the some P255,000 for THE Filipino domestic helper who was the seven accounts at Emgoldex that were By Cheryl M. Arcibal build a family sana, but we know na dito then underwent a cadetship training at the identified by some 20 complainants as the not encoded. kung ano man ang mga kaalaman ko, may DFA where he met his future wife. They leader of the recruitment for the fraudulent The complainants alleged that MJ was MEET Vice Consul Robert “Bob” Quin- oportunity pa dito na mahasa ako sa lahat both started their cadetship training in investment scam Emgoldex had yet to re- able to buy a car and a water-refilling sta- tin, who is a musician, cultural advocate, ng aspect na kasama sa trabaho namin 2010. fund the money that she promised. tion business in the Philippines from her and the husband of Vice Consul Fatima because this definitely will not be my last “We became friends. There were 21 of Assistance to National Officer Hermo- Emgoldex earnings. They also said she Guzman-Quintin. posting,” Quintin said. us in the batch, 14 women and seven men. genes Cayabyab Jr. told Hong Kong News used to brag that she received a P2-mil- Quintin now leads the Cultural Section His interest in folk and indigenous mu- Doon lang kami nagkita. We became re- that one of those who gave money to MJ lion bonus because she had 13 accounts in of the Philippine Consulate General, as- sic (he plays the guitar, bamboo instru- ally good friends, and sometime in 2012 went to the Philippine Consulate General Emgoldex. suming the position from Vice Consul ments and the gong) began when he was we decided to take it to the next level,” on June 26 to complain that the Filipina When these details were revealed during Alex Vallespin who moved to the Assis- 11 and his father took home a guitar. Quintin added. could not be contacted. a February 21 meeting between the com- tance to Nationals section. Seeing the boy would spend time play- Asked what drew him to her, Quintin “Sabi ni Jacquelyn tinatawagan nila si plainants and MJ at the PCG on February Guzman-Quintin, meanwhile, took over ing it, Quintin’s father gifted him with one said Guzman-Quintin “gets” him. MJ, pero hindi na nila makonmtak. Ti- 21, MJ remained silent. the Political-Economic portfolio of Con- on his 12th birthday. Quntin’s youngest “She is low maintenance, hindi mahirap nawagan din namin noong Linggo ng li- During the meeting in the PCG it was sul Charles Andrei Macaspac who went sister is the soprano Stefanie Quintin. dalhin. We became friends and we found mang beses pero nagri-ring lang ang tele- alleged that 488 Filipinos in Hong Kong back to the Philippines after completing After completing the five rounds of ex- na kahit hindi pareho ang interes namin, pono at hindi kami sinasagot,” Cayabyab as well as their kin have invested P36,000 his six-year post in Hong Kong. ams to be a foreign service officer, Quintin we get each other,” he said. said. in a single account in Emgoldex. MJ said Unlike many diplomats, Quintin said he Jacquelyn told Cayabyab that she was those she would be unable to refund the never thought he’d be joining the Depart- planning to file a formal complaint against money of those investors whose accounts ment of Foreign Affairs in Manila owing MJ with the Hong Kong police. have been activated because the money is to a number of reasons: born and bred in In March, MJ told Hong Kong News now with the “Germany-based” company. Baguio, he never thought of leaving his hometown for Manila; he did not know what foreign service was; and besides his interest in music, he was set to become a teacher. Good thing he gave the Foreign Service Officers exams in 2008 a try because it led him to meeting Guzman-Quintin, whom he would marry in 2014. Quintin said he was glad that his first overseas post was Hong Kong. “Kasama na siyempre that we want to Quintin

NGO celebrates 9 years of serving migrant workers “I thought I would be a senior citizen first be- fore I could go back home for good. Thanks to Enrich workshops and financial empowerment, going home for good will come earlier than ex- pected,” with breaking voice and tears in her eyes, Warlita Manera, a 52-year-old Filipino domestic worker said during the ninth anniver- sary celebration of NGO Enrich. Enrich celebrated its founding anniversary on June 23 and Lenlen Mesina, Enrich execu- tive director, said Manera is one of the reasons why the NGO continues to empower migrant women by educating them and helping them make informed choices for their finances. Manera, who said she started attending En- rick workshops and classes after receiving a free scholarship voucher, added that she also finished the six-month mentoring session in May. “After the Enrich workshops and the men- toring session, I was able to budget and manage my salary using the envelope system provided by Enrich,” she said. Manera shared that she learned to track her expenses “using the spreadsheet from Enrich” and set up her goals with “specific time frame for each goals.” Her plan is to return home for good after one more two-year contract with her employer who lives in the Mid-Levels. Upon her planned return to the Philippines, Manera said she would be helping her husband farm their three-hectare land in Ilocos Sur. Besides learning how to budget and save money for her goals, Manera said she also be- came “assertive and confident” in communicat- ing about finances to her family members in the Philippines. She was also able to send to school her niece who will be in their year in the university, tak- ing up Medical Technology degree. CMA 16 NEWS July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS POLO to ban ‘terminators’ By Philip C. Tubeza and Cheryl M. Arcibal yan,” he added. ment), pwede dito muna para matawagan Blladares-Pelaez said. tract, hindi naman natin alam na maganda Dela Torre said that there are currently yung agency. Yung agency, tatawagan “Mahirap kapag nawalan ng employ- kahihinatnan natin sa kanilang mga bahay. THE Philippine Overseas Labor Office “50 plus employers” who are in the PO- yung employer. Kasi pag nagLabour, baka ment, magbabayad ka uli sa recruitment May mga employers nagteterminate how (POLO) will ban employers who “fre- LO’s blacklist. iterminate,” he said. agency. So, kailangan makipag-usap sa many times. Dapat binaban din employers quently” terminate Filipino domestic “Hindi sila makahire. Kaya minsan, ang Meanwhile, leaders of migrant groups Immigration Department at magpaliwan- para maging fair…yung terminator em- workers, said Labor Attaché Jalilo dela nangyayari pangalan ng asawa or kapatid scored the decision of the Immigration ag sa local community na hindi iyan gina- ployers,” Estrada said. Torre. ang sinusubmit. Sinabihan na namin na Department to deny the working visa ap- gawa ng mga domestic workers na mag- She also denied that some FDHs were Dela Torre said he has ordered that those i-blacklist pati yung address. Kasi ganun plications of 519 FDHs for “job-hopping.” punta sa Hong Kong para maglipat-lipat job-hopping, adding that it would cause who terminate and change FDHs several nga yung ginagawa. Same address pero Dolores Balladares Pelaez, chairperson ng employment,” she added. “more pain” for the workers. times a year will be included in the PO- ibang pangalan,” he said. of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong Shiella Grace Estrada, chair of the “Paano magjojob-hop kung ikaw nag- LO’s blacklist. “Na-pluplug naman natin yung loop- (UNIFIL), denied claims that some FDHs Progressive Laboour Union of Domestic bayad ng malaki? Gumagastos ka ng “Pag within a period of one year, for holes,” he added. were “job-hopping.” Workers in Hong Kong, said in an inter- pagnagterminate ng kontrata. Wala kang example, ganyan uma-appear ng uma-ap- Dela Torre also urged FDHs who are not “Consistent ang aming posisyon na view that the Immigration Department house to stay. May two weeks rule ka. pear yung pangalan ng employer na yan, given their food allowance or those who hindi totoo na nagjo-job-hopping ang should also ban employers who frequently Maghahanap ka ulit ng amo so magba- iwatch list na rin namin,” dela Torre said. do not get enough food to report these to mga domestic workers. In fact, hangga’t terminate FDHs. bayad ka ulit sa agency. So, more pain “Ibig sabihin, pumipili at madalas the POLO. kayang magtiis sa trabaho, magtitiis da- “Paano kung naging malas ka sa naku- and burden sa workers kaysa employers,” magterminate. Nasa radar na rin namin “Before they go to (the Labour Depart- hil mahirap maghanap ng employment,” hang employer? Pagnagsign ka ng con- Estrada said. Labatt... From page 1 Dela Torre also reminded Filipinos in wary about these agencies. Ilang beses na Hong Kong to “stop believing ads” from namin nilalabas ito. Walang mapapala pag done “without due process.” agencies here offering jobs in other coun- third-country (recruitment),” he added. Dela Torre said Emry’s also asked that it tries. One complainant, who went to the be given 14 days to reply to the charges of “Ang importante is to stop patronizing POLO on June 28, said she was terminat- third-country deployment. or believing in those ads for third country ed after she told her employer that she was He said the agency has until July 4 to deployment. Ilang beses na naming sinabi applying for a job in the UK. reply. yan pero ayaw maniwala,” he said. She said she paid Emry’s $10,000 in “They’ve asked for 14 days from the Dela Torre said the POLO will be pub- March. receipt of the letter (putting the process- lishing online the names of agencies it has “Magparefund ako kasi naghanap ako ing of contracts on hold). We will forward accredited so that FDHs and employers ng job pero mahirap kasi break ako,” the the reply and copies of the complaint sa would know who are the legitimate re- worker said in an interview before she POEA for appropriate action,” he said. cruiters. went to the Philippine Consulate General Dela Torre said the POLO could also He also reminded the public that -Assistance to Nationals Section to have forward the complaints to the Labour De- “third-country recruitment” is considered her complaint notarized. partment, especially those who do not get illegal by the Philippine government. She said she exited to mainland China a refund. “Again, third-country deployment is il- and came back here as a tourist so that she “What the complainants can do is they legal because those agencies that are doing could pursue her claim against Emry’s. can file sa Labour Department or the EAA third country recruitment and deployment “May malaki raw na company na haha- (Employment Agencies Administration) are not licensed to do so by the POEA,” wak sa UK. Sabi niya two to three months or the police kasi nga nakabayad na sila Dela Torre said. magkaroon kami ng job order pero hindi wala pa ring (trabaho),” he said. “Our OFWs in Hong Kong should be naman dumating,” she added. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 TRAVEL 17 Escape to Rizal

By Niña P. Calleja the main challenge here. We realized we would need a pair of gloves when IT’S next to impossible to find a patch of we arrived at jump-off point in Ba- wilderness in bustling Metro Manila. With rangay Wawa in Rodriguez, in Rizal. available green spaces becoming scarce, if Good thing, residents of Barangay not absent, a lot of travelers seeking ad- Wawa had already thought about it and ventures in the great outdoors would skip so you can find a pair being sold by the Metro Manila outright and satisfy their street at P20. craving for nature elsewhere. Some mountaineers would pair Mt But those in Manila wanting to take a Binacayan, which has an altitude of respite from the chaos of the metro and 424 meters above sea level, with an breathe fresh air may not look too far. adjacent mountain: the slightly higher Mt. Binacayan A commute for one to two hours from Mt. Pamitinan. My travel buddies and Metro Manila to nearby Rizal province I contented ourselves with Mt Bin- 4. Mt Ayaas could just be their thing. With a budget of acayan and did not regret the decision If you like river-trekking, forest roughly P1, 000, you can find what you Take a dip in one of the Sierra Madre’s rivers since the three to four-hour trek to the trails, and grass lands, then Mt. Ayaas want, adventures and all. summit was grueling enough. in Rodriguez, Rizal is for you. For four My friends and I, who all work in Metro Tinipak or Daraitan river for your de- Another mountain in Tanay, Rizal is After passing by farm fields and hours, we trekked river streams and Manila, would often find ourselves along scent. This pristine emerald-blue river rightfully called Batolusong, a combi- some gradual ascent, we were con- took on steep hills to reach the summit. the rugged terrain on the way to a moun- is rendered otherworldly by surround- nation of the words bato, which means fronted with steep limestone boulders The province of Rizal has at least tain’s peak for a weekend day trip. ing ivory-white marble rocks. “rocks,” and lusong which means “de- and sharp rocks. But the pain of the seven other mountains to trek and oth- Here are the four of the off the beaten It was previously named as one of scend”. The trail includes river streams trail was gone when we reached the top ers which have yet to be discovered. It tracks in Rizal province for nature lovers the cleanest rivers in the country, bag- to cross, rocky portions to scale, and and got treated with the glorious vistas is always your choice whether to take and mountaineers: ging the annual “Gawad ng Pangulo sa steep ascents and grassy slopes to con- of the mountain range, the skyline of a day trip or pitch your tent and enjoy 1. Mt. Daraitan and Tinipak River Kapaligiran” award from the Philip- quer. But all of these are worth it be- Rizal and the meandering Wawa River. overnight camping in the wild. Located at the border of Tanay in Rizal pine president in 2001. cause, upon reaching the top, you are and General Nakar in Quezon prov- We went there one Saturday in Au- given a stunning 360-degree view of ince, Mt. Daraitan is nestled on the gust by taking a public jeepney from the vast Sierra Madre. southern reaches of the Sierra Madre. Edsa- Shaw Boulevard going to Tanay As a side trip, you may visit the near- No wonder mountaineers call it a gem town proper before sunrise. by Kay-Ibon falls. A dip in its pool of of Sierra Madre. From the town, we took another jeep- cold refreshing waters is perfect to cap For at its summit of jagged lime- ney ride to Barangay Sampaloc, where off the whole day-trek. stones, you are treated with a sight of you have to rent a tricycle for a ride to To reach Batolusong by commute, lush green rainforests as far as the eye the Daraitan River. Be prepared for a ride a jeep or FX going to Cogeo in An- can see and a river meandering through bumpy tricycle ride. We all huddled on tipolo City from Cubao, Quezon City. the mountains. a wooden raft and crossed the river. Take a jeep to Batangasan and then ride The 600-meter trek to the summit On the other side, we took another tri- a tricycle going to the barangay hall of lasts for four to five hours and can be cycle to the barangay hall of Daraitan. San Andres, where you will pay the challenging for beginners. But it is to- Our day trek expenses reached PHP1, registration fee and hire a guide. tally worth it. 100, which included the P500 we paid 3. Mt. Binacayan After scaling its heights, reward to our tour guide. Negotiating the boulders and sharp yourself by taking the trail going to the 2. Batolusong and Kay-ibon falls rocks of Binacayan on the way up is 18 BALITANG PH July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS ISIS calls on fighters to go to PH

By Maia Lopez fied by security forces as Isnilon Hapilon, by Allah,” the man said. leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group. Duterte earlier warned the Abu Sayyaf THE extremist terror group Islamic State Udin said in Malay: “If you cannot go that the kidnappings and beheadings must has called for an Asian pivot, urging its to (Syria), join the muhajideen in the Phil- stop when he assumes the presidency on followers to go to the Philippines, particu- ippines.” June 30. larly in Mindanao. Hapilon, who carries a bounty of $5 mil- “I don’t want to pick up a fight with an- In its recent propaganda video, IS lion, is on the FBI’s most wanted list for ybody, but there will be a time I have to showed three fighters – whom it said were his role in the kidnapping of 17 Filipinos confront Abu Sayyaf. Their kidnapping from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philip- and three Americans in 2001. must stop. It has given us a very bad im- pines - simultaneously decapitating three A part of the video, which has subtitles age,” Duterte said. captives whom the terrorist group claimed in Filipino, showed Udin calling on IS Duterte also warned his fellow Min- were spies. supporters to be merciless in their offen- danaoans not to join the bandit group, say- The three men in the video also took sives. ing he would unleash a war on them. turns to address supporters in their home One of the men, whose statements “Never be a member of that Abu Sayyaf countries, warning governments that stood were subtitled in Filipino, added: “We are because there will be a reckoning one of in the way of their “jihad” in IS’s South- slaughtering these murtad (apostates), and these days,” the president-elect said. east Asian branch, the Khatibah Nusan- tomorrow, our brothers in your land will ISIS supporters The Abu Sayyaf has recently kidnapped tara. slaughter you...We will use the language seven Indonesian sailors after they be- The Malaysian fighter, Mohd Rafi Udin, of swords and bullets.” to hesitate in their fight, trying to down- “Take care and be strong, do not be headed Canadian hostage Robert Hall called on IS believers to look up to one Another man in the same video who play the counterterrorism “tactics” of swayed by the deceptive tactics of the when their demand for ransom was not Abdallah al-Filipini, who was later identi- spoke in Filipino urged his “brothers” not President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. newly-elected Duterte. May he be cursed met. P-Noy vetoes bill for nurses Duterte names more Cabinet members By Maia Lopez to the downsizing of hospital personnel By Philip C. Tubeza mergers and acquisitions. He was also mining policies. and consequent increase in health care the executive director of Go Negosyo, But Duterte’s spokesman, Ernesto PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has ve- costs. DAYS before his inauguration, Presi- which promotes micro- and small-scale Abella, quickly assured mining stake- toed a bill that would have raised the min- “The President said that the bill, which dent Rodrigo Duterte bared the names enterprises across the country. holders that Lopez’ policies will be imum monthly salary of public nurses to proposes to further increase the entry level of four more individuals who will join Teo, owner of Mt. Apo Travel and aligned with the president-elect’s posi- almost P25,000. salary for nurses by four grades, will un- his Cabinet. Tours and president of the National As- tion supporting responsible mining. Communications Secretary Herminio dermine the existing government salary Duterte chose Health Assistant Sec- sociation of Independent Travel Agen- “The fact that she accepted it means Coloma Jr. said Aquino, through Execu- structure and cause wage distortion not retary Paulyn Ubial to head the Depart- cies, is the sister of broadcaster and that she is willing to adjust her position,” tive Order No. 201 signed earlier this year, only among medical and health care prac- ment of Health, Wanda Teo as Tourism known Duterte supporter Ramon Tulfo. Abella said. has already raised the total guaranteed an- titioners but also other professionals in the Secretary, businessman Ramon Lopez as The appointment of Regina Lopez, on “The president is not anti-mining. He nual compensation from P228,924.00 to government service,” Coloma said. Trade chief, and Regina Lopez as Envi- the other hand, caused volatility in min- actually supports each and every ven- P344,074.00 “The President explained that granting ronment Secretaray. ing stocks as investors cautioned against ture that contributes to the health of the In his veto message, the President said the said increase will place the salaries of Ramon Lopez was a top executive of her strong anti-mining stance. Philippine economy. What the president the proposed increase “seemingly disre- nurses over and above their other similarly the RFM Corporation handling strate- Stock analysts said investor jitters is demanding is that those who do that gards the financial capacity of most local situated counterparts, such as optometrists gic planning and business development, may continue until Lopez presents her must be very careful,” he added. government hospitals.” and dentists,” the Palace official added. Aquino said the measure may also lead Ang Nars party-list Rep. Leah Pacquiz, one of the authors of the House version of the bill, lamented the President’s veto. Pacquiz said the measure was supposed to provide relief to Filipino nurses by providing a P24,887 entry-level monthly salary for nurses in public hospitals, with yearly salary increases. The vetoed bill also prohibits contractu- al, job order, on-job-training, and volun- teer nurses. Outgoing House minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said the veto ensured that Aquino will leave behind a legacy of being “anti-people” and “anti-poor.” “It is a trademark move of President Aquino to veto laws that would be of great benefit to our countrymen like the (Social Security System) pension hike bill; and now the salary increase for nurses. But he throws all his support for the bonuses of the SSS board or the salary hikes of high government officials,” Colmenares said. Earlier this year, Aquino vetoed the SSS bill, which would granted pension hike.

Aquino HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 19 20 BALITANG PH July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Comelec row over Soce By Maia Lopez fore June 8 is entirely due to its own fault ‘Free political prisoners’ or omission. It is a fault or omission that COMMISSION on Elections commis- the commission, a regulatory body, is not By Maia Lopez do Sarmiento, detained at the Philippine sioner Christian Robert Lim has resigned duty bound to fix and resolve in accord- National Police custodial center in Camp as chief of the Campaign Finance Office ance to the whims of the ruling party with THE Communist Party of the Philip- Crame for arson and illegal possession of after the poll body extended the June 8 nary a sanction for such blatant disregard pines-National Democratic Front has firearms; Jaime Soledad, detained at the deadline for the filing of the statement of of the commission’s rules,” Lim added. asked for the release of 21 jailed “consult- Leyte provincial jail for multiple murder; campaign and expenditures (SOCE) for He noted how all presidential candi- ants” - all of them facing criminal charges Alfredo Mapano, arrested for double mur- the Liberal Party and its standard bearer, dates, except Roxas, were able to file their for murder and other violent crimes – in der and robbery charges; Pedro Codaste, defeated presidential candidate Manuel campaign expenses on time “regardless” time for the resumption of formal peace a top NPA leader in Agusan del Sur who Roxas II. of the voluminous nature of the report. talks with the Duterte administration in The Tiamzon couple was arrested in December for multiple In his memorandum, Lim made clear “It is worthy to note that even presi- August. murder cases; Ma. Concepcion Arane- his position denying the request of the LP dential candidate, Senator Miriam De- The CPP is expected to sign a ceasefire be granted safe conduct passes under the ta-Bocala, a former UP Journalism student and Roxas, citing Republic Act No. 7166 fensor-Santiago, was able to comply with pact with the government a week after Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity who led the NPA ranks in Panay Island; stating that submission of SOCE should the submission of her SOCE through her President-elect Rodrigo Duterte delivers Guarantees (Jasig). Renato Baleros Sr.; Porferio Tuna; Ariel be made within 30 days after the elections. representative on June 8 despite being on his first State of the Nation Address next “It’s not just about those who will be Arbitrario; Kennedy Bangibang; Ruben Lim described the Comelec en banc’s medical leave and her confinement in the month. moved out of jail. It includes their staff, Saluta; Renante Gamara; Alan Jazmines; decision as “unacceptable” as it is tanta- Intensive Care Unit of the Makati Medical The 21 “consultants” include include as their team of experts who will face Ernesto Lorenzo; Ma. Loida Magpatoc; mount to amending the law. Center a few days before the deadline,” Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, former chair- the government’s experts. Their security and Leopoldo Caloza. “To grant the request for extension Lim said. man and secretary-general of the CPP who personnel and their secretariat will also Braganza said there are currently 543 would not only be unfair to other candi- Roxas submitted his SOCE 14 days af- were arrested on murder charges in Cebu be covered by Jasig so that they can also political prisoners from the CPP-NDF, dates and parties who complied within ter the June 8 deadline, with his lawyer in March 2014, and Adelberto Silva, who move freely and consult with their constit- 18 of whom are NDF consultants, 88 of the prescribed period but also would be a bringing a truck-load of boxes containing reportedly replaced the Tiamzons as the uency,” Braganza said. whom are sick, and 48 of whom are el- reversal of the Commission’s own resolu- receipts and other supporting documents. head of the rebel group. The list also includes Tirso Alcantara; derly. He said militant lawmakers in the tion on the matter,” he said. Roxas’ SOCE showed that the admin- Incoming member of the government Emeterio Antalan and Eduardo Fraginal, House of Representatives might sponsor a “There should be no dispute that the istration candidate received a total of peace panel Hernani Braganza said that both charged with murder, kidnapping measure to grant a general amnesty to all failure of the LP to file its SOCE on or be- P469.2 million in campaign donations. both sides would have to asess who should and illegal possession of firearms; Eduar- political prisoners. Maternal mortality ratio up in recent years By Maia Lopez the nation’s MDGs but came short of its services offered by the government, faith- target. based, and other providers, during and af- RE-ELECTED Quezon City Rep. Alfred He noted that according to the 5th Phil- ter pregnancy that include the following: D. Vargas III has expressed concern over ippine Progress Report on the MDGs, it 1) Material assistance, including mater- the country’s increasing maternal mortali- can be inferred that the country “may have nity and baby clothing, diapers, baby ty ratio in recent years. not met its MDG target on maternal health food (including formula), and baby “It is disturbing to note that maternal as the maternal mortality ratio increased furniture; health, as part of the country’s Millenni- from 209 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2) Referrals for adoption, job training, um Development Goals (MDGs), is not so 1990 to 221 in 2011, failing to meet the housing, assistance with domestic vio- encouraging,” Rep. Vargas noted. 2015 target of 52.” lence, and food stamps and other assis- Insisting that the government should im- The proposed OPSS-, Vargas said, will tance; prove maternal health in the country, Var- be tasked to encourage and assist pregnant 3) Crisis hotlines, including for violence gas is not giving up on his 16th Congress women to carry their children to live birth or suicide prevention; initiative under HB 6476 which seeks to by providing services during and after 4) Pro-bono obstetric and prenatal care establish an Office of Pregnancy Support pregnancy. services for women intending to carry Services (OPSS) under the Department of “Our initiative seeks to alleviate preg- their children to live birth, including Health. nant women and their families from the services during pregnancy and follow- Expected to re-file his bill come 17th difficulties that may otherwise lead to ing childbirth, and neonatal services, Congress in July, Vargas acknowledged abortion or death of a child during child- including referrals for such services; that the country has initiated moves to im- birth,” Vargas explained. 5) Pro-bono legal services to assist wom- prove maternal healthy by 2015 as part of Pregnancy support services refers to en who wish to carry their children to live birth and parents with newborn children; 6) Child care services; 7) Services to assist parents to care for, and prepare to care for, a child with Down Syndrome or another prenatally diagnosed condition, and to facilitate the adoption of such children as appro- priate; 8) Life skills mentoring, including the en- hancement of the following competen- cies: I) Strengthening of marriage; II) Communication and conflict man- agement for building healthy marriages and families; III) Decision-making and relation- ship-building skills prior to marriage; and IV) High-risk behavior awareness. Under the measure, the DOH Secretary shall develop a comprehensive publicly accessible, and user-friendly database, to be known as the Pregnancy Care Infor- mation Service, to serve as a consolidated source of information on pregnancy sup- port services. It shall include information on the providers of pregnancy support. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 WORLD 21 Qatar pardons 15 OFWs Saipan bishop is Pinoy By Maia Lopez Sheikh al-Thani, for the pardon. It said the clemency was a manifestation of a By Maia Lopez THE Emir of Qatar has pardoned 15 continuing good relationship between jailed Filipinos in time for the Muslim the Philippines and Qatar. POPE Francis has named Father Ryan holy month of Ramadan. “We are appreciative to the kind ges- Jimenez, a native of Dumaguete, as the The Philippine Embassy in Doha said tures of the kingdom of Quatar,” said new bishop of the Church in Oceania, Sai- preparations are underway for the imme- Catholic Bishop Rupeto Santos, chair- pan. diate repatriation of the 15 Filipinos. man of the bishops’ Commission on The 44-year-old prelate will lead as the In Qatar, the practice of granting Migrants and Itinerant People. second bishop of the Diocese of Chalan clemency covers only those jailed of- “We must be protective of our OFWs Kanoa in Saipan, the largest island of the fenders who have served a substantial and value their sacrifices and services Northern Mariana Islands. portion of their sentence. to provide us better lives,” he added. He succeeded Bishop Emeritus Tomas Pardons are issued twice a year—dur- In last year’s Ramadan, the Emir par- Camacho, who served the diocese for 25 ing Ramadan and the other occasion is doned 12 Filipino prisoners. The emir years until his retirement in 2010. the Qatari National Day, which is ob- also granted reprieve to 10 Filipinos on The position of bishop in the Northern served every December. the occasion of Qatar National Day in Marianas has been vacant for six years Pope Francis and Bishop Ryan Jimenez Malacañang has thanked the Emir, 2015. since Camacho retired. Archbishop Martin Krebs, apostolic del- roles at the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, in- Catholics make up about 60 percent of egate to the Northern Marianas, will be the cluding as diocesan chancellor, parochial the estimated 72,000 people of the North- primary consecrator at Jimenez’s ordina- vicar, rector and superintendent of Catho- ern Marianas. tion as bishop on August 14. lic schools. Jimenez finished his Bachelor of Arts Shanghai blast casualty Jimenez was ordained in Saipan on June The diocese, which covers 184 square degree in Pre-Divinity from the Ateneo de By Maia Lopez debts. 8, 2003, by Camacho, the first bishop for miles on more than a dozen islands, some Manila University before heading to Sai- “The suspect indulged in online gam- the now 32-year-old diocese. of them uninhabited, currently has 11 par- pan in 1997. He also studied at the St. Pat- A Filipino passenger was injured in an bling and lost all his savings. He regularly Since his ordination, he took on various ishes and one mission church. rick Seminary and University in the US. explosion at the Pudong International Air- borrowed from friends to get by,” Shang- port in Shanghai on June 12. hai police investigators said. Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles The blast has sparked a major security Jose said the Filipino, whom he declined alert at the main international airport in 29 Filipinas rescued in Borneo to identify, suffered only a minor injury China’s commercial hub. By Maia Lopez cial visit passes (tourist visas) cannot be Malaya said the Filipino victims have when a man hurled an improvised explo- “According to an initial police investi- converted to work visas,” Philippine Am- been transferred to the Women’s Shel- sive device at the ticketing area. gation, the man took self-made explosive TWENTY-NINE Filipina human traffick- bassador J. Eduardo Malaya said. ter Home in Kota Kinabalu after a court “Based on the report of our consulate, materials in a beer bottle out of his back- ing victims were rescued from two bars in The women were rescued from the Re- granted their application for temporary the Filipino suffered foot injuries from the pack and threw it at ticketing counter,” the Bintulu in Sarawak on the island of Bor- public and Kiss Kiss Discovery pubs. protection. debris,” Jose said, adding that the victim Shanghai government said in a statement. neo. Embassy officials went to Sarawak and Malaya reminded Filipinos to be vigi- has already returned to the Philippines. The Xinmin Evening News said there According to the Philippine embassy in coordinated with the Bintulu Royal Ma- lant and not to deal with unlicensed indi- Four other people, including the sus- were two explosions within five seconds, Kuala Lumpur, the rescued Filipinas were laysian Police, which raided the two pubs. viduals or placement agencies. pect, Zhou Xingbai, were wounded in the originating from two pieces of luggage brought to Sarawak as tourists. Three Filipinos serving as agents and “Proper employment visas from by the blast. placed about 15 metres apart. The victims were promised jobs by con- caretakers of the girls were arrested. Malaysian Embassy in Manila and work The suspect attempted to commit sui- Online video clips showed dense grey verting their social visit passes to work “We thank the Bintulu branch of the permits approved by the Philippine Over- cide by slashing his own neck with a knife. smoke rising to the ceiling of the terminal, visas in exchange for money — the usual Royal Malaysian Police for their swift ac- seas Employment Agency in Manila are Zhou has been described by authorities with paramilitary security forces rushing modus of human traffickers. tion to provide assistance and rescue of the needed by any Filipino entering Malaysia as a “gambling addict” who was mired in into the building immediately. “Under Malaysian immigration law, so- trafficked Filipinas,” Malaya added. for work,” he added. FDH dies in Milan By Maia Lopez

A female overseas Filipino worker died after she got hit by a car in Milan, Italy. Myrna Reyes, who worked as a domes- tic helper, was struck by an SUV while she was on her way home, causing her to suf- fer head trauma. The victim was immediately brought to a hospital but she died after an hour due to internal bleeding. The Overseas Workers Welfare Admin- istration said it is now working to bring the victim’s remains back to the Philippines. Meanwhile, a Filipino sailor was evac- uated from his ship off the coast of Man- galuru in India after suffering a minor heart attack, Ryan Frugalidad, 33, was escorted off the Eagle Strait by the Indian coast guard after the merchant vessel requested med- ical assistance. He admitted at the AJ Hospital and Research Center in nearby Kuntikana. The 186-meter long bulk carrier Eagle Strait was on its way from Kwangyang, South Korea to Mundra Port in Gujarat when the Filipino sailor fell ill. 22 FORUM July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Editorial As We See it Freedom WHAT does freedom mean to you? to post or comment whatever they want Filipinos have recently celebrated the on their social networks precisely because 118th anniversary of the Philippine Inde- Filipinos were never cowed by tyrants. pendence. We also hope that the young learn to From primary school, Filipinos were use their freedom in a constructive way, to taught that countless heroes, patriots died help in nation-building. to free the nation from the bondage of co- But then again, as one esteemed profes- lonial powers. sor would always tell us, the Philippines ia Heroes did not go away when the Span- free country and anyone is free to make a iards, Americans, and the Japanese left the fool of themselves. archipelago. Still, we hope that Filipinos refrain from Brave Filipinos stood up against the making a fool of themselves and waste the strongman Ferdinand Marcos and the mil- gift that was bequeathed them by heroes itary regime. past and recent. We hope that our youth do not take for Remember that famous saying: we don’t granted the freedom that we enjoy today. know what you’ve got until it’s gone! We hope they realize that they are free

Health Alert Vaginal tablet recalled THE Department of Health (DH)on June will closely monitor the recall. 15 endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, So far, the DH has not received any ad- Norman Uy Deltapharm Ltd, to recall all batches of verse reaction reports in connection with Currents Carnay Candinox Vaginal Tablet 100mg (registra- the above product. tion number: HK-41076) from shelves due People who have used the above prod- to a quality issue. uct should consult their healthcare profes- Ang Aking Inaabangan During the DH’s market surveillance, sionals when in doubt or feeling unwell SAYANG, dahil nang simulan kong su- na dala kung hindi man pinalala ng na- at Disaster King na si PNoy? Masasam- samples of the above pharmaceutical after use. latin ang kolum na ito ay ilang araw pa karaang administrasyon. Isasagawa nga pahan ba siya ng kaso dahil sa iligal na product were collected for analysis. Test- Vulvovaginal candidiasis or vaginal bago ang inagurasyon ni President-Elect kaya niya? imbentong presidential pork barrel na ing results from the Government Labo- thrush, is excessive growth of yeast in the Rodrigo Duterte. Matapos kasi ang serye Kumbaga, “excited” din ako tulad ng DAP. Mapapanagot ba siya sa Mamasa- ratory showed that all samples failed the vagina that results in irritation. The most ng mga kontroberysal na pahayag niya iba na masilip ang tsansa ng pagbabago. pano at SAF44? Eh yung kapabayaan sa disintegration test, which might affect the common symptom is vaginal itching, sa media kaugnay ng sanlaksang isyu, Change is coming, ayon nga sa kanya. libong biktima ng bagyong Yolanda at efficacy of the product. Deltapharm hence which may be severe. parang kaabang-abang kung ano sa mga Magtutuloy-tuloy nga kaya ang usapa- Pablo? recalled the product from the market. Other symptoms include burning with iyon ang talagang tototohanin niya. Si- ng pangkapayaan sa pagitan ng gobyerno Matitigil ba ang counter insurgeny na “We have instructed Deltapharm to re- urination, white and thick vaginal dis- yempre, lahat ng sinabi niya bago siya ng Pilipinas at ng NDF-CPP-NPA at sa Oplan Bayanihan pati na ang mga atake port the root cause upon investigation by charge that typically does not smell bad, sumumpa bilang Pangulo ay salita pa MILF-MNLF? sa human rights? the manufacturer in Thailand. Our investi- pain with sex, and redness around the va- lamang. Hindi pa naman siya nasa po- Tutuparin nga ba ang pahayag niya na Sasagot kaya siya sa ihaharap na agen- gation is continuing,” a spokesman for the gina. Symptoms often worsen just before sisyon. Wala pa siya sa katungkulan. pakakawalan ang mahigit 500 political da ng mga OFWs sa kanya kaugnay ng DH said. a woman’s period. Kaya inaabangan ko talaga ay ang kan- prisoners sa bansa? 300+ nga sa mga ito pagbasura ng walang kwenta at perhu- According to Deltapharm, the product Vaginal yeast infections are due to ex- yang inaugural speech kasi iyon na ang ay ikinulong sa ilalim ng gobyerno ni wisyong OEC, isyu ng tanim-bala at has been supplied to local private doctors cessive growth of candida. This yeast is kauna-unahang opisyal niyang talumpati. PNoy. Karamihan sa kanila ay mga legal balikbayan box? Kikilos na ba para pa- and pharmacies, and exported to Macau. normally present in the vagina in small Makakasimula tayo ng kilatis. na lider at aktibista na sinampahan ng layain si Mary Jane Veloso? The above pharmaceutical product con- numbers. Tulad ng marami, ako man ay na- mga gawa-gawang kriminal na kaso. Ang Itataas nga ba ang pension ng 2,000 tains a Part 1 poison, clotrimazole, and It is not classified as a sexually transmit- ka-abang kung papanindigan nga niya iba naman ay mga consultants sa peace piso sa SSS? Masususpinde baa ng K to is used for the treatment of vulvovaginal ted infection; however, it may occur more ang kanyang sinabi na siya ang kauna-un- negotiations na dapat ay napo-proteks- 12? Ititigal na nga ba ang Endo o kontrak- candidiasis. It can only be supplied at a often in those who are frequently sexual- ahang “Leftist” na president sa kasay- yunan ng kasunduan sa safety at immuni- twalisasyon? Maipapamahagi na ba ang pharmacy under the supervision of a reg- ly active. Risk factors include taking an- sayan ng Pilipinas. Napakarami na rin ni- ty na isinantabi nga ni PNoy. Mapapalaya Hacienda Luisita? istered pharmacist. tibiotics, pregnancy, diabetes, and HIV/ yang binitawang pangako ng pag-aksyon ng aba sila? Sana nga ay maipatupad ang mga ito at Deltapharm has set up a hotline (3113 AIDS. Eating a diet high in simple sugar sa maraming problema ng taumbayan Paanagutin nga ba ang Pork Barrel King talagang magkaroon ng kaganapan. 6103) to answer related enquiries. The DH may also play a role.

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By Jean Aurelia nod of the judges are (by order of perfor- Ruth Gaily Tejada, professional training with Nobel Gabasan, mance): Zyra Olmos among others. There are 3 more audition LAST June 12, 2016 at Chater Road in Benjamin Bolibol, Fatima Lorete They are all one step closer to becoming rounds this July. For details of the sched- Central, PrimeCredit and Prime Gold held Janette Sumaga, Janice Bellosa the next singing Superstar; the semi-fi- ule, visit www.facebook.com/PrimeGems. the 1st Elimination Round of Superstar Jerick Mora, Joy Carbonell nals will be held in September after a few Search Season 4. This is the fourth Su- Joycee Federeso, Lance Garciano more audition rounds and another elimi- The event was hosted by Eric Quizon perstar Search singing contest held since Ma. Cristina Villamor, nation round. Prizes awaiting the winner and Jun Paragas, during the 118th Philip- 2010. Maridel Bernadas, include PHP 150,000, a recording album, pine Independence Day celebration. The 1st elimination round winners Out of the 32 contestants, only 12 were selected by judges Nobel Gabasan (in- house judge and musical director), Estella Cada, Bebe Flores and Aldian Guter. The 12 contestants who successfully got the New TESDA center in HK By Philip C. Tubeza

THE Bayanihan Centre will be designated as the new Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) center in Hong Kong later this month, Labor At- taché Jalilo dela Torre said. Dela Torre said once Bayanihan is des- ignated as a TESDA, the Philippine Over- seas Labor Office would now be able to hold assessments for those who want to obtain their National Certificate II (NC II). “We will have a soft launch one month from now. Inaayaos lang yung facilities and requirements. After that, may soft launch,” Dela Torre said. “Ibig sabihin, doon na mag-aassess at magtratrain. Assessors need not come from the Philippines,” he added. Dela Torre said TESDA on June 19 des- ignated 12 assessors who are now in Hong Kong but two of them are planning to go home to the Philippines. “Ang dami ring kailangan sa Pinas na assessors. Ok lang naman yan pero tayo ang nawalan. But (once Bayanihan is des- ignated as) an assessment site, then tayo na bahala na magschedule ng mga assess- ments,” he said. The TESDA awardees on June 19 in- cluded 12 assessors and those who re- ceived their NC IIs. The assessors included Linafer V. Mad- rigal, Joevina C. Nobleza, Benilda D. Umbania (for Bread & Pastry); Febelyn M. Parane (Cookery); Grace Sheila P. Manlangit and Jessica T. Samson (Food & Beverage); Jenelyn Pagal, Agnes S. Ra- fael, Allyne D. Tuburan (House keeping), Crisanta Guevarra, Pacita T. Malenab, Marifi C. Reyes (Massage Therapy). Those who received their NC II for Bread & Pastry were: Carmelita B. Bola, Sheryl P. Arcona, Michelle C. Algona, Jessica C. Candidisimo, Techie V. Labing- hisa, Jennifer D. Soriano, Maribel L. Tu- pas, and Marites B. Waga. For Housekeeping, the awardees were Rodyna O. Balala, Emily J. Banggo, Leila V. Manzo, Aniceta M. Javier, and Cristy I. Relis. For Cookery, the new NC II holders included Ma. Cecilia L. Espiritu, Socorro A. Manduriaga – (from Macau), Estrel- la G. Pineda, and Marygine N. Lancion. For Massage Therapy, the awardees were Shella Marie F. Biscarra, Elenita Estillore, 26 BUHAY OFW July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS

GALLERY Elizabeth Alaan and Merly Padual are all smiles after winning Kata F2 mobile phones that were raffled off during the 4th Anniversary of Kathy Travel (HK) Ltd last June 26. For airline bookings and inquiries, you may call Kathy Travel at 9181 4814 / 3486 8538.

It was a fun-filled celebration as Kathy Travel (HK) Ltd. held its 4th Anniversary last Sunday, June 26 at the Kathy Travel office in Central. Friends and clients were treated to unlimited food, drinks, and prizes such as free mobile phones, door-to-door boxes and a round-trip ticket. Pictured above are owners, Ronald and Kathy Lewis, together with their staff member, Mark, as well as some of their loyal customers. Sabik matulog si Angie Hindi magkasundo sa ulam By Imelda Mae Bustinera ulam nila. Food allowance kasi ang bini- bigay sa kanila kaya hiwalay ang ulam na By Imelda Mae Bustinera MAY mga bahay na dalawa o higit pa ang niluluto para sa amo. Ang gusto ng isa ay kasambahay dahil sa malaki ang mga ito, isda at ang isa naman ay gulay. HALOS lahat o kung hindi man, kara- maraming aktibidades ang mga alaga, at Ang ginawa ni Alma ay naglakas loob mihan sa mga kasambahay ay excited sa may alagang kinakailangang bantayan siya na sabihin sa amo and di pagkakasun- araw ng pahinga para makipagkita sa mga buong panahon o okupado ang oras mo. do dahil siya ang nauna sa bahay at medyo kaanak at kaibigan, mamasyal, magshop- Kagaya ng dalawang kasambahay na matagal ng naninilbihan. Ang suhestiyon ping, maipakita ang bagong gamit, cell- sina Alma 30, dalaga at tubong Pampanga, niya ay magkanya-kanya na lang sila ng phone, damit, bag o sapatos at magsalosa- at Lorna, 38, may asawa at anak, at tubong luto ng ulam. lo sa niluto na delicacy ng kanilang lugar. Iloilo, tig-isa sila ng alaga at may mga ac- Tinanong ng amo si Lorna kung nag- Kung maari lang na hilahin ang pag- tivities ang mga ito. away daw ba sila at sinabi ni Lorna na sikat at paglubog ng araw ay ginawa na Sinabihan sila ng kanilang amo na hindi. Nagalit at hindi pumayag ang amo para mapabilis ang pagdating ng araw ng magtulungan sa trabahong bahay kaya dahil aksaya lang daw sa oras at gas kung pahinga. Subalit iba ang kinasasabikan ni maayos naman ang takbo ng pag-aasikaso magkaiba pa sila ng ulam. Simula noon Angie 38, may asawa at anak at tubong ng tahanan. ay hindi na nagreklamo si Alma at naging Camarines. Ang hindi nila mapagkasunduan ay ang maayos na ang pakikitungo kay Lorna. Mahigit isang taon na si Angie na naninilbihan bilang kasambahay sa mabait niyang amo pero kulang na kulang siya sa Pahinga siya pag day off tulog, kaya kinasasabikan niya ang araw ng pahinga na lumabas para makatulog. Kaya masaya at sabik palagi si Angie pansariling pangangailangan. May sarili naman sana siyang kuwarto makalabas at matulog kahit na hindi ma- Pagkatapos, babalik na siya sa lugar nila kaya lang hindi rin siya makatulog kung ganda sa kalusugan ang lugar na kanyang kung saan may maliit na lugar sa ilalim ng araw ng pahinga kasi may mga gamit ang natuklasan na pwede siyang makahiga. gusali para sapinan niya ng karton para amo sa silid na nakalaan sa kanya kaya la- Pagbaba niya ng bahay ay magre-remit makahiga. Makalipas ng dalawa o tatlong bas masok pa rin ang amo. muna siya kung kailangan at bibilhin ang oras ay aakyat na siya para balik trabaho. Gulay ang gusto ni Lorna

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NASA tiyan pa lang ang bunsong alaga ni Grace 48, may asawa at anak, at tubong Que- zon, nang magsimulang mamasukan bilang kasambahay sa kasalukuyang pinaglilingkuran. Ngayon ay malaki pa kay Grace ang alaga at magtatapos na sa elementarya ng nangunguna sa klase kaya kailangan magbigay ng ano mang bagay bilang memorabilia sa lahat na mag aaral na magtatapos. Naisipan ng amo bag ng sapatos ang ipami- gay at lagyan ng pangalan ang bawat isa. Nabili na ang mga bag na mahigit isang daan para sa lahat ng apat na section. Kakabitan ang mga ito ng titik ng umpisa ng pangalan sa pamamam- agitan ng pagplantsa para dumikit. Pero hindi dumikit kaya sinubukan gamitan ng pandikit na super glue pero iminungkahe ni Grace na itahi na lang, at maayos naman ang kinalabasan ng unang bag kaya itinahi na lang. Hindi biro ang tusok sa kamay ang tinamo ni Grace. Ang laki ng pasalamat ng amo kay Grace at sana raw hanggang sa pagtatapos ng alaga sa high school ay naninilbihan pa rin siya sa kanila. IMB HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 ENTERTAINMENT 27 Vina Morales, umalma sa ex-BF niya By Cristy Kasilag Juan Regional Trial Court para magsam- ito ay tatapat sa araw ng Sabado. trauma sa mura niyang edad. pa ng reklamo sa dating kasintahan na si Ang sabi ni Vina ay matagal na siyang Ang kwento niya ay wala siyang bini- HINDI pinalagpas ng singer na si Vina Cedric, na tumangay sa bata ng siyam na nanahimik para sa kanyang anak, pero gay na pahintulot na manatili si Ceana Morales ang ginawang pagtangay ng kan- araw. kailangan na niya ilabas ang katotohanan. sa piling ng kanyang amang si Cedric ng yang dating boyfriend--ang negosyanteng Ayon sa kampo ni Vina, hindi sinunod Ipinaubaya raw ng korte ang anak ni- ilang araw. Nung mga panahon na yun ay si Cedric Lee--sa kanilang 7-taong gulang ni Cedric ang utos ng korte na nagsabi na yang si Ceana sa kanya kaya natatakot wala si Vina sa bansa dahil kasama niyang na anak na si Ceana. sa loob ng isang linggo ay isang araw lang siya na baka, dahil sa pananatili ng bata sa nagbabakasyon ang kanyang boyfriend na Nagtungo ang 40-anyos na si Vina San niya pwede bisitahin ang kanilang anak, at ama nitong si Cedric, ay magdulot ito ng si Mark Lambert. VINA at CEDRIC Juday at Ryan, nagrenew ng vows

By Cristy Kasilag

NAPAAGA ang renewal of wedding vows ng showbiz couple na sila Judy Ann “Ju- day” Santos at Ryan Agoncillo. Kung ang ibang mag-asawa ay inaantay muna ang kanilang silver wedding an- niversary or pagkatapos ng 25 taon pag- sasama, or golden wedding anniversary o kung 50 taon na sila magkasama, iba ang mag-asawa. Pitong taon pa lamang mag asawa sila Ryan at Juday pero narenew na sila ng vows nuong ika-30 ng Abril sa kanilang bagong bahay sa Batangas. Ayon sa dalawa, ang dahilan ay ang ka- nilang limang taong gulang na unico hijo na si Juan Luis o Lucho. Naikwento ng mag-asawa na palagi raw gustong mapanuod ni Lucho ang kasal nila nuong ika-28 ng Abril 2009 sa San Juan de Nepomuceno Church sa San Juan, Batangas. At nung minsang napanuod ng bata ang wedding video nila Juday ay nakita niya duon ang kanyang Ate Yohan o Johanna Louise. Mula nuon ay madalas na niyang tinatanong sa kanyang mga magulang kung nasaan siya nung kasal nila. Kaya naman nung nagpunta si Fr. Tito Caluag sa tahanan nila Juday para pan- gunahan ang isang Misa, hindi na pinal- agpas ng 37-taong gulang na si Ryan ang pagkakataon at binanggit na nagbabalak silang magrenew ng vows. Nung una, ang plano ay gawin lamang sa isang lote sa tapat ng bahay ng mag-asawa sa Alabang ang ceremony, dahil ginagamit din ang lote na ito para sa Misa at iba pang klaseng selebrasyon. Pero, naisip ni Ryan na gawin na lang ang renewal of wedding vows sa kanilang bahay sa Batangas dahil patapos na rin magawa ito. Maganda raw na isabay na rin ang pagbless ng kanilang bagong tahanan. Nagawa nilang planuhin ang lahat sa loob ng isang linggo. At ganun na nga, sa isang lugar malapit sa beach ito ginawa.

RYAN at JUDY ANN 28 ENTERTAINMENT July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS Sunshine, may unos na pinagdadaanan

By Cristy Kasilag things that ever happened.” silang mag-asawa at nagkaroon na ng pag- ng aktres. Sa naturang post, inilagay ni Sunshine babago sa kanilang samahan. Pero, kahit Sinisigurado din niya na tatapusin niya PALABAN. ang caption na ito: “Hello Clarissa! Clang may gusot sa kanilang pagsasama, sinig- ang labang ito. Inamin niya na ito ang Yan ang dating ng 32 anyos na magaling Sison, Claris of St. Lukes Clarissa Soriano urado niya na hindi niya pababayaan ang pinakamalaking hamong dumating sa kan- na aktres na si Sunshine Dizon sa matin- Sison”. kanilang dalawang anak at patuloy niyang yang buhay. ding unos na pinagdadaanan niya at ng Nabangit ni Sunshine na si Clarissa ay susuportahan ito. “I’m trying my best to keep everything kanyang pamilya sa mga panahon na ito. nakatira sa kaparehas na building kung Kaisa-isang anak si Timothy na nagmu- private but my situation as an actress Hindi man nagpapahayag ng buong saan naninirahan ang kanyang pamilya. la sa isang maykaya sa buhay na pamilya makes it difficult to keep everything away kwento si Sunshine sa likod ng kanyang Kinamusta pa niya ang bakasyon ni Clar- sa Pampanga. from the public. Please bear with me in mga Instagram posts, inamin naman ng issa sa United States. Sinabi ni Sunshine na kahit na hindi na this difficult situation as I am preparing kanyang asawa na si Timothy Tan, isang Madami tuloy ang nagtataka kung pina- sila nagsasama ng kanyang mister ay wala for battle,” sabi niya. piloto, na nagkahiwalay na silang dalawa. paringgan ng 32 anyos na si Sunshine si itong balak sa ngayon na i-annul ang ka- Iniisip din niya na nawa’y may mapulot Nagpost si Sunshine ng isang handwrit- Clarissa. Kung pinatutukuyan ba niya na nilang kasal noong 2010. na aral ang ibang tao sa pinagdadaanan ten letter na ang sabi ay, “When I tell you ito ang naging third party sa relasyon nila “There is no forgiveness for what you niya at ng kanyang pamilya. I love you, I don’t say it out of habit. I say ng kanyang asawa si Timothy. did. No annulment for you. I will seek jus- it to remind you that you’re one of the best Inamin ni Timothy na may problema SUNSHINE tice. I will see you both in court,” ang sabi Sexiest Pinay, malalaman na Aiza, Liza, at Pia nakiramay By Cristy Kasilag costume. Pumangalawa sa online na botohan sa mga LGBT SA susunod na buwan na malalaman ang isa pang Kapamilya star na si Na- By Cristy Kasilag “Nakakalungkot isipin na dahil lang sa kung sino ang pinaka sexy na Filipina dine Lustre. Sa katunayan, siya ang nan- kung sino kami at mga pinili namin maha- guna nung simula ng buwan ng Hunyo ngayon taong 2016. NAKIRAMAY ang mag-asawang si Aiza lin, akala ng mga ibang tao, wala na kam- pero nalagpasan siya ni Jessy. Nagsara na ang botohan ng men’s Seguerra at Liza Dino sa marahas na pag ing puwang sa mundo,” sabi ni Aiza. Ang nanalo noong nakaraang taon, magazine na FHM para sa taunang con- patay sa 49 katao sa Orlando, Florida “Sana huwag ninyong kalimutan na ang ang aktres at singer na si Jennylyn Mer- test nila na “Sexiest Women”. nuong ika-12 ng Hunyo, ang petsa kung LGBT ay mga tao rin, at may mga taong cado, ay pumangatlo na lamang. Mula nang buwan ng Abril hanggang kailan ipinagdiriwang ang kalayaan ng nagmamahal sa amin at nagbibigay ng Palagi din nasasama sa listahan na itong Hunyo ay binuksan ng FHM ang Pilipinas. pagpapahalaga sa aming buhay, kagaya ng sexiest ng FHM ang pumang-apat na si online voting para sa sexiest na Pinay at JESSY Kilalang lesbian couple sa showbiz mga pamilya at kaibigan,” sabi niya. Angel Locsin. Panglima naman si Rhian nung nagsara ang botohan kamakailan industry ang singer na si Aiza at mul- “Hindi porke iba ang tingin ninyo sa Ramos. ay ang Kapamilya actress na si Jessy anyos na si Jessy sa kanyang Psylocke ti-awarded na aktres na si Liza. amin ay mayroon na kayong lisensiya para Pang anim si Arci Munoz na agaw Mendiola ang nanguna sa botohan. na blue costume na may red sash belt. Gamit ang social media ay magkahi- murahin kami, pagkaitan ng karapatan at pansin ang kanyang bagong purple na Liban sa online voting, makakakuha Sa mga mahilig sa komiks na X-Men, walay na nanawagan ang mag- asawa sa kalayaan, pagtawanan, bastusin, saktan kulay ng buhok dahil bumagay ito sa din ng puntos ang mga candidates para si Psylocke ang tinuturing ng karamihan publiko na ihinto na ang diskriminasyon at patayin. Tao kami. Kagaya ninyong la- kanya at lalo siyang nagmukhang “hot” sa sexiest Pinay sa mga balota na nakal- na pinaka sexy na karakter at nung na- at ang galit sa kapwa tao na napabibilang hat,” aniya. sa pananaw ng karamihan. Marami ang akip sa mga FHM magazines na issue kita nila ang litrato ni Jessy, may mga sa Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Noong nangyari ang pamamaril sa nagsasabi na malamang may mga babae- nuong buwan ng Abril hanggang Hunyo. nagtanong kung sino ang mas hot sa (LGBT). mga miyembro ng LGBT community ay ng gagayahin ang kanyang hair style. Punong-puno ng ka sexy-han ang 23 kanilang dalawa na suot ang Psylocke Sinabi ni Aiza na isang “hate crime” ang nasa United States si Liza para dumalo sa naganap sa isang gay nightclub sa Orlando SOHO Film Festival sa New York para kung saan 49 ang namatay at mahigit 50 sa kanyang documentary film na “Trasla- ang nasugatan nung nagpaputok ng baril cion,” na tungkol naman sa mga LGBT ang isang Omar Mateen. couples. Nag-post si Aiza sa kanyang Instagram Si Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach ng isang makulay na larawan na nagsasabi ay nagpahayag din ng pakikiramay sa mga na: “I’m gay. I’m lesbian. I am bisexual. biktima at sinabing may mga kaibigan I am transgender. I am like you. I’m hu- siya na myembro ng LGBT. Kabilang ang man.” gender equality sa kanyang advocacy. HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 29 30 ATPB July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS

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Leo July 23 to August 22 Pakiramdam mo man ay maliit na tao ka lamang, dapat mong Crossword Puzzle malamang may halaga ka. Tandaan mo iyan. PAHALANG PABABA 1 Hinihiwa ang leeg 1 Grupo Virgo August 23 to September 22 11 Dagdagan ng asin 2 Itabi Huwag sayangin ang panahon. Gugulin ito sa mga bagay na 12 Tikim 3 Pita kapaki-pakinabang. 13 Ukol sa ilong 4 Tawag sa ama 14 Itak 5 Gallon: daglat 15 Taliwas ng bigat 6 Sumusunod sa uso Libra September 23 to October 22 16 Marami 7 Pakuluan Makinig sa payo ng ibang tao. Mainam na tanggapin din ang sinasabi nila, ngunit kailangan mo pa ding suriin ito. 17 ____ Joe 8 Exit sa NLEX 19 Ilog sa Asya 9 Tanong ng 22 ____ Vegas naghahanap Answer to last puzzle 23 Ikod 10 Nagawa Scorpio October 23 to November 21 Maging adventurous kahit minsan lang. Walang mangyayari sa 25 Overtime 14 Sumunod sa pilak iyo kung lagi ka lamang killjoy. 28 Dalampasigan 18 Idistansya 30 Nagsosolo 20 Dinugo 33 Ilan 21 Nireserba simbahan Sagittarius November 22 to December 21 34 Abang 24 Pag-aari niya 31 Tawag sa ama Magbigay ng payo sa mga nakababata sa iyo o sa mga taong 35 Sigaw ng nasaktan 26 Laman ng ballpen 32 Nandiyan nangangailangan nito. Kailangan nila ang tulong mo. 36 Puting loro 27 Imintis 34 Ukit 37 Tinutularan 29 Alagad ng 36 Ikaw HONG KONG NEWS July 1, 2016 31 32 July 1, 2016 HONG KONG NEWS