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His Critics Say Evidence Not Heard Page 25 Page 21 Page 13 A NEW sensation. Eat RALLYING the troops. Bulaga’s newest love Retired Brig. Gen. tandem, known as Danilo Lim visits HK “Al-Dub,” in its first to rally Guardians for ever kalyeserye trends RAM’s bid to win in worldwide. the 2016 elections. CLEARED. Herminia Garcia, the ex-FDH whose daughter committed suicide, will no longer be charged with neglecting or The No.1 Filipino Newspaper Vol.VI No.331 August 15, 2015 ill-treating a child. His critics Roldan liable say evidence not heard By Philip C. Tubeza “We were not heard.” Critics of former Labor Attaché Ma- nuel Roldan scored the ruling of La- for misconduct bor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz which found him liable only for simple mis- conduct. Adrielle Panares, a leader of the Co- alition of Service Providers for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong (CSPEM), confronted Baldoz as to why she made a ruling even when the coalition had yet to formally present its evidence. “Bakit naman ho kayo nagdesisyon na ang complainant ninyo hindi niyo ti- nanong?” Panares pointedly asked Bal- doz during a tense community meeting at the Philippine Consulate General on August 7. Panares said CSPEM, which filed the complaint against Roldan, was waiting for an invitation from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) so that they could present their evidence. But Baldoz said she thought that the Philippine Consulate General had al- ready heard CSPEM’s evidence when it conducted an investigation into the allegations against Roldan. The labor secretary also countered that it was DOLE officials who were not given a proper hearing during the consulate’s inquiry. “Pero sa report po ng congen nabig- ON THE SPOT. Adrielle Panares of the Coalition of Service Providers for Ethnic Minorities (CSPEM) confronts Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz for yan po kayo ng pagkakataon,” Baldoz ruling on their complaint against former Labor Attache Manuel Roldan without calling the group to present their evidence. (PCT) told Panares. “Ang hindi po nabigyan yung mga By Philip C. Tubeza to pay illegal placement fees by abusive penalty of payment of fine corresponding “(But) his suspension would hamper the tao namin kaya doon po nasentro yung recruitment agencies. to his one month and one day suspension,” operations of the said office. Thus, in lieu ginawa pong investigation,” she added. AFTER nearly a year of investigation, La- She also dismissed the charge that Baldoz said. of suspension, (he) may be (fined),” Bal- Consul General Bernardita Catalla, bor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has ruled Roldan violated conflict of interest rules “The charge of conduct prejudicial to doz said. who was sitting just beside Baldoz, was that former Labor Attache Manuel Roldan for approving the accreditation of the the best interest of the service is hereby Reached for comment on August 12, seen shaking her head from side to side was liable only for “simple misconduct” Magnificent Maid employment agency dismissed for lack of merit,” she added. Roldan said he had yet to receive a copy as the labor chief spoke. during his tour of duty here in Hong Kong. even while the father of its owner was still Baldoz said Roldan, currently the acting of Baldoz’s decision. Baldoz further noted that the consu- In a 27-page order, Baldoz said Roldan working at the Philippine Overseas Labor executive director of the National Mari- “I am surprised kumalat na may de- late’s investigation report had “find- was liable for approving compromise Office (POLO). time Polytechnic in Tacloban, was suppos- sisyon na kasi ako mismo wala pa akong ings” and “recommendations on what agreements that did not fully refund Fil- “Roldan…is hereby found liable for edly to be suspended for one month and ipino domestic workers who were made simple misconduct and is imposed the one day as punishment. Turn to page 13 Turn to page 12 PUBLISHED BY HK PUBLICATIONS LTD. TEL: 2851 1766 WEBSITE : WWW.HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK 2 NEWS August 15, 2015 HONG KONG NEWS HK agency suspended for ‘Macau exit’ By Philip C. Tubeza that the continued deployment of OFWs March 25 after a Bangladeshi worker who Department policy that terminated FDWs to respondent will result in further viola- was also allegedly locked up there asked should return to their country of origin. PHILIPPINE Overseas Employment Ad- tion or exploitation of Filipino workers,” for help. “It’s a Hong Kong policy ng Immigra- ministration (POEA) chief Hans Cacdac he said. “(The agency) failed to undertake any tion na pag terminated ka, dapat country has temporarily stopped a Hong Kong em- “Wherefore, premises considered, and all acts that may be necessary for of origin. Inexplain ko sa kanila na kung ployment agency from recruiting Filipino pending investigation of the instant case, the welfare and protection of the hired hindi sila susunod, we are forced to cancel domestic workers. respondent…is hereby suspended from OFWs,” Garcia said. or suspend their license,” Garcia said. Cacdac put on preventive suspension Is- participating in the overseas employment “In view of the foregoing, post recom- She conceded that it would be hard for land West Employment Paradise Co. after program,” he added. mends for the cancellation of accreditation the POLO to determine “who are doing it” two Filipinas were rescued from its apart- The Philippine Overseas Labor Office of (the agency),” she added. but, once a worker files a complaint, the ment in Macau where they were allegedly earlier recommended to the POEA that it Island West had returned the $4,000 erring agencies will be penalized. locked up. cancel the agency’s license after the two GARCIA that the two Filipinas paid supposedly for “Sabi ko, everyone has the right to trav- The agency is accused of violating domestic workers were rescued by Macau “their expenses while they were in Macau. el naman kasi. Even our (FDWs), they POEA rules, including the requirement police on March 25. After being terminated, they were al- It also provided the airline tickets for the have the right to travel. If they want to go that it should make sure that its Filipino The two domestic workers---Kris Bal- legedly offered new employment “for a two workers’ trip back to Philippines. to Macau or any place, that we cannot con- recruits should return to the Philippines neg and Grace Batay-an—exited to Macau fee.” Balneg and Batay-an said they paid JMAC International Agency, their trol,” Garcia said. upon the expiry or pre-termination of their after they were terminated by their Hong $4,000 each to their Hong Kong agency placement agency back in Manila, also “But pag may nagcomplain at nagka- contract. Kong employers. and P59,000 to their Philippine agency . promised to settle the claims of the two roon ng anomalya o problema at nagcom- “There is a strong prima facie evidence “After working for two weeks with their “They were advised to exit to Macau workers once they returned home. plain dito sa POLO, that’s the only time na of a case against respondent Island West respective employers, they were terminat- while waiting for their working visa in- Garcia earlier warned that employment mag-aaction talaga kami,” she said. Employment Paradise for the violations ed. Each one got one month salary, sala- stead of leaving for Manila,” Garcia said. agencies that are caught allowing their “We made it clear to them. Sorry na imputed to it,” Cacdac said in an order ries for two weeks and a return ticket to The two were housed in a flat in Ho Lan foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to exit lang,” she added. dated July 6. the Philippines on March 28,” said Labor Un district and were allegedly locked up to Macau will have their license to hire Garcia also urged Filipino domestic “There is reasonable ground to believe Attache Nenita Garcia said. with 25 other workers to prevent them Filipino workers cancelled. workers to return to the Philippines in- from getting jobs in Macau. Garcia said the POLO will strictly im- stead of exiting to Macau to wait for their The police raided the apartment on plement the Hong Kong Immigration working visa. High Court denies Pinay’s bail petition By Philip C. Tubeza liberty. dangerous drugs. “You really have gotten your self in a The police allegedly recovered 723 A High Court judge has rejected the bail terrible situation. While I would like to grams of cocaine when they raided the application of a Filipina accused of traf- grant you bail, given the seriousness of hotel room where Danica and her boy- ficking more than $1 million worth of the charges against you, it’s not possi- friend were staying. The police also ar- cocaine. ble,” Zervos told the accused. rested her boyfriend. Justice Kevin Zervos on August 4 The Filipina, who lived with her “She was in the room when the police turned down the application for bail filed grandparents and two cousins in Shek raided (it),” a government lawyer said. by Danica E.G.F. after the prosecution Tong Tsui, was charged with trafficking Appearing in court without her own objected to her being allowed temporary in dangerous drugs and possession of lawyer, Danica insisted that she was in- nocent and that it was her boyfriend who was involved in the illegal drug trade. “I promise to appear in court in the next hearing,” she said. However, the government lawyer said she might commit a crime or ab- scond if she is allowed to post bail. The lawyer said that, when Dani- ca was brought to jail, prison guards still found a gram of marijuana in her bag.
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