Filcom Mourns Death of Beloved Public Servant by Philip C

Page 20 Page 10 Page 6 Vicky Belo, Katrina The case against Halili, and Hayden former Labatt Manuel Kho Jr. finally bury Roldan is now up the hatchet six years for resolution at the after the notorious Department of Labor sex video spread. and Employment. A pregnant 29-year- old Filipina tourist will give birth in prison after she was caught at the Hong Kong international airport with 1.3 kilos of cocaine earlier this year. The No.1 Filipino Newspaper Vol.VI No.325 May 15, 2015 Legality of live-in rule challenged By Philip C. Tubeza

A Filipina domestic worker has challenged the constitutionality of the “live-in” rule for foreign domestic workers before the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts. Mary Rose T. Arugay is questioning the legality of the rule, which requires foreign domestic workers to live with their employers, as part of her defense after she was caught by immigration agents living outside her employer’s home in Ma Wan Village, Park Island in January. Her camp also alleged that immigration agents did not let her talk to a lawyer or her employers and continued interrogating her for more than five hours even when she was ill. They only stopped after she reportedly vomited in the toilet. Arugay was charged with “conspiracy to make or cause to be made false representations to Immigration Officer for the purpose of obtaining an entry permit” but her lawyer said that should the rule be declared unconstitutional, she has no case to answer. Philippine Air Force officers carry the flag-draped coffin of the late Ambassador Domingo “Doy” Lucenario Jr. (inset) after it arrived at the Villamor Turn to page 11 Airbase in Pasay City on May 13. Lucenario served as Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2004. (By Bing Jabadan) Filcom mourns death of beloved public servant By Philip C. Tubeza sul General in Hong Kong from 2000 to “His style of partnering with the com- inspect a tourism project when it crashed death shocked many community leaders 2004, died after the helicopter he was rid- munity was not lip service. He really into a school. who remembered him for being the epit- MEMBERS of the Filipino community in ing with other diplomats crashed in Paki- consulted and worked with us. He was Lucenario, Norwegian Ambassador ome of a public servant who was always Hong Kong mourned the passing of Am- stan’s Naltar Valley on May 8. always gracious, his humility embod- Leif Larsen, and the wives of the ambas- ready to help his countrymen. bassador Domingo “Doy” Lucenario Jr. The Pakistani Taliban, a rebel group in ied servant leadership,” said community sadors of Indonesia and Malaysia were The Philippine Consulate General of- after he was killed in a tragic helicopter that country, claimed responsibility for leader Daphne Ceniza Kuok. killed in the crash, along with two pilots fered a Mass for Lucenario on May 10 crash in Pakistan. the crash but the Pakistani government Lucenario and the other diplomats were and a crewmember. Lucenario, who served as Deputy Con- said the helicopter had engine trouble. on board a Pakistani military helicopter to In Hong Kong, news of Lucenario’s Turn to page 12

PUBLISHED BY HK PUBLICATIONS LTD. TEL: 2851 1766 WEBSITE : WWW.HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK 2 NEWS May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS PH seeks HK help vs MJ’s recruiter Tom By Philip C. Tubeza view 29 other Filipinos Indonesia to spare her life so that she free Mary Jane. Rodriguez at in Hong Kong jails to could testify against Sergio. “We welcome this very positive devel- THE Philippines has sought Hong Kong’s determine if they were Sergio, who along with Julius Lacanilao opment. Mary Jane’s case is finally on the assistance to pin down the illegal recruiter also victimized by Ser- and a certain “like” is facing cases of traf- right track. Sergio etal’s recent arrest will Independence of Mary Jane Veloso, the death row inmate gio. ficking, illegal recruitment and estafa with boost calls to #FreeMaryJane and bring who was given a reprieve at the klast min- swindling before the Justice department, her home to her family and her two little ute in Indonesia. “Tinanggap nila said she was receiving death threats. boys,” said Sol Pillas, Migrante Interna- Day ball Manila used the Mutual Legal Assis- Veloso yung suggestions nam- According to the National Bureau of tional secretary-general. THE Philippine Association of Hong tance Treaty it has with Hong Kong to get in na lahat ng drug cas- Investigation, Veloso “did not know that Pillas added that Sergio’s belated arrest Kong (PAHK) is gearing up for a night access to another victim of recruiter Maria es dito interviewhin na rin nila,” he said. there were illegal drugs in the luggage she only shows that the Aquino government of colors and culture to commemorate the Kristina Sergio, one who is currently de- Macaspac said Arellano and his team was carrying and that she was a victim of did “too little, too late” for Mary Jane’s 117th Philippine Independence Day cele- tained here for drug trafficking. were expected to visit the drug convicts in deception and manipulation by her illegal case. bration at Conrad Hong Kong on June 13, Consul Charles Macaspac said Prose- the prisons in Tai Lam, Stanley, Lo, Wu, recruiters.” “As early as 2011, even before the first 2015. cutor General Claro Arellano arrived with and Shek Pik. The NBI also found out that Sergio and judicial review, Mary Jane’s Indonesian The 54th Annual PAHK Gala Dinner three other Department of Justice officials The Indonesian government stopped Lacanilao had no license or authority to lawyers have already recommended the and Charity Ball will be graced by re- in Hong Kong on May 11 to talk to Ser- Veloso’s execution after Sergio voluntar- recruit persons for overseas employment. investigation of Tintin and the human traf- nowned guest celebrities from the Philip- gio’s alleged victim, identified as Judy ily turned herself in to police authorities in The migrants rights group Migrante In- ficking angle. The arrest could have been pines namely singer-actress Vina Morales, Tosi. Nueva Ecija on April 28. ternational welcomed Sergio’s arrest, say- made even before Pres. Aquino intervened soap opera heartthrob Tom Rodriguez and Macaspac said they would also inter- The Philippine government had asked ing it would boost calls for Indonesia to a year after (her) death sentence,” she said. sexy comedienne K Brosas. The event will be hosted by Eric Quizon. This year’s theme, “Fiesta Pilipinas,” is a fitting tribute to Filipino celebrations that are characterized by colorful banderitas, ‘Regina Ip should sincerely apologize to Filipinos’ festive music and jovial revelry. It also By Philip C. Tubeza “When I was the Secretary for Secu- embodies the country’s tourism banner, rity, I received complaints from expat “It’s More Fun in the Philippines,” as a LAWMAKER Regina Ip should apol- women residing in Discovery Bay. They way to promote the beauty of the Filipino ogize to the Filipino community and complained that the Hong Kong govern- homeland to foreign visitors, and to sup- do it sincerely, according to a Filipina ment had tolerated Filipino helpers who port the Department of Tourism’s “Visit domestic worker who filed two formal seduced their husbands,” said a portion the Philippines Year 2015” campaign. complaints against Ip at the Equal Op- of IP’s article which had been translated. Apart from artists’ performances, ex- portunities Commission (EOC). Ip later apologized on April 24 after citing prizes also await guests during the Feliza “Guy” Benitez, chair of the Fil- protesters picketed outside her political raffle draw and auction. Proceeds from the ipino Migrant Workers’ Union, said she party’s office in Wan Chai. Gala Dinner and Charity Ball will benefit, filed the complaint because Ip said in her “My sole purpose of my Ming Pao ar- among others, the Hong Kong Bayanihan initial apology that she was only misun- ticle was to raise a question as to whether Trust, Bethune House Migrant Women’s derstood when she said in a newspaper there is widespread exploitation of Fili- Refuge, Gawad Kalinga and other deserv- pino maids in Hong Kong and to express ing charitable institutions in Hong Kong column that “a great number” of Filipino Benitez (right) joins the Labor Day protest at the consulate to demand my concern,” Ip said in her apology. and in the Philippines. domestic helpers” had become “sexual lower government fees for overseas Filipino workers. (PCT) resources for expat males.” “Unfortunately, the way my article was Colorful feast “I’ve read different English transla- said. Benitez could elevate the case to the Dis- misinterpreted in some quarters has led Furthermore, the PAHK, in cooperation tions of what she said and we understood She said Ip should follow the example trict Court. many to believe that I was sexist or racist with the Philippine Consulate General, her clearly,” Benitez said in an interview. of Chip Tsao who apologized after a col- “They told me that if the case is not and was pointing a finger at the Filipino will also support this year’s Independence She said the EOC had contacted her as umn of his also antagonized Filipinos. settled, we can file it at the District maids. I strenuously deny such allega- Day Filipino community celebration on it tries to schedule a meeting between her “Maybe she did not do that because Court,” Benitez said. tions,” she said. June 14 at Chater Road in Central. and the Hong Kong lawmaker. she’s a high-ranking government offi- Ip’s controversial article in Chinese “I wish to tender my sincere apologies This year’s festivity, aptly dubbed “We understood her clearly and what cial,” Benitez said. came out in the Ming Pao newspaper to all those who have felt offended by my “Kapangyawan Friendship Festival,” is she said was derogatory to us Filipinos. She said that an EOC official advised on April 17 and immediately generated article. I treasure my friendship with the aimed at promoting Philippine culture and She should apologize sincerely,” Benitez her that if their conciliation efforts fail, widespread criticisms. Filipino community,” she added. camaraderie. “Kapangyawan” is derived from peng yao, the Cantonese term for “friend.” According to Vice Consul Fatima Guz- man-Quintin, head of the Consulate’s cultural section, an array of colorful events and performances await Hong Kong- based Filipinos. “Kapangyawan has become our brand- ing for the Philippine Independence Day festival in Hong Kong. This is in celebration, not only of our independence, but of our long-standing friendship with Hong Kong,” Guzman continued. The celebration will kick off with an in- terfaith program in the morning, followed by a series of presentations. The Knights of Rizal will carry the Phil- ippine flag while the Visayas Mindanao Music and Dance Ensemble will provide the marching band music. The Hong Kong Musicians Union will lead the national anthem, to be followed by Sayaw Pinoy, featuring Filipino cultural dances. Around 10 Filipino community groups are slated to perform traditional dances during this segment. Another high- light of the program is a performance by the Hong Kong Police Band. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 3 4 May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 5 6 NEWS May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS ‘Drug mule’ to give birth in prison

By Philip C. Tubeza the Filipina. Government laboratory tests Catherine was a tourist from Metro Ma- pected cocaine, worth $2.4 million, in her confirmed that 1.314 kilos of the contra- nila and she had to be hospitalized after luggage. A 29-year-old tourist who was caught with band was cocaine. her arrest. She was arrested after returning from a more than a kilo of cocaine at the airport Catherine appeared on May 7 before Investigators said the suspected cocaine vacation in the Philippines. in February is pregnant and is expected to Tsuen Wan Acting Principal Magistrate was found in a briefcase with “false com- The February 2 drug haul also came a give birth in prison, a consulate official Cheang Kei-hong, who set her committal partments” that Catherine was carrying. day after Hong Kong Customs caught two said. proceedings at the Eastern Magistrates “Upon baggage examination, Customs persons from Kolkata, India with $560 The official, who requested anonymity Courts on June 12. officers found a briefcase inside her hand worth of suspected marijuana resin. because he was not allowed speak to the “The arrested person, aged 29, will be carry suitcase. The briefcase was abnor- “Hong Kong Customs will continue to media, said Catherine V.B. was already charged with one count of trafficking in a mally heavy,” the government said. keep track of the latest drugs trafficking pregnant she was caught at the Check dangerous drug,” said a government state- “Upon further checking, false compart- trend and formulate pertinent anti-narcot- Lap Kok International Airport with an es- ment after Catherine’s arrest. ments were found in the briefcase. As ics enforcement strategies,” the govern- timated $1.7 million worth of suspected “Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, a result of close examination, about 1.8 ment said. cocaine. drug trafficking is a serious offence. The kilogrammes of suspected cocaine were “In addition, Hong Kong Customs will She is expected to give birth in July, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment uncovered,” it added. strengthen intelligence exchange with official added. and a fine of $5 million,” it added. On Dec. 4, airport authorities arrested overseas law enforcement agencies so as Hong Kong Customs agents had confis- Consul Charles Macaspac, head of the Eden Monica G.N., 29 and a domestic to combat transnational drug trafficking cated 1.8 kilos of suspected cocaine from Assistance to Nationals Section, said helper, after they found 2.26 kilos of sus- activities,” it added. The cocaine seized from Catherine Teenager admits to arson attack in Tung Chung school By Philip C. Tubeza guard room and on the canopy at the en- also searched after the police obtained a handkerchiefs into the bottles and sealed trance of the school,” said Public Prose- search warrant while his mobile phone them with adhesive tapes. HE lit the petrol bombs thrown at his cutor Joe Hui Hin-cho. was also seized. He was then arrested for The defendant lighted the bottles using school. “An area of around 1 foot x 1 foot of arson. Antonio’s lighter and Antonio then threw A Filipino teenager admitted in court the canopy was found blackened,” he When he was interrogated, the teenager the ignited bottles into the school. to being involved in an arson attack in a added. admitted that he and his friend, a certain The defendant also admitted to draw- Tung Chung school in October. A teacher at the school later tipped off Antonio, were behind the arson attack. ing the sketch of the “offence location” K.C.V.C., the son of a Cathay Pacif- the police that the defendant might have “Antonio threw the ignited bottles into which showed their escape route. ic flight attendant, on March 3 pleaded The college been involved in the incident. the school because he had some argu- “They fled to the direction of the foot- guilty at the District Court to one charge Kong Christian College at No. 2 Chung Based on this tip, the police went to Fil- ments with the teachers of the school,” bridge of Yat Tung Estate, passing by a of arson after admitting to lighting two Yat St, Tung Chung, Lantau Island. ipino’s home that same day and chanced Hui said. construction site, after the bottles were crudely-made Molotov cocktails. At around 3 a.m., security guard Kwan upon him as he was leaving and carrying The teenager told the police in a vid- thrown at the school,” Hui said. District Court Judge Sham Siu-man Kwok-ching was inside the guard room a green rucksack. eo interview that he met Antonio at “They discarded the empty tin of the called for detention center reports before at the entrance of the school when he “Upon search, a sketch of the offence Citygate, Lantau at around 1:10 a.m. and flammable liquid in the bushes near the he hands down the Filipino’s sentence on heard some noise of glass breaking. location and a cigarette lighter were they arrived at the entrance of the school footbridge,” he added. May 22. “He then saw fragments of broken found in the rucksack,” Prosecutor Hui at about 2:55 a.m. Antonio allegedly bought the flamma- Court records showed that the arson at- glass bottles outside the guard room. said. Antonio allegedly poured some flam- ble liquid from a metal ware shop at Fu tack happened on October 24 at the Hong Fire spread out on the ground outside the He added that Filipino’s home was mable liquid into two glass bottles, put Tung Estate. Arrested for Octopus card By Philip C. Tubeza

A Filipina found herself in hot water after she picked up a student’s Octopus card on New Year’s Day and did not immediately return it to its owner. Jessica J.C. was bound over for a year for the sum of $1,000 after she admitted to the facts in the theft case filed against her at the Kwun Tong Magistracy. This means that if she does not commit or attempts to commit any crime in the next 12 months, she will not have to pay the fine. Jessica found the Octopus card on Jan- uary 1 but did not surrender it immediately to the authorities. She put it inside her wallet, which had her own Octopus card. The Filipina told the police that she was going to surrender it three days later. However, she was arrested at the Prince Edward MTR station when she pressed her wallet on an Octopus card reader. She said she had intended to use her own card but it was the student’s card that the machine read. The machine deducted $6 from the student’s Octopus card. MTR station staff members noticed and apprehended the Filipina. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 7 8 NEWS May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS `Erring agencies face closure’ POLO lifts By Philip C. Tubeza Cheung said EAs that charge FDHs Sunlight for staying in their board houses could THE Labour Department successful- be prosecuted under the Hotel and ly prosecuted 22 employment agencies Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance suspension (EAs) in the last five years for violating (HAGAO) or the Bedspace Apartments By Philip C. Tubeza employment rules, Labour Secretary Mat- Ordinance if they failed to get a licence thew Cheung Kin-chung said. for the boarding house. THE Philippine Overseas Labor Office Cheung made this statement to the Leg- “(The) proprietor or tenant of any (POLO) has lifted its suspension order on islative Council on May 6 as he empha- premises who provides sleeping accom- the employment agency of an Indonesian sized that employment agencies which modation at a fee for a person presenting domestic worker who died after a concrete collect excessive placement fees face clo- himself or herself shall obtain a hotel and block fell on her in its North Point board- sure and a $50,000 fine. guesthouse licence under the HAGAO ing house. “The maximum penalty upon convic- (Cap. 349) unless all accommodation in Labor Attaché Nenita Garcia lifted the tion is a fine of $50,000. The Commission- the premises are provided with a tenancy suspension order after Sunlight Employ- er for Labour will also consider to revoke, period of 28 consecutive days or more for ment Agency complied with POLO sug- or to refuse to renew, the licence of the each letting,” he said. Cheung gestions on how to improve the facilities convicted EA,” Cheung said. “Any flat in which there are 12 or more of its boarding house for Filipino workers. He said employment agencies are al- tal of 644 investigations in the last five di, who died after the concrete sill of an bedspaces used or intended to be used as “Considering the POLO staff...found lowed to collect only a “prescribed com- years---182 in 2014; 218 in 2013; 93 in air conditioning unit fell on her in North sleeping accommodation for individu- the above-mentioned improvement in the mission” from foreign domestic workers 2012; 78 in 2011, and 73 in 2010. Point. als under rental agreements shall obtain facility of the boarding house in On Ning (FDHs) and this amount should not exceed Because of these investigations, 22 Lee also asked about reports that FDHs a bedspace apartment licence under the building are true, the temporary suspen- “10 percent” of her first month salary. employment agencies were successfully were being asked to pay for staying in their Bedspace Apartments Ordinance (BAO),” sion...is hereby lifted,” Garcia said. “Should an FDH be charged by an EA prosecuted for various labour offenses. employment agency’s boarding house and he added. The POLO suspended Sunlight after In- for a fee over the aforementioned amount, Cheung also said that the LD conduct- that hygienic conditions in some of these However, Cheung said the Office of donesian domestic worker Elis Kurniasih he/she may report the case to LD (the La- ed a total of 7,134 scheduled and sur- boarding houses were poor. the Licensing Authority (OLA) under the died after a concrete sill fell on her while bour Department),” Cheung said. prise inspections to check if employment In his written reply, Cheung said there Home Affairs Department, had not re- she was praying on a second floor balcony “LD will initiate investigation promptly agencies were following the Employment was no requirement under the prevailing ceived any related complaints or reports. of Chu Kee building. Sunlight informed upon receipt of any such complaint, and Ordinance and Employment Ordinance laws for EAs to provide boarding houses “If any such complaints or reports are the POLO that its Filipino workers stay in will take out prosecution where there is Regulations. to job-seekers (including FDHs). received, OLA will investigate and follow nearby On Ning building. sufficient evidence,” he added. Cheung made these statements after “The Labour Department does not have up the cases in accordance with the estab- “We (have) provided more facilities as The Labour Department’s hotline for lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan asked him information regarding the boarding hous- lished procedures, and instigate prosecu- advised. If there are any other needs to be complaints is 271717771. about the case of Indonesian domestic es or bedspaces for FDHs provided by tion should there be sufficient evidence,” supplied for the workers, please kindly ad- Cheung said the LD conducted a to- worker Elis Kurniasih BT Ahi Komaru- EAs,” he said. Cheung said. vice,” Sunlight said. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 NEWS 9 Pakistani not sure if Drug mule’s return day reset By Philip C. Tubeza

A judge has reset the return day of a Fil- ipino domestic worker who was caught Pinoy stabbed him earlier with 1.8 kilograms of cocaine at the airport. By Philip C. Tubeza fleeing towards the direction of Queen’s dered Tidoy’s retrial after he successfully Eastern Magistrate Jason Wan Siu-ming Road. appealed to have his conviction set aside. on April 30 reset the hearing for the drug A Pakistani man who was stabbed in an Khan also vehemently denied the por- “There is no gainsaying that this is a trafficking charge against Eden Monica alley in Central could not say for sure in tion of his police statement saying that he serious crime of violence from which the G.N. to next month. the District Court if the Filipino convicted was the one who ran after Tidoy. victim was quite lucky to escape relatively Her return day was reset because her for the crime was his assailant. “This statement is wrong. How can a unscathed,” the tribunal said. lawyer had just received the case bundle The contraband Victim Khan Shoukat told the District wounded person give chase, especially “The public interest in ensuring that when she appeared at the Eastern Magis- Court during the retrial of driver Primitivo if the (other) person is holding a knife?” the perpetrator of this offence is brought trates’ Courts in Sai Wan Ho. Macaspac issued the statement after A. Tidoy that he was not sure if the man Khan said. to justice is a strong one and in our view Once it pushes through, the tribunal is ATN officials visited the suspect in prison who knifed him in November 2012 was He insisted that it was his friend Wahid outweighs the private interests of the ap- expected to transfer the case to the High and interviewed her. wearing a cap or not. Khan who ran after Tidoy and eventually pellant in enduring a further trial,” it said. Court in Admiralty. Eden is also expect- He declined to explain further when Tidoy’s camp had insisted that it was an- caught up with the Filipino. “We therefore order that the appellant ed to be asked whether she would plead asked if Eden was claiming that the sus- other Filipino, who was supposedly wear- “I was not properly interpreted. My case be retried and direct that an early date be guilty or not. pected drugs came from someone else. ing a cap, who stabbed Khan. The District wasn’t properly expressed. I was suffering fixed for his trial,” the court added. The Filipina was returning from her According to investigators, the illegal Court heard the case again after the Court (at the time of the police interview),” said The police charged Tidoy with unlaw- vacation in the Philippines when she was ship was discovered after Customs of- of Appeal ordered a retrial. Khan. ful wounding with intent to do grievous arrested at the Hong Kong airport on De- ficers found three pairs of “abnormally “At this time, my mind is not on this “There was a pipe in my mouth. I was bodily after he allegedly stabbed Khan at cember 4 after she was caught with $2.4 heavy shoes” in the baggage that Eden thing. I cannot really say who he was,” not able to talk properly. I repeated this around 10 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2012 at No. 3 Li million worth of suspected cocaine. was carrying. Khan said through an interpreter when Ti- many times,” he added. Yuen Street West in Central. Hong Kong Customs agents seized With X-ray check, false compartments doy’s lawyer told him that it was a man Khan also denied the assertion of Ti- The District Court found him guilty on about 2.26 kilograms of suspected cocaine in the shoe soles were found and about 2.1 wearing a cap who stabbed him. doy’s lawyer that he owned the knife July 9, 2013 and sentenced him to three from Eden, who is 29 years old and from kilos of suspected cocaine was concealed The Filipino’s lawyer also asked Khan that the police recovered in the Filipino’s years in jail. Tidoy appealed. the Visayas. Lab results later showed that in the false compartments. about his statement to the police that he backpocket. “(He) applied for leave to appeal against she was carrying 1.9 kilos of cocaine. Customs officers also later found on her was stabbed once “in the left front waist” “The defendant’s DNA is not on that his conviction and sentence and on De- “We’re reminding our countrymen and another 0.16 kilogramme of suspected co- before his assailant fled to the direction of knife…(but) this knife has your DNA in cember 1, 2014 we granted him leave, women about accepting packages from caine. Queen’s Road Central. it,” the lawyer said. allowed his appeal and quashed his con- strangers or even from their friends,” said Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, “If I have said that, that’s it,” Khan said. “I only know that the defendants stabbed viction,” the Court of Appeal said. The Consul Charles Macaspac, head of the drug trafficking is a serious offence. The This is in contradiction to his previous me with that knife,” Khan replied. District Court was expected to come out Philippine Consulate General-Assistance maximum penalty is life imprisonment claim that Tidoy stabbed him twice before The Couirt of Appeal in December or- with its ruling on May 15. to Nationals (ATN) Section. and a fine of $5 million. 10 NEWS May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS FDH, told to leave clubhouse, complains

By Peter Castillo residents are treated equally regardless of In the second case, the commission said Nevertheless the security guard still re- not stereotype and hence discriminate any their race,” it added. the Complainant was a flat owner of a res- fused to let her in,” it added. of their residents based on their race as A foreign domestic worker recently filed The EOC said the domestic worker and idential building who complained that she The EOC said lodged a complaint this might violate the Race Discrimination a complaint before the Equal Opportuni- her employer resided at a private housing was treated like an FDH. against the security guard as well as the Ordinance,” it added. ties Commission (EOC) after she was told estate managed by company. “She alleged that while she was entering security guard’s employer for vicarious The EOC said that if an FDH experi- to leave the clubhouse of her employer’s The domestic worker alleged that the the building and talking over the mobile liability. enced discrimination or harassment, she housing estate, the EOC said. staff of the company of R1 discriminated phone in her mother tongue on a Sunday “The case was settled through fast should tell the culprit to stop. In a statement, the EOC reminded the against her “on the ground of her race by morning, the security guard of the build- track conciliation after the security guard “Speak to your employer if the discrim- public that the management of premises is requiring her to leave the clubhouse seat- ing requested her to leave in a very rude agreed to make a charity donation, while inator or harasser is not your employer one of the areas covered by the Race Dis- ing area of the housing estate.” manner,” the EOC said. the employer agreed to issue an apology and always note down the incidents and crimination Ordinance (RDO). “The complaints were resolved after “(She) alleged that the security guard letter to (the complainant) for the unpleas- content of the conversations which took “The RDO prohibits discrimination a conciliation meeting organized by the assumed her to be a ‘Bun Mui’ (a Filipina ant experience as well as to provide train- place regarding the discrimination and/or based on race, colour, and descent, as well EOC between (the domestic worker, the domestic worker) as he said it was a Sun- ing on anti-discrimination legislations to harassment,” the EOC said. as national and ethnic origin. A person company and its staff) to discuss the case. day morning and she spoke in a language its frontline staff,” the EOC said. “This information would be useful if may claim discrimination under the RDO The cases were settled after (the company) unknown to him,” it said. “As a tenant in a housing estate, a do- you decide to lodge a complaint to the if she/he is treated less favorably because agreed to post a notice in a prominent area “The security guard, a substitute worker, mestic worker also has the right to have EOC later on,” it added. of her/his race,” the EOC said. of the club house to state its non-discrimi- claimed that he had not seen (her) before access to all the housing facilities just like It said that those who want more infor- “Therefore, under this provision, build- natory stance and (the staff) agreed to give although a cleaner at the spot confirmed other tenants regardless of her race. Fur- mation can call 2511 8211 or send email ing management needs to make sure that a written apology,” the EOC said. that (she) was a resident of the building. ther, building management staff should us at [email protected] for assistance. Roldan case at DOLE now up for resolution 43 cases By Cheryl Arcibal turn the calls. Providers for Ethnic Minorities in Hong workers affairs is planning to summon Roldan, who is the Kong, alleging that Roldan breached Roldan to its next hearing. lodged at THE administrative cases against former officer-in-charge of conflict of interest rules for allegedly ap- Rep. Wes Gatchalian of Alay Buhay Labor Attache to Hong Kong Manuel the National Mar- proving the accreditation of an employ- and senior vice-chairman of the commit- Roldan are now submitted for resolution. itime Polytechnic ment agency owned by Frances Retirado, tee had said that they are waiting for the POEA from Hearing officer Crisale Aricayos of the (NMP), an attached In an earlier interview, Roldan had appointment of the committee chairman Department of Labor and Employment’s agency of the DOLE, said the charges were based on the same before scheduling their next hearing. Legal Services told Hong Kong News Roldan on a temporary basis, issues when he was still at the Consulate. At press time, the House of Represent- Hong Kong that after the submission of Roldan’s an- is represented in the He added that he felt that he was treat- atives has yet to appoint a chairman of By Cheryl Arcibal swer on May 6, she has 15 working days DOLE investigation by a Davao-based ed unfairly by Consul General Bernard- the committee. to come up with a resolution and submit lawyer. ita Catalla. Walden Bello, who was the former FOR the first four months of the year, the the same to Labor Secretary Rosalinda NMP’s main office is in Tacloban City, “The confidential memo (about the chairman of the committee, quit his post Philippine Overseas Employment Agen- Baldoz. where Roldan spends most of his time complaint against me) was made public, as Akbayan representative following dis- cy’s Adjudication Office has recorded 43 “Under the rules, we have 15 days to now. but my reply was not made public. I gave agreement with the position of his party cases of recruitment violations in Hong issue a resolution on the case,” she said. Roldan ended his tour of duty in Hong them my comments, my reply, but these over its alliance with the Aquino admin- Kong, more than a third of the 118 cases Hong Kong News has been trying to Kong in September 2014. did not see publication,” Roldan said in a istration. Before leaving office, Bello led recorded in 2014. get in touch with Roldan and his lawyer, The investigation was based on a com- telephone interview. several lawmakers in holding a hearing However, Jesus Gabriel Domingo, but the former labor attache has yet to re- plaint filed by the Coalition of Service The House committee on overseas in Hong Kong. POEA Adjudication Office Director, - re fused to say if the number of cases indi- cated that recruitment violations involving agencies deploying household service workers to Hong Kong are increasing. “Actually, hindi pa natin masabi kasi hindi pa naman tapos ang first semester. Hindi natin ma-predict kung may darating pang complaints,” Domingo told Hong Kong News. The number of complaints could have also risen owing to stricter implementa- tion of rules and that the public has better awareness of their rights, he said. “These violations were committed by licensed recruitment agencies. Many of them are Philippine-based recruiters. Most of the cases involved excessive collection of fees,” Domingo added. Other cases involved misrepresentation, and non-issuance of receipts, among others. Household service workers, Domingo said, are exempted from paying any placement fee. Once a case has reached the Adjudi- cation Office, a conciliation is no longer possible as the process is usually explored at the job site. “If a case is filed with us, it meant that conciliation has failed. However, if the complainant is in the Philippines, then conciliation could be pursued. If a complainant is willing to undergo conciliation and pursue settlement, they usually seek financial assistance,” Domingo said. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 WORLD 11 Pinoy tagged in US$85k theft in airport

By Philip C. Tubeza theft after he and two other airport em- Yu told the court. business and was not insured. When he part of a team of three whose duty was to ployees, allegedly stole the hand-carry He arrived at the Chek Lap Kok Interna- noticed that his hand-carry luggage was secure unclaimed luggage at the airport. A Filipino baggage handler at the Hong luggage of businessman Yu Gang after he tional Airport from Johannesburg on April missing, he went back to the arrival hall to At around 2 p.m. on April 10, 2013, a Kong international airport was accused arrived at the airport in April 2013. 10, 2013 when he forgot his hand-carry check but it was gone. colleague of the Filipino surnamed Leung of being part of the group that stole “I was putting my check-in luggage luggage at the arrival hall. The bag con- Yu reported the incident to the lost and recovered Go’s unclaimed bag near Belt US$85,000 from a Chinese businessman. in my trolley and I put (the missing bag) tained US$100 bills (700 pieces) and $50 found section of the airport and later to the 11. Leung, the Filipino and their colleague The Filipino, with initials A.V.B, plead- beside the trolley. Since there were many notes (100 pieces) and his clothes. police. allegedly shared the loot later before ed not guilty after he was charged with luggage, I may have forgotten about it,” The money was from his electronics The prosecutor said the Filipino was throwing away Yu’s luggage. Legality... From page 1 representations. That is the central issue,” the magistrate said. “She would not have made any (mis- Judge Ho said that the prosecution case representation) if the the underlying re- against Arugay rested on two caution quirement has fallen away,” barrister Earl statements, which the defense claims was Deng, Arugay’s counsel, told Magistrate illegally obtained. Ho Chun-yiu on May 12. He also ordered the prosecution to seek “If you make a representation on a form further instructions from the Department that is unconstitutional, (then) there was of Justice on what to do with the case after no requirement to give the undertaking in Tagalog interpreter Marcela Besley testi- the first place,” he added. fied that Arugay was ill when she gave her Foreign domestic helpers are required to caution statement. make an undertaking to the Immigration “Arugay, Mary Rose was sick (but) of- Department that they will live in their em- ficer still wants to continue,” Besley wrote ployer’s residence before they are issued in her diary, a copy of which was used as working visas. evidence. Deng said that he would present the Arugay was seen wiping away tears as necessary legal precedents to show that Besley testified. the rule was unconstitutional once the trial Immigration agents arrested Arugay resumes on June 24 and 26. on the morning of January 28 after they However, Judge Ho was not convinced caught her allegedly residing in a village by the defense lawyer’s initial arguments, house other than her employer’s home in noting that Arugay was charged not with Ma Wan. breach of condition of stay but with mak- Her male Canadian employer was also ing false representations to an immigra- arrested after he tried to intervene and had tion officer. a scuffle with the agents. He allegedly told “Just deal with the issue and bear in one of them to “F**k off.” mind what she’s charged with...even if it’s unconstitutional, she has given certain Turn to page 12 12 NEWS May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS Filcom From page 1

that was attended by many community leaders. It also opened a book of condolences for him. Community leaders also organized a Mass for him at the Catholic Center in Central on May 13. “I first met Doy during the campaign to push for the overseas absentee voting law. I found his openness to listen a pleasant surprise when we first told Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and Lucenario’s family in Villamor Arrival honors for a well-respected diplomat him of our intentions. The implemen- tation of the Overseas Absentee Voting law was additional work to the staff of 60 serving a 150,000 community. Yet, I saw no resistance from Doy,” Kuok said. “Hong Kong blazed the trail for OAV by mobilizing education teams, mobile registration teams before anyone thought of it. There was no task that was too much for him,” she added. She said Lucenario personally went “shop to shop in Worldwide House” to draw participation among the Filipino business community in Hong Kong. “He visited almost all community gatherings to encourage people to be in- OFWs sign the book of condolences at the consulate Filipinos attend Mass at the consulate for Lucenario volved. He was able to unite the different and sometimes antagonistic groups in the community and made everyone feel that OAV was theirs,” Kuok said. Legality... “Our helper Manang Erma who fond- From page 11 A “senior” Immigration officer, through be engaged,” she added. Lo said they took another break at ly calls him her “boyfriend” told me of “a mixture of some words,” impressed Lo said Arugay also did not request for around 8:30 p.m. and did not resume be- how, many years ago before I met him, Deng claimed that Arugay was initial- upon Arugay that she would see a doctor a lawyer to be present or for a phone call cause Arugay complained that she was not Doy left work one afternoon and went ly interrogated without the presence of a only if she finished answering their ques- to her employer so that she could get a feeling well. all the way to Tsing Yi to comfort her lawyer or a Tagalog interpreter before her tions, Deng added. lawyer. “At 9:25 p.m., I intended to resume the when her marriage broke up,” he said. caution statement was formally taken. However, the Immigration officer who “If she raised that...we would have as- record of interview but the defendant told “That was Doy’s brand is service. And when the caution statement was took the caution statement said Arugay sisted her,” Lo said, adding that Arugay me she was not well and if we could re- Personal, creative, filled with initiative, taken in the presence of an interpreter, was informed about her rights but she did gave her caution statement voluntarily. sume after she took a rest,” Lo said. humble, unrecognized, engaged, with Arugay allegedly was “not allowed to not ask for a lawyer. She also denied that She said Arugay was not forced or in- “I stopped the record of interview and it empathy, seasoned with a great sense of change” her answers. Arugay was interviewed before her cau- duced to answer her questions, and later, seems my colleagues accompanied her to humor,” she added. Worse, Arugay was allegedly denied a tion statement was taken. to sign her caution statement. Lo said see a doctor,” she added. Kuok also noted Lucenario’s role in lawyer and was physically ill but the in- “She asked me if a lawyer was going to there was also a break at around 6:15 p.m. Lo said Arugay was allowed to read her organizing the campaign against the terrogation lasted from around 3 p.m. until be engaged, who is going to pay for the Lo said Arugay did not appear ill and statement and to make amendments but levy on domestic helpers in 2004. 8:25 p.m. with a few breaks. fees? I replied to her, `You need to pay on she also did not complain that she was too she did not make any changes. “His friendship with Manang Erma “She was ill and denied access to a phy- your own if you want to engage a lawyer,” ill to continue with the interrogation. She However, Deng said Arugay was led him to requesting me to allow sician. It was only until she vomited and said the officer, surnamed Lo. also denied telling the Filipina that she far-sighted and did not have her glasses Manang Erma to be one of those who the questions were finished that she was “I asked her, `Do you want to engage a could see a doctor only after they finished with her and so she was “unable tor read went to court against the levy in 2004. brought to a hospital,” Deng said. lawyer?’ and she replied, `Oh nothing. Not the interview. the documents presented to her.” His support for the plight of our migrant workers was a big moral booster for our struggling workers that time,” Kuok said. “Manang Erma and her companions lost their case but the case created rip- ples that eventually led to the abolition of the burden,” she added. Lori Brunio, of Filcomsin, said it was Lucenario who helped gather domestic workers from other nationalities for the class suit against the levy. “He briefed us together with the lawyer. He was so down to earth and we had a great respect for him. Wala siyang ere,” Brunio said. Jojo Sapio, former OFW representative to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Board of Trustees, said Lucenario kept contact with him even if he had already left Hong Kong. “You could feel that he was serving the community not because he was being paid for it but because he really wanted to help. We could go to him if we had problems or disagreements in our organizations,” Sapio said. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 13 14 BALITANG PH May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS P-Noy names new Aquino visits Canada and the United States Comelec chief By Maia Lopez trading partner of the Philippines. “Now that the economies of our two By Maia Lopez down the Vice President in 2016,” Tiang- chief executive officer PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has countries are booming, we will express co said. of Kuok Group Philip- embarked on a four-day trip to the United our preparedness to make the most of be- PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has ap- Guanzon was former mayor of Cadiz pines and dean of Far States and Canada from May 6 to 9 as he ing with them and show that the Philip- pointed former Presidential Commission City in Negros Occidental and a close Eastern University’s vowed to bring in fresh investments and pines is truly more open for business,” the on Good Government chairman Andres associate of Roxas’ lawyers Avelino Cruz Institute of Law. attract more tourists to the country on his President said. Bautista as head of the Commission on and Simeon Marcelo. He was the 1990 return. Chicago, in particular, also has the larg- Elections. On the other hand, little is known about Ateneo Law class val- Aquino described the two countries as est population of Filipinos in the midwest The President also appointed lawyer Abas, except that he served as regional di- Bautista edictorian and a bar to- the Philippines’ “partners” in the Asia Pa- United States. Rowena Guanzon and Sheriff Abas as rector of the Civil Service Commission in pnotcher. He obtained cific Economic Cooperation. “We will gift them with the good news Comelec commissioners. Cotabato and has previously given train- his master of laws from Harvard Law “As the host-economy of APEC this borne of the reforms we have initiated The opposition has questioned Guan- ing to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front School in 1993. year, we intend to advance a more open, over more than four years. We will tell zon’s appointment, with United National- on election law. He was previously chairman and presi- more stable and more positive transforma- them that the Philippines is really different ist Alliance interim president and Navotas The MILF has recently registered its dent of the Philippine Association of Law tion market in the Asia-Pacific,” he said. and we will surely achieve our high hopes Rep. Tobias Tiangco describing her as an political party, the United Bangsamoro Schools, and a partner in an international “We will take this opportunity to further by continuously adhering to good govern- ally of Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas Justice Party, before Comelec. law firm. He was also a member of consti- strengthen our efforts towards a common ance,” Aquino said. II, the presumptive standard bearer of the The Muslim Bar Association of the Phil- tutional reform commissions under previ- goal as well as generate interests from His three-day state visit to Canada, on Liberal Party in the 2016 polls. ippines claimed that Abas was related to ous administrations. businessmen of the United States and the other hand, was upon the invitation Roxas is expected to go against opposi- MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal. Aquino appointed Bautista to replace Canada to expand their investments in our of Governor General David Johnston and tion bet Vice President Jejomar Binay in Sultan Firdausi Abbas, MBAP presi- Sixto Brillantes Jr., who retired earlier country,” the President added. Prime Minister Stephen Harper. next year’s presidential race. dent, said Abas’ appointment to the Come- this year. Guanzon replaced Lucenito The President’s first stop was in Chica- Canada is the Philippines’ 21st largest “We are worried of the political ties of lec seemed like a strategy to secure victory Tagle while Abas replaced Elias Yusoph. go for a working visit where he met with trading partner, 6th top source market for Ms. Guanzon in a supposedly neutral and for the MILF in the parliamentary race in All three appointees will have seven-year heads of big companies, including those tourism, and is home to almost 700,000 non-partisan body, especially in an agency the Bangsamoro. terms that end in Feb. 2, 2022. from the US Chamber of Commerce and Filipinos. Aquino and Harper are ex- that is tasked to oversee a fair and clean Bautista, for his part, served as PCGG Bautista said the President had told him US-ASEAN Business Council. pected to witness the signing of bilateral election. It is as clear as day that Guan- chairman since August 2010. Before his to make sure that the results of the upcom- The United States is the third major agreements. zon’s agenda in the Comelec is to put appointment to the PCGG, Bautista was ing elections would be acceptable. K-12 questioned anew in SC LAWMAKERS have filed a third petition- be program. They said the government implemented senior high school free and available, all high fore the Supreme Court against the K to 12 Law, the program based on a “few isolated academic school students will continue in their studies which adds two more years to high school. papers” from private individuals, in the belief and avail of the same, their expectations are not Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Magdalo that it would benefit the country. grounded on reality,” the petition said. party-list Reps. Gary Alejano and Francis Ashley They also underscored the possibility of mass It claimed that the additional two years of sen- Acedillo filed the petition seeking to strike down termination of about 85,000 college teachers and ior high school would increase dropout rates from the law, which they claimed was unlawful. other teaching personnel because there would be 6.8 percent to 27 percent. The lawmakers also The petitioners said the program was imple- no incoming college freshmen for at least two accused DepEd of misleading the public when mented without consulting the people who would years. it posted on its website that it has addressed all be affected by the new 12-year basic education “If the respondents think that by just making shortages in classrooms and books. Mia Lopez

Harper and Aquino Wanted terrorist finally killed in Maguindanao By Maia Lopez his men in connection with the 1$ million FILIPINO bomb-maker Basit Usman, bounty. Aside from Us- who carries a bounty of $1 million, was man, two to three more killed in a shootout with members of the of his men were killed Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Maguin- and some of them danao. wounded,” Catapang The Armed Forces of the Philippines Usman said days before the earlier said Usman was killed by his own AFP issued a statement men over the bounty on his head offered to clarify the matter. by the United States government, but “A heated argument ensued among sev- changed its tune and credited the MILF en of Usman’s men that led to a shootout for the death of the wanted bomb expert. and the death of Usman and others,” Cat- “After our verification, we have learned apang added. that Basit Usman entered an MILF area. Usman together with Amin Baco alias Elements from the MILF then accosted Jihad, a Malaysian terrorist, and several of him so that he could be brought to the their men were able to evade arrest during MILF Central Committee. However, Basit the January 25 raid launched by members Usman resisted, triggering a firefight that of the Special Action Force of the Phil- resulting his death,” AFP public affairs ippine National Police in Mamasapano, office head Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said. Maguindanao. It was in contrast to an earlier statement The police commandos killed Malay- of AFP chief of staff Gen. Gregorio Cata- sian terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir alias - Mar pang that infighting among Usman’s men wan, who had a $5 million bounty from led to his death. the US government. “We’re sure the shooting that led to the Malacañang similarly credited the death of Usman was infighting among MILF for Usman’s death. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 WORLD 15 ASEAN urged to protect OFWs

By Maia Lopez fault, and thus become Baldoz invoked in her call the ASEAN their own, have subsequently become un- of receiving states to “provide migrant victims of exploitation, Declaration on the Protection and Promo- documented,” Baldoz said. workers, who may be victims of discrim- LABOR Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis abuse, and violence. tion of the Rights of Migrant Workers She emphasized the upholding of the ination, abuse, exploitation, or violence, Baldoz urged the senior labor officials of In her message to the “As stipulated in the ASEAN Decla- fundamental rights and dignity of migrant with adequate access to the legal and judi- the Association of Southeast Asian Nation 11th Senior Labor Offi- ration, receiving states and the sending workers and family members already re- cial systems of the receiving states.” She (ASEAN) to extend needed protection to cials Meeting (SLOM) states shall, for humanitarian reasons, siding with them, without undermining observed that a purely legalistic response migrant workers, especially those who be- read by Undersecretary closely cooperate to resolve the cases of the the receiving states’ laws. from respective ASEAN counties may not came undocumented not because of their Baldoz Reydeluz Conferido, migrant workers who, through no fault of Baldoz also emphasized the obligation offer effective solutions. Amnesty for illegals in Oman By Maia Lopez

OVERSEAS Filipino workers illegally staying in Oman have until June 30, 2015 to avail of an amnesty period to correct their status, Philippine Labor Attache Nas- ser Mustafa said. He said the amnesty is part of Oman’s efforts to regulate the presence of foreign workers there. “This amnesty will also help foreign workers who are willing to stay and work in Oman, but subject to the guidelines under the Sultanate’s labor law,” Mustafa said. “A small drawback of the amnesty program is that repatriated workers under the amnesty program cannot return to Oman within three years from the time they were repatriated,” he added. Oman’s Ministry of Manpower and the Royal Oman Police have been conducting raids against undocumented migrant workers, tightening controls on work per- mits and tenancy contracts, and scrutiniz- ing landlords and their tenants. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz urge OFWs in Oman to avail of the amnesty. “I strongly urge our OFWs in Oman who, for various reasons, have been staying illegally in the Sultanate, to avail of this amnesty and go home to the Philip- pines or correct their stay to avoid the re- percussion of their being illegal foreigners in Oman,” Baldoz said. Under the amnesty, illegally staying OFWs must register at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, which in turn will endorse the applications to the Oman Min- istry of Manpower. Applicants must leave the sultanate within one month.

OFW killed in Dubai

AN overseas Filipino worker in her 20s was killed in a hit and run incident in Dubai. Dubai policemen have arrested a Syrian mo- torist who admitted to speeding but claimed he was not aware that he hit the victim. The driver sped off after hitting the Filipina who was walking along a pedestrian lane in the Al Maktoum area. While there were no witnesses, the police recovered a car with traces of blood and dent on its fender in Al Quoz. Meanwhile, a United Arab Emirates court has handed down jail terms for two clerks at the Dubai Health Authority who altered a Fili- pina’s fitness test results to make it appear she is fit for work. Maia Lopez 16 FORUM May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS Editorial As We See it Uncalled for RIGHT after Filipinos rejoiced over the But when netizens began posting neg- reprieve given to Mary Jane Veloso by ative reactions to Celia’s statement and the Indonesian government, her mother, trended the hashtag #firingsquadforCel- Celia Veloso, became the subject of at- iaVeloso, they belittled a mother’s grief tack on social media for supposed ingrat- and her sentiments. itude. We do not begrudge anyone of their Since then, Celia has apologized and right to free expression, but the hashtag asked the public to understand her emo- was tasteless and undoubtedly had fur- tional outburst. ther inflicted pain to a mother and a fami- Celia’s statement that the government ly who had just undergone a rollercoaster did nothing to save her daughter was sur- of emotions and anguish. prising, but the vicious attacks made on Filipinos should have been more un- social media and the internet on her were derstanding of the Veloso family’s plight. underserved too. Who could question a mother’s love and Of course, the government and Presi- concern for her daughter who was on the dent Aquino did their part to secure Mary brink of death? Jane the last-minute reprieve denied to Indeed, Celia as a mother and some- other death row convicts like her. one who is older than most of the social Give credit where credit is due, we media-savvy population of the country, agree. should have been treated better.

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Davao City Norman Uy Carnay DAVAO CITY is one of the biggest city by players Ador Bernardino, Manny Lim, Currents metropolis in the Philippines. Having an Emy Clarke and Rogerick Sarito. area of 2,444 sq km, making it the coun- The FBC-HK delegation was led by its try’s largest city in terms of land area. It Founding Chairman Jenny Gafate who Happy Mother’s Day has a population of about 1.8 million. once posted in her FB account a thought MASAYA talaga ako kapag Mother’s ta para sa dalawang bagay. ka ba nang-gagalaiti sa hindi niya pagpa- It is a top travel destination with tourist for the day telling “ when God blesses Day. Una, nais kong himukin kayo na pasalamat kay PNoy? At ngayo’y inaalis attractions in the likes of Crocodile Park, you financially, don’t raise your standard Kasi naalala ko pa rin ang kakaibang magtuloy-tuloy ng suporta pa sa paglig- mo pa ang suporta mo sa pagligtas kay Davao Butterfly House and Tribu K’Min- of living , raise your standard of giving.” pag-aalaga ng aking ina. At ramdam na tas at pagpapauwi kay Mary Jane. Kaba- Mary Jane? Huwag naman sana. danawan cultural village, the Zorb Park This sound advice seemed to be inher- ramdam ko pa rin iyan hanggang ngay- hagi nito siyempre ay ang pag-unawa sa Ikalawang hiling, baka naman pwede and Water Ball, the Outland Adventure ent in the character of one man from Min- on. Bilib talaga ako. Ang galing ng nanay dinaanan ng pamilya Velosa partikular na kang sumuporta sa isang kampanya na and Zip City, and the Eden Nature Park. danao named Rodrigo R. ko! Tapos nasaksihan ko rin kung paano ng kanyang nanay Celia. Sa napakahaba sinimulan ng ilang mga ina at kababaihan Aside from these adventures, the city is DuterteBorn in Southern Leyte, ROD- nga maging isang ina ang aking kabiyak nang debate at paglalabas ng opinion kau- kabilang na si Liza Maza, Kiri Dalena at also the safest city in the Philippines. RIGO R. DUTERTE is a lawyer by pro- ngayong naghahabulan sa paglaki ang gnay ng sinabi ni nanay Celia, ito na la- Maria Isabel Lopez. Kaugnay ito ng dal- It was listed as the 9th safest city in the fession whose political leadership has aming dalawang supling na si Rosa at mang ang aking panawagan: araling ma- awang aktibistang ina na kasalukuyan ay world, next to three (3) other Asian cities transformed a city into a progressive me- Lila. Ang galing din ng asawa ko! buti ang mga dahilan kung bakit gayon na bahagi ng mahigit 40 babaeng political with higher safety index - Osaka, Seoul tropolis. Under his leadership, he made Basta, magagaling talaga mga nanay. lang kasama ang loob ni nanay Celia sa prisoners sa bansa. and Singapore. sure that no one is above the law. Piryud. Pati na mga tumatayong nanay pamahalaang muntikan nang magpabitay Dahil sa gawa-gawang kaso, si Andrea SINGAPORE was the host city of He instilled in his constituents that it is sa pamilya. Marami niyan lalo na sa mga sa kanyang anak dahil sa kapabayaan. Rosal ay namatayan ng sanggol sa kulun- the Asian Filipino Bowlers Friendship better to give than to receive especially in OFW. Saludo po ako sa inyo. Kung sumagi man sa isip niyo na gan at si Miradel Torres naman ay nagsi- Games 2015 held on May 2-3 at the Su- times of calamities. People in his home At dahil Mother’s day na nga nitong “walang utang na loob” nga si nanay, lang din at nag-aaruga ng kanyang anak per Bowl Mount Faber. It was participat- city have donated relief goods to typhoon Mayo, gusto kong gamitin ang pag- sana ay balikan muna ang mga pangya- sa preso. Pumirma kayo rito sa petisyon ed in by Pinoy teams from Philippines, victims and to earthquake victims in kakataon na ito para umapela sa inyo yari at unawain siya. Sana hindi kayo para palayain sila: http://chn.ge/1EjB- South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Cebu and Bohol. Now in his 7th term, – nanay man kayo o hindi. Sa diwa ng kasama doon sa mga nangungutya sa bQm The team from HK, - Filipino Bowling Mayor Duterte continues to be the popu- pagbibigay-halaga, pag-unawa, pagkilala kanya at tumatawag na “ingrata” saman- Sa ngalan ng mga ina, buksan ang in- Club of Hong Kong ( FBC-HK ) emerged lar and darling politician of this place in at pasasalamat sa pagmamahal ng mga talang nagpasalamat naman siya sa ating yong isip at puso para sa pag-unawa at as the Contingent Grand Slam Champi- Mindanao we call Davao City. ina, gusto kong hingin ang inyong supor- lahat sa anumang itinulong natin. Bakit pagsuporta. on. It was a super striking performance [email protected]

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By Imelda Mae Bustinera Tinik, Tumbang Preso at Basagan ng Complaint Against Police 2866 7700 Bagama’t narating na ang kalahating Palayok---mga laro na hindi na gaano 2200 4460 to 62 ANG maging INA ay matatawag na isang tagumpay sa pakikibaka, ako’y lubos na ANG Damayan OFW HK ay nagdaos ngayon nilalaro ng mga kabataan dahil Consumer Rights Hotline 2929 2222 kaganapan ng babae. Bagama’t maram- nagpapasalamat sapagkat unti unti nang ng taunang Palarong Pinoy na ginanap sa Internet. ing hamon bago ito mapagtagumpayan, nasisilayan ng aking mga anak ang bukas Department of Health 2961 8989 noong Mayo 1 sa Repulse Bay beach. At galing din sa iba’t-ibang Filipino Equal Opportunities Commission sa huli ay makakamit din ang gantimpala na aking minimithi at pinapangarap para Natuwa kami ng husto dahil dinaluhan community associations. 2511 8211 mula sa langit. sa kanila. Ilang hakbang na lang ay mar- ang aming pagtitipon ng ilang kawani May mga dumalo ring mga kaibigan Ang pagsisikap ng mga Inang milya-mi- arating na ang pinapangarap sa buhay at at empleyado ng Philippine Consulate ng mga members and officers of the or- Immigration 2824 6111 lya ang pagitan sa mga anak upang mai- makauwi na sa mahal na bayan. General. ganizer of the event. Labour Department 2717 1771 bigay lamang sa kanila ang magandang Sa aking kapwa Inang manggagawa sa They know who they are. Thank you Gustong ipaabot ng Samahan ng Legal Aid 2537 7677 kinabukasan, ay matatawag na dakila sa- ibayong dagat, saludo po ako sa inyong very much for the time and effort that Damayan OFW HK ang taos pusong Race Relations Unit 2810 3203 pagkat sinuong ang matinding hamon sa lahat! At sa lahat na mga kapatid, tita, lola you spent with us, Ma’ams and Sirs. pasasalamat sa lahat na dumalo at tu- Social Welfare 2343 2255 sarili at sakripisyo tulad ng pangungulila at iba pa na naging ina dahil sa pag aalaga Hindi na po namin babanggitin isa isa ? mulong para maidaos ang nasabing Transport 2804 2600 at kalungkutan. sa mga naiwang mga anak. Mabuhay po Mayruon din pong ilang empleyado pagtitipon. Lahat ng hirap ay tiniis sapagkat ang kayong lahat! Salamat sa inyong lahat at ng mga bangko at cargo forwarder na Sana po ay magkita-kita tayo ulit sa Postal Hotline 2921 2222 tanging nasa isipan ay mga mahal na anak sa inyong pag aruga. tumulong sa ginawang mga laro. mga susunod pang mga taon. MABU- na mabigyan ng sapat na edukasyon para MALIGAYANG ARAW NG MGA Kabilangdito ang Sungka, Luksong HAY.!! NON-GOVERNMENT sa kanilang maliwanag na bukang liway- NANAY. ORGANIZATIONS Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants 2723 7536 GALLERY Asian Migrant Center 2312 0031 Christian Action - Shine Center Doctor Miguel The Philippine 3188 4555 Manio discussed Alliance held Diocesan Pastoral Center for Filipinos diabetes on its successful May 10 at the Luzon Festival (and other Asian Migrants and Ethnic Hong Kong 2015 on May Minorities) 2526 4249 University for 10 at Stanley Alliance of Progressive Labor 2770 0411 the HKU Service Community Hall. Bayanihan Trust Centre 2817 8928 100: Domestic Sairhe Gollaba Filipino Migrant Workers Union Workers won the Search 9104-1411; 9758-5935 Empowerment for Miss Luzon Project. Hong Kong 2015. 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Philippine Airlines 2301 9300 18 BUHAY OFW May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS Pinanganak sa Saudi, nagtagumpay

By Vilma Ramos ko. Kaya doon na ako namin. Habang nag-aaral pa ako ng kolehiyo, noon first of all at naipasa ko ang board nabuo at pinanganak. Lagi nila kaming pinapaalalahanan na hindi naging madali kasi sumunod na exam, noong January 18-19, 2015. Napa- Name: LOVELY GRACE GALLEBO Ganun na rin ang da- magpapakabait at lagi nilang sinasambit nagkolehiyo ang kapatid kong sumunod kasaya ko at nagbunga ang paghihirap ng ESBEG lawa kong bunsong na mahal na mahal nila kami, na kailangan sa akin. Sa panahong iyon, hindi inaasa- aking mga mahal na magulang, lolo, lola Birthday: March 10,1994 kapatid. Ako ang pan- naming magtiis sa isa’t-isa dahil magkaka- han na kailangang umuwi sa Pilipinas ang at tito at tita ko. Parents: Mr. Florentino Rosada Esbeg galawa sa aming apat layo kami. Hindi naman kami pinabayaan tatay ko. Hindi na advisable para sa kanya Labis akong nagpapasalamat sa mga Mrs. Melanie Gallebo Esbeg na magkakapatid. ng mga lolo at lola namin. Minahal at inang magtrabaho. biyayang binibigay ng Panginoon & my Place…Brgy. Namaltugan, Sudipen, La Lovely Noong isang taong aruga nila kami. Maraming pasasalamat sa Sa loob ng 19 na taon, dalawang beses humble & earnest prayer na patuloy po Union gulang ako inuwi ako pagmamahal, pag-aaruga at malasakit na ko lang nakasama ang mga magulang ko sanang patnubayan ang mga susunod pang Country where parents work as OFW: ng aking mga magulang dito sa Pilipinas. ipinadarama sa aming mga apo nila. kaya noong nag-for good ang tatay ko hakbang na aking gagawin sa buhay ko. Saudi Arabia Mula noon ang mga lolo at lola ko na ang Noong nasa Elementarya hanggang noong April 16, 2013, nakadama ako ng Sa ngayong may trabaho na ako, tung- Years being apart from OFW Parents: nasilayan kong nagpalaki sa akin. Dama maggraduwet ako ay nakamit ko naman kaligayahan, kahit paano makasama na kulin ko namang tulungan ang pamilya Father - 19 years ko ang lungkot at sakit ng mapalayo sa ang WITH HONORS, ganun na din nung namin siya. Kaya naging mag-isa na ang ko para suklian ang mga sakripisyo at pa- Mother - 20 years mga magulang. Sometimes, nananagin- nasa Secondarya ako. nanay kong nagtatrabaho para sa amin. ghihirap ng aking mga magulang, pati na SINA LOLO AT LOLA ANG NAG- ipan ko na yakap yakap ko sila at sa tu- Hindi lahat ng kagaya ko ay na- Noong March 29,2014, sa patnubay ng rin mga lolo,lola,tito at tita ko,na walang ARUGA wing kausap ko sila sa telepono hindi ko kakapag-aral o nakakatapos ng kolehiyo aking lolo’t lola, but above all else w/ Di- sawang tumulong at nagpapaalala sa akin. Bago ko umpisahan ang salaysay ng bu- mapigilan ang pag agos ng aking luha. kaya mapalad ako na nakapag-enrol sa vine guidance ng Panginoon, nag- gradu- Taos puso po akong nagpapasalamat sa hay ko bilang anak ng OFW. Gusto ko mu- Sa murang gulang ko, hindi ko maintin- Lorma Colleges, San Fenando City, La ate ako sa kursong BS Pharmacy. paggabay na ipinadama nila sa akin. nang batiin ko kayo ng magandang araw dihan kung bakit sa ibang bansa sila nag- Union at nakuha ang kursong gusto ko. Pero kailangan ko pang magreview para Ito po ang maibabahagi kong karanasan lalo na sa mga dakilang mga magulang na tatrabaho. Subalit habang lumalaki at Ipinangako ko sa aking sarili na pag- sa board exam. As expected, gastos na na- bilang anak ng OFW, nawa’y sa mga kap- nagpapakasakit sa ibang bansa sampu ng nagkakaisip ako unti-unti akong namulat sikapan kong makatapos sa pag-aaral. man hindi na kaya ng nanay ko na tustusan wa ko kabataan na anak ng OFW ay mag- mga katulad kong mga anak ng OFW na kailangan nilang magtrabaho sa ibang While pursuing my dream, nakamit ko lahat dahil sumunod namang nagkolehiyo silbi ring gabay o inspirasyon kung paano Bago ako isinilang, nangangamu- bansa para matustusan ang pang-araw- naman ang award na Best in Research sa ang bunsong kapatid naming. Pero sa tu- magsakripisyo na hindi kapiling ang mga han na sa ibang bansa ang mga magulang araw na pangangailangan ng pamilya aming school, bagay na diko inaasahan long rin ng tito at tita ko na OFW, din magulang. Be brave always mga katulad although inilaan ko lahat na makakaya ko naka-enrol ako sa Review Center. kong Anak ng OFW at huwag padadaig sa para dito at napakasaya ko sa award na ito. Laking pasasalamat ko sa ating Pangi- hirap sa buhay Ayaw mag-abroad By Imelda Mae Bustinera siya. Kung magsasanay daw kasi siya, sa Tinanong ni Celia kung bakit ayaw e mas Oktubre pa siya makakapagtapos. malaki ang kikitain niya abroad kumpara ISA sa mga nagtapos sa kolehiyo ngayong Iginalang na lang ni Celia ang desisyon sa sariling bansa. taon ang kaisa-isang anak ni Celia, 49, hi- ng anak hanggang natapos ang graduation Sumagot daw ang anak ni Celia na ayaw walay sa asawa, at tubong Cubao. at at bumalik na si Celia dito sa Hongkong. daw niyang maranasan ng mga magiging Sa ibang bansa sana nakatalagang mag- Bihira ang araw na hindi si Celia tata- anak niya na lumaking wala sa piling ang OJT ang kanyang anak kaya nag-ipon si wag sa anak para kumustahin na ang mga magulang. Kaya naman daw niyang Celia para rito pero laking gulat na lamang pag-aapply nito ng trabaho. May job fair kitain ang halagang kakailanganin ka- niya nang sabihin nitong ayaw na niyang na pinapapuntahan si Celia sa anak pero hit na hindi mangibang bansa. Basta raw gawin ito. hindi ito pumunta dahil halos puro naman magsikap at maging masipag lamang. Sa Gusto raw kasi niyang sumabay sa mga daw para sa ibang bansa ang trabaho. awa ng Diyos, nakahanap at nagtatrabaho magtatapos para makapagtrabaho na raw Ayaw raw ng anak na mangibang bansa. na ang anak ni Celia. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT 19 DanRich na nga ba?

By Cristy Kasilag sa kanilang mga Instagram accounts at nawag na ni Erich si Daniel na “my love” Mapapansin na tila nag-aaral ng ibang kung saan ang aktres ay naka patong sa mga binitawan nilang mga mensahe. samantala si Daniel naman ay nagsabi na linguahe si Erich dahil sa mga post niya balikat ni Daniel; meron tila nasa balcony KUNG nakakapagsalita lamang ang mga Subalit, hindi pa rin sila umaamin na ng “I love you” sa babae. ay nasa salitang Portuguese, ang official sila ng isang hotel room; at meron naman litrato, malamang nasagot na ang tanong sila ay may relasyon na. Ultimo nanay ni Daniel na si Geralda language sa bansang Brazil. magka- akbay sila sa isa’t-isa. ng marami kung sila na nga ba. Sa katunayan, meron ng tawag sa tan- Matsunaga ay may kuhang litrato kasama Mula sa kanilang Hong Kong getaway, Kamakailan ay napabalita na hiwalay Sweet na sweet sila Erich Gonzales at dem nilang dalawa-----“DanRich”, kung si Erich at tinawag niya itong “another gift madaming litratong pinakita na nakangi- na ang 24 anyos na si Erich sa kanyang ang Brazilian-Japanese model na si Daniel saan pinagsama ang pangalan nila. from God for my family” at “my youngest ti at tila masayang-masaya ang dalawa non-showbiz businessman boyfriend ng Masunaga sa mga litrato na inilalabas nila Sa kanilang Instagram accounts, ti- daughter.” sa kanilang “selfie” shots. Merong kuha apat na taon.

Daniel at Erich 20 ENTERTAINMENT May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS Bianca may ‘baby’na By Cristy Kasilag Belo, Hayden, at

LIBAN kay Marian Rivera, may isa pang taga-showbiz ang lubos ang galak dahil meron siyang “baby bump”------si Bianca Katrina, nagbati na Gonzales. Ipinagbubuntis ng 32 anyos na televi- By Cristy Kasilag ang kontrobersiya. sion host ang una nilang anak ng basket- Pakiramdam daw niya ay kumpleto siya ball player na si JC Intal. JC at Bianca PAGKALIPAS ng anim na taon, nag- kahit na single siya ngayon dahil meron Tatlong buwan ng buntis si Bianca at kapatawaran na rin sila Dra. Vicky Belo, naman siyang anak an pinagtutuunan ng ayon sa kanya ay malakas ang tibok ng the proud daddy,” she added. Hayden Kho Jr. at ang aktres na si Katrina pansin----si Katrence. puso ng sanggol na nasa kanyang sinapu- Sinabi ni Bianca na pinili nila na hindi Halili. Si Katrence o Katie ay anak niya sa punan at maayos ang kanilang kalagayang kaagad i-bunyag ang kanyang pagbubun- Ang talent manager na si Lolit Solis ang singer na si Kris Lawrence. mag-ina. tis dahil sa ika-8, 10, o 12 linggo ng pag- nagsilbi na tulay para magkausap at mag- Si Hayden naman ay nag post ng men- Sa isang litrato makikita si Bianca sa bubuntis lamang maririnig ang tibok ng kapatawaran ang tatlo. sahe na ito sa kanyang Instagram account: isang beach na nakasuot ng pulang one- puso ng bata. Kinausap daw ni Manay Lolit ang man- “I had wanted to wait for the proper piece swimsuit. Dito ipinakita niya ang Kadalasan daw ay hinihinty muna ng ager ni Katrina, si Rommel Gacho, para time to announce this reconciliation that maliit niyang baby bump. mga mag-asawa na matapos ng tatlong maayos ang plano na pribadong meeting happened last week; but since it’s already “We can’t thank everyone for all the buwan, dahil yun ang mga delikadong bu- sila Dra. Belo, Katrina at Hayden sa isang Belo, Katrina at Hayden out I might as well say my piece too,” sabi messages of love and support for this new wan ng pagbubuntis. restaurant sa Quezon City. niya. chapter in our lives! Our little one is three Nuon lamang nakaraang Marso taong Nagtagpo ang landas nilang tatlo nung trina kay Dra. Belo at ang 34-anyos na si “After seven years of enmity, Katrina, months in my tummy and healthy and 2014 nung sinurpresa ni JC si Bianca at kasal nila Marian Rivera at Dingdong Hayden ay humingi ng tawad si Katrina. Vicki, and myself are now reconciled. And well,” sabi ni Bianca. nag propose sa Ninoy Aquino Internation- Dantes nung Disyembre. Binati daw ni Importante din daw na pagkalipas ng I want to say that just like the restoration of “The journey has been beautiful but al Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. Tatlong Dra. Belo ng “Hi” si Katrina na dating en- anim na taon ay may peace of mind na my medical license, the restoration of my also really tough and I salute all moms for taon na silang magnobyo bago nag-alok dorser ng Belo Medical Group. siya at naka move on na silang tatlo sa relationship with Vicki, Katrina, and many holding THE toughest job in the world! ng kasal si JC. Inabangan ni JC si Bianca Ayaw na ng 29-anyos na aktres i-detalye iskandalo na binunga ng sex video na kuha others happened because I first sought to This is my first baby bump photo taken by na paalis sana ng bansa. kung ano ang napag-usapan nila nuong di umano ni Hayden. restore my relationship with God,” aniya. isang araw nung buwan ng Abril. Si Katrina, na ngayon ay parte ng nala- ”It was by God’s grace- made available Basta ang mahalaga aniya ay nagkaay- lapit na palabas sa GMA 7 na “The Rich through the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus os na sila. Humingi raw ng tawad si Ka- Man’s Daughter,” ay masaya na matapos Christ- that I have been restored.” Dennis, umamin na By Cristy Kasilag Pero nang tanungin kung nagkabalikan lamang ang kanilang relasyon ng isang na sila, hindi niya sinagot ng direcho ang taon at may mga kwento pa na di umano UMAMIN na ang heartthrob na si Dennis tanong liban sa sabihin na ok sila ni Jen ay nagkasakitan pa sila nang maghiwalay. Trillo na nagkita nga sila ng ex-GF niya sa ngayon at magkaibigan sila. Si Luis Manzano ang kasunod na naka isang sikat na resort sa Quezon. Sinabi din niya na mas “mature, mas relasyon ni Jennylyn, samantala si Bian- Sa isang panayam kamakailan, inamin peaceful at mas tahimik ang relasyon nila ca King naman ang naging ka-ibigan ni ni Dennis na nagkita nga sila ng aktres ngayon.” Dennis. na si Jennylyn Mercado sa eksklusibo- Matatandaan na nuong taon 2010 nung Nuong Araw ng mga Puso o Valentine’s ng Balesin island resort noong Mahal na naging magkasintahan sila Dennis at Jen- Day nakasama ang 33 anyos na si Dennis Araw. nylyn pero hindi sila nagtagal. Umabot sa concert ng 27 anyos na si Jennylyn. HONG KONG NEWS May 15, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT 21 Mga artista kumampi kay Pacman By Cristy Kasilag mga kumento pagkatapos ng bakbakan. great fight!!!!!!!! Ikaw pa rin ang champi- tayo sa Miss Universe!!” aniya. Kahit na sa mata ng tatlong hurado ay on namin !!!!” ang sabi ng Filipino-Amer- Ang pahayag niya na ito ay umani ng MADAMI ang sumubaybay sa “Battle of talo ang 36 anyos na si Pacquiao, nanatil- ican aktres at 2013 Miss World Megan papuri dahil confident siyang mananalo the Century” ni Saranggani Rep. Manny ing suportado siya ng karamihan ng mga Lynne Young. siya. Ang iba ay nagsabi na nagbigay lang “The Pacman” Pacquiao at ng Amer- Pilipino at kabilang sa mga tao na human- Para naman kay Binibining Pilipi- ang German-Filipina ng dagdag pressure ikanong boksingero na si Floyd May- ga sa kanya ay ang mga taga-showbiz. nas-Universe Pia Wurtzbach, na magiging sa kanyang sarili para manalo at iuwi ang weather Jr. Ang ilan sa kanila ay ipinaabot ang ka- pambato ng bansa sa nalalapit na Missu korona. Sa historic na laban na ito, na nabuo nilang paghanga kay Manny gamit ang Universe Pageant sa Budapest, Hungary, “Good job Manny!!! You will always be pagkatapos ng limang taon, hindi nagpa- social networking sites. babawi ang Pilipinas sa Miss Universe. a winner to us!!! Proud Pinoy forever!!!!” huli ang mga tao sa showbiz sa kanilang “We love you Manny!!!!!!! That was a “Kalma lang guys. Ako bahala. Babawi sabi naman ni Solenn Heussaff. Manny Mag-on na si Cesar at Sandra? By Cristy Kasilag

MATAGAL man tinangi ng magaling na aktor na si Cesar Montano na may namamagitan sa kanila ng modelo at 2009 Miss Philippines Sandra Seifert, ngunit may mga litratong nagpapakita na madalas silang magkasama. Ang bali-balita pa ngayon sa larangan ng showbiz ay buntis ang 31 anyos na si Sandra at ang 52 anyos si Cesar daw ang ang ama ng kanyang sanggol. Ang kwento pa ng ilan ay plano nila na sa Italya manganganak si Sandra, kung saan naanduon ang isang kapatid ni Cesar. Nuong Oktubre pa lamang ay umugong na ang balita na si Sandra ang bagong babae sa buhay ni Cesar. Nuong nakaraang taon ay matatandaan na mainit pa ang balita sa hiwalayan ni Cesar sa kanyang misis, ang aktres si Sunshine Cruz, kung saan meron silang tatlong anak na babae. Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa pormal na pinapawalang bisa ang kanilang kasal. Itinanggi naman ni Cesar na may namamagitan sa kanila ni Sandra. Ang madalas na paliwanag ng lalake ay magka-churchmate silang dalawa kaya madalas sila nagkikita. Minsan nagkasama na din sila sa isang charity event ng Seventh Day Adventists. Pero may ilang litrato na lumabas na nagpapakita na magkasama sila. At kung ang mga larawan na ito ang pagbabasihan, masasabing totoo na sila na nga. Sa mga litrato, madalas silang makikita sa kainan. Eto lamang bago ang laban ni Manny Pacquiao at ng Amerikanong is Floyd Mayweather Jr., makikita sa Instagram accounts nila na parehas silang nasa Estados Unidos. May nagsasabi na magkasabay umalis patungong Estados Unidos ang dalawa bagamat wala silang post sa kanilang Ins- tagram accounts na magkasama sila.

Cesar at Sandra 22 ENTERTAINMENT May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS Diana Zubiri, humarap sa dambana By Cristy Kasilag City. at maluha sa bandang huli ng kanyang tang model. Suot ni Diana ang white lace na wedding lumpati. Hindi binasa mula sa papel ang mga si- SIMPLE at naging emosyonal ang kasal gown at veil samantala si Andy naman ay “You look incredible, and I tell you that nabi ni Andy dahil ang mga iyon ay mula ng aktres na si Diana Zubiri at ang kan- naka brown coat, white shirt, black slacks every night…Even if sometimes I proba- sa kanyang puso. yang Filipino-Australian model na asawa. para sa kanilang civil wedding sa harap ni bly say it too much, but it’s true…And I Masayang-masaya si Andy dahil ang Ikinasal si Diana kay Andrew “Andy” Judge Wilfredo Maynigo ng Quezon City. love you for the rest of my life and I will kanyang kasal ay dinaluhan ng kanyang Smith noong Linggo, ika-10 ng Mayo, sa Sa kanilang exchange of vows, hindi never stop trying to be the best, and thanks pamilya, lalong-lalo na ang kanyang ama Diana Sampaguita Gardens, Valencia, Quezon napigilan ni Andy na maging emotional for bringing out the best part of me,” sabi na na-heart bypass na. Rachelle Ann Go, may proyekto

By Cristy Kasilag

ANG 28 anyos na si Rachelle Ann Go na ang babaeng walang pahinga. Kakatapos pa lamang ng kanyang kon- trata sa Miss Saigon nuong ika-9 ng Mayo pero napapabalita na naman na mapapa- bilang siya sa isang prestiyosong musical play na “Les Miserables”. Sa “Les Miserables,” gaganap si Ra- chelle sa role bilang Fantine, na minsan ginampanan ng sikat na Lea Salonga. Maiisip na sinusundan ni Rachelle ang yapak ni Lea. Dati din kabilang si Lea ng “Miss Saigon,” kung saan siya ang bidang babae na si Kim habang si Rachelle ay ang bargirl naman na si Gigi. Ang “Miss Saigon” at “Les Miserables” ay parehas produkto ng theatrical produc- er na si Sir Cameron MacKintosh. Sa official website ng “Les Miserables” ibinalita na si Rachelle ay magiging parte ng sikat na musical. Kamakailan ay sinabi ni Rachelle na gusto niyang subukang gampanan ang ibang roles sa musical theater at ang isa dito ay makasama sa “Les Miserables.” Umani ng papuri at parangal si Rachelle sa kanyang pag ganap bilang si Gigi sa “Miss Saigon,” tulad ng Whatsonstage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actress in the Broadway World West End awards. Kamakailan ay napili din siya ng Walt Disney Studios Southeast Asia para kanta- hin ang kantang “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” para sa pelikulang “Cinder- ella” na ipinalabas nuong Marso. Ang kanta ay isinulat at komposisyon nila Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston. Sinabi ng Disney na pinili nila si Ra- chelle para sa music video dahil isina- sakatauhan ng dalaga ang mission ng kanilang kumpanya at ito ay “to dream, create and celebrate the most magical sto- ries and adventures.”

Rachelle–– 23 ATPB May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS

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Get a taste of Mexico with this delicious dish meat is browned. Capricorn December 22 to January 19 that gets you cracking with every bite. Chili Con 2. Mix mozzarella Iwaksi na ang hindi mabubuting gawi. Ito ang mga nakahahadlang Carne with Crispy Nachos will not only give you cheese, tomatoes, sa iyo upang makamit ang iyong mga pangarap. a taste of what the lands of the Aztecs have to corn, red kidney offer gastronomically, it will also satisfy your beans and barbecue hunger for a snack that’s perfect for gatherings sauce into the meat. with friends. Vamos a comer! Heat this mixture, stirring occasionally. Aquarius January 20 to February 18 Ingredients: Season with salt and Magandang alalahanin ang nakaraan, ngunit hindi ka dapat 1 pound ground beef pepper and sugar. 1 cup frated mozzarella cheese 3. While this mixture patali dito. Harapin ang kasalukuyan dahil madami kang ¾ cup bottle barbecue sauce is heating, make responsibilidad na kailangang pangatawanan. 1 can stewed tomatoes, drained beds of chips onto 4 1 can whole kernel corn, drained plates. Pour the hot 1 package nacho-flavored tortilla chips mixture over the chips. Happy eating! Salt and pepper to taste By Chef Jay Pisces February 19 to March 20 Dator 1 Tbsp. caster sugar For More Recipes, Enroll at Culinary Arts Centre Huwag mawalan nang pag-asa. May mga pagkakataon 1 can red kidney beans Room 502, 5/F #172-176 Winfull Commercial na kailangang maging matiyaga upang makamtan ang Building pinakamimithi. Procedure: Wing Lok St. Sheung Wan, Hong Kong for 1. Brown beef in a large skillet over a medium- enquiries, please high heat. Drain the fat from the pan once the Call at 28507724 or 28507714 March 21 to April 19 Aries nya na celebrity “Sh” simula ng name! ka na? May hinihintay ka ba? Huwag maghintay lamang. Madalas Pedro: Wow, baka Sharon o Shaina Juan: Di naman siguro, kasi di ko naman sinasagot kailangan mong kumilos at hanapin ito dahil hindi ito kusang Pagkatapos ng eyeball... eh! Pedro: Bakit malungkot ka? darating lamang. Juan: Si Shrek, si Shrek ang kamukha niya. Common Sense Isang bata, nagpasa ng blank paper sa art Dalaga: Talaga? May-ari ka na ng mga condo teacher... units at negosyo? Wow, ang yaman mo naman Teacher: Bakit blank ang work mo? April 20 to May 20 Taurus pala! Saang lugar naman iyan? Bata: Nagdrawing po ako ng baka at damo. Matutong magpaubaya. Hindi sa lahat ng panahon ay ikaw ang Manliligaw: Sa Cityville, Facebook Teacher: (tinignan ulit ang papel) San ang damo? Bata: Ubos na po,kinain ng baka. eksperto sa lahat ng bagay. Maaaring mas may magandang plano Ana: Nay, nay, tingnan niyo po ang drawing ko Tatay: Bakit bagsak ka sa exam? Teacher: (kamot sa ulo) Eh nasaan yong baka? at suhestiyon ang iba. Pakinggan ito. oh! Juan: Dahil po sa pag-absent ‘tay! Bata: Ano pa gagawin ng baka dyan, eh wala ng Nanay: Wow! Ang galing namang mag-drawing Tatay: Absent ka nung tinuro? damo? ng monkey ng bunso ko. Juan: Hindi po! Absent yung katabi ko nung syempre umalis na po. Ana: Nay, kayo po iyan. exam! Common sense naman mam! Gemini May 21 to June 20 Tatay: Anak, totoo ba na sa school, nagbibigay- Guro: Ganyan talaga iha, pag maganda Ulam feat. Juan at Pedro Aminin mo na kasi. May mga tao talagang hindi mo kayang galang ang lahat pag dumadaan ka? Astig ah! karaniwan di matalino, pag matalino, madalas Pedro: Alam mo, yung pusa namin, Ano sabi nila? pangit. kahit nakalagay sa lamesa at walang takip kalimutan at ang tangi mo lang magagawa ay magpakatotoo ka. Juan: “Mabuhay ang mahal na reyna!” Maria: Ah kaya pala ma’am ang tali-talino ninyo ang ulam namin, hindi kinakain! talaga. Juan: Maniwala ako?! Pedro: Totoo! Misis: Bakit may blackeye ka? Juan: Ano ba ang ulam nyo? Mister: Kita ko naipit ang palda ng ale sa pwet Guro: Bakit ka absent kahapon? Pedro: Asin! niya...hinila ko, sinuntok niya ako... JUan: Ma’am may cardiovascular disease po ako. Cancer June 21 to July 22 Misis: Sa dalawang mata? Guro: Talaga? I-spell mo ang sakit mo! Ang Uwak feat. Juan MisterA: Akala ko ayaw niya hilahin ko...binalik Juan: Joke lang po, ubo lang po talaga. Teacher: Juan i-english mo eto. Mag-ingat. Piliin kung sino lamang pagtitiwalaan. Hindi lahat ng ko. Sinuntok uli ako Juan: Wat mam? tao ay tunay at maganda ang hangarin. Pedro: Pare, napapansin ko na lagi mong Teacher: “Ang uwak ay hinang-hinang nglakad” Juan: May ka-eyebol ako mamaya, kamukha daw kinakausap ang sarili mo! Hindi kaya nababaliw Juan: “The wak wak weak weak wok wok...”

Leo July 23 to August 22 Kung may pagkakataon ay mainam ang magnilay-nilay. Maaari Crossword Puzzle ding magehersisyo. Ang mga gawain na ito ay makatutulong upang maging malinaw ang pagiisip. PAHALANG 36 Sandata 1 Porselana 38 Bawas 5 Solo 40 Reserba Virgo August 23 to September 22 9 Maraming ginagawa 41 Pusta Hindi mainam na ikaw lang nagsusumikap na mapabuti ang 11 Sayaw buhay ninyo. Sanayin ang iyong pamilya na tumayo sa kanilang 12 Hectare: daglat PABABA sariling paa. Para iyan sa ikabubuti ninyong lahat. 13 Tugtugin 1 Param 15 Ikaw 2 Iniikutan sa karera Libra September 23 to October 22 16 Artistang Isabel 3 Sandy Andolong Isipin kung ano na ang narating mo sa buhay. Mamangha ka sa 18 Asam 4 Cassius Clay kabutihan ng Diyos at patuloy siyang tapat sa iyo. 19 Labi: Ingles 5 Nanay 20 Siyudad sa Japan 6 Pagkakakilanlan 22 Cardinals sa NCAA 7 Karamdaman Answer to last puzzle 23 Laro ni Torre 8 Yapos Scorpio October 23 to November 21 25 ___ Tokat 10 Lusob 27 Tatay ni P-Noy Huwag madaliin ang mga araw. Ienjoy ang kasalukuyan dahil 26 Bubuhos ang ulan 11 Tulyapis 28 Leksiyon hindi na ito mangyayari pa ulit. 28 Barkilyos 14 Itanghal 29 ___-CBN 29 Mataas na 17 Ialaro 31 Pagluluto sa bundok: Ingles 19 Kalat kaunting mantika Sagittarius November 22 to December 21 30 Pekeng buhok 21 Sambit ng nakatutop 33 Mr. Veneracion Maging mapili. Kung hindi ka tinatrato ng tama ay may karapatan 32 Ikalawang nota 22 Ms. Tiangco 34 Mr. King Cole kang magreklamo at pumili ng mga taong pahahalagahan ang 33 Ilibing 24 Gapok 37 Tawag sa ina lahat ng paghihirap mo. 35 Simbolo ng nickel 25 Tistis 39 __ Isla Bonita 24 May 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS