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PUNISH THEM. LegCo member Fernando Cheung said he will propose stiffer penalities for abusive employment agencies after a study showed that Filipino domestic workers are still often charged fees that are more than 25 times the legal limit in Hong Kong. (Philip C. Tubeza) Actress Sunshine Cruz By Philip C. Tubeza domestic workers were still being charged issue at the LegCo so that it could increase crease penalties in the law for employ- has a new boyfriend fees that are more than 25 times the legal the penalties for erring employment agen- ment agencies violating the law,” Cheung A Hong Kong lawmaker wants to increase limit. cies. said during the presentation of the study after parting ways the penalties for abusive employment Legislative Council (LegCo) member “I will bring this up in the Legislative with Cesar Montano. Turn to page 10 agencies after a study showed that Filipino Fernando Cheung said he will take up the Council. I would look into ways to in-

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By Maia Lopez his family. dent, Duterte has the right “to amend, re- International in 2004 named Marcos the “As a son, it is something that I have voke, or rescind political agreements en- second most corrupt leader of all time. THE Supreme Court, voting 9-5 with one been praying for for many, many years,” tered into by his predecessor” and to come Petitioners plan to challenge the Su- abstention, has allowed the burial of the the younger Marcos said, adding that the up with policies which he thinks will be preme Court ruling, which did not say that remains of former President Ferdinand decision of the High Court will “heal” the effective in fulfilling his mandate. it is immediately executory. Marcos at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani, country. “The majority found that the allotment “This is enraging and saddening that junking seven petitions seeking to stop it. Malacañang, for its part, told critics of of a cemetery plot at the LNMB for former the people are on the losing side because The High Court dismissed the consol- the burial to “move forward” as it wel- President Marcos as a former President it seems history lost its meaning. It’s like idated petitions seeking to stop the deci- comed the decision. and Commander-in-Chief, a legislator, a history was changed today,” said petition- sion of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow “We acknowledge the decision of the Secretary of National Defense, a military er Neri Colmenares. the burial of the late dictator 27 years after Supreme Court to have the remains of for- personnel, a veteran, and a Medal of Valor “So how can the Supreme Court vin- his death. Marcos mer President Ferdinand Marcos buried at awardee, whether recognizing his contri- dicate a person that they have declared SC spokesman Theodore Te said the the Libingan ng mga Bayani as it is the butions or simply his status as such, satis- in many decisions as a dictator and as a High Court found no grave abuse of dis- The magistrates who concurred with final arbiter of all legal questions,” presi- fies the public use requirement,” Te said. human rights violator and as a plunderer?” cretion on the part of Duterte in granting Peralta’s ruling are Associate Justices dential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “We agree with the proposition that added the former Bayan Muna represent- the plea of the Marcos family. Presbitero Velasco, Teresita Leonardo-De “We hope the matter will finally be laid Marcos should be viewed and judged in ative. “At bar, President Duterte acted with- Castro, , , to rest, and that the nation find the where- his totality as a person. While he was not Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman, in the bounds of law and jurisprudence. , Jose Perez, Jose withal to move forward and to continue all good, he was not pure evil either. Cer- another petitioner, said he was “puzzled to Notwithstanding the call of human rights Mendoza and Estela Perlas-Bernabe. forging a nation that is peaceable, just and tainly, just a human who erred like us,” the no end” why the High Court would allow advocates, the Court must uphold what Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, fair to all,” he added. Court added. the burial at the LNMB of Marcos, whom is legal and just – and that is not to deny along with Senior Associate Justice Anto- In denying the consolidated petition, the Marcos ruled the for two he described as “a judicially and histori- Marcos his rightful place at the LNMB,” nio Carpio, Francis Jardeleza and Alfredo SC pointed out that Duterte is not bound decades until 1986, when millions of peo- cally confirmed despot, plunderer and read the decision penned by Associate Jus- Benjamin Caguiao dissented, while Asso- by the 1992 Agreement entered into be- ple took to the streets in a People Power transgressor of human rights.” tice . ciate Justice recused tween former President Fidel Ramos and revolution that forced him and his family “A high sense of patriotism and the The tribunal lifted the status quo ante from the case. the Marcos family to have the remains in- into US exile where he died in Hawaii in common standards of reason and logic bar order it earlier issued stopping Duterte Former Senator Ferdinan Marcos Jr. terred in Batac, Ilocos Norte. 1989. the interment of Marcos in the Cemetery from ordering the burial. said the ruling was an answered prayer for The SC said that as incumbent Presi- Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency of Heroes,” Lagman said.

Rape victim to testify A former domestic helper has committed to his home in Tuen Mun in September 2015. The Donald Trump is new US president return to Hong Kong to testify in the rape case employer’s wife and child were said to be out of By Cheryl M. Arcibal Trump’s projected win was a shocking against her employer. the house when the incident took place. upset among pollsters, who had been con- Philippine Consulate General officials con- Upon the wife’s return, the domestic worker REPUBLICAN candidate and business- sistent in saying weeks and days before firmed that the victim, who has gone home to the told her about the rape. The wife then reported man Donald Trump is poised to become the polls that Clinton had a clear edge to Philippines, has been constantly communicating the incident to the police. The wife had report- with them and assured them that she would give edly left her husband since then. It was the Fili- the 45th president of the . the White House. evidence in court. The Court of First Instance pina’s first employment contract in Hong Kong. Various media outfits on November 8 Reports from CNN and NBC said Clin- will hear the case in May 2017. She has a daughter in the Philippines. called the 2016 polls for Trump, a shock- ton had called Trump to concede. “We are communicating with her thru The Filipina took refuge at a shelter and the ing upset that roiled financial markets “Now it’s time for America to bind the WhatsApp, and she said she will be coming back PCG found her another employer, but she re- across the globe. Analysts were predict- wounds of division...I say it is time for us here,” a PCG official said. signed from her job and decided to go home in ing that the effect of Trump’s win could to come together as one united people. I The employer allegedly raped the Filipina in September. Cheryl M. Arcibal be worse than Britain voting to leave the pledge to every citizen of our land that I European Union in June as they remained will be president for all Americans, and uncertain how Trump would manage the this so important for me,” Trump said in world’s largest economy. his victory party on election night in New Trump, who had made demeaning re- York City. marks about women, ethnic minorities, “For those who have chosen not to sup- and immigrants, was projected to win 278 port me...I’m reaching out to you for your out of 538 electors. Democrat Party’s bet guidance and your help so that we can Hillary Clinton was projected to get 218. work together to unify our great country,” The oath-taking is in January. he added. Trump Woman charged A Chinese woman was charged in court for common assault for allegedly hurting a Filipina in a lift in Repulse Bay in April. Zhang Qi Ng on November 3 pleaded not guilty at the Eastern Magistracy to one count of common assault. Acting Principal Magistrate Joseph To Ho- Shing scheduled Zhang’s two-day trial on Jan- uary 16-17, 2017 in Court 3. The prosecution alleged that Zhang had figured in an incident with a Filipina named Gina Alipio in a lift in Repulse Bay on April 18, 2016. The prosecutor also said they will be pre- senting three witnesses, including the Filipina. The defense, meanwhile, will have two wit- nesses. The trial will be in English and a Tagalog in- terpreter will be arranged to assist Alipio when she gives her evidence in court. Under Hong Kong laws, any person who is convicted of common assault shall be “guilty of an offence triable either summarily or upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for one year.” Cheryl M. Arcibal HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 NEWS 3 Worker who stole $37K avoids prison

By Cheryl M. Arcibal Central. sented a death certificate of Domingo’s ant had clear record. order was “most suitable” for the de- Before agreeing to sentence Domingo to father who died of cardiac arrest in 2014. “I gathered from the defense that the de- fendant’s case, noting that Domingo had A former restaurant employee was given 120 hours of community service, the mag- Owing to his father’s sickness, the defend- fendant is still heavily indebted and that expressed remorse and recompensed his another chance after a judge agreed to istrate required the defendant to compen- ant had incurred debts. he has [carried] very heavy family burden. former employer. have him serve community service instead sate the restaurant of the amount that he “The defendant pleaded guilty to one He had gainful employment for years and Domingo was ordered to serve 120 of sending him to jail despite stealing took from his former employer. count of theft and it was a serious offense now he has a stable job again,” said Judge hours of unpaid community service and to thousands. Domingo then proceeded to make the because it involved breach of trust of his Wan. serve it eight hours a week. Domingo was Judge Jason Wan Siu-ming of the East- compensation thru the court’s account of- employer. On the other hand, the defend- He added that a community service also put under probation for 12 months. ern Magistracy on November 2 agreed fice and then came back to Court no. 7. with a report recommending community The duty lawyer told the court that the service to Jessie Domingo, who plead- defendant was grateful for the recommen- ed guilty to a charge of theft for taking dation. $31,700 from Libertine Restaurant in In mitigation, the duty lawyer also pre-

Eastern Magistracy Sofa gets Pinoy in trouble By Cheryl M. Arcibal study his case. The defendant, accompa- nied by a female companion, appeared in A FILIPINO was charged in court over court wearing white long-sleeved shirt and a sofa that he threw away on a street in black trousers. North Point. Judge Leung then directed Baltazar to Mario Baltazar appeared before Deputy proceed to Court 1 for the fixing of his Magistrate Winston Leung Wing-chung trial date. on November 1 at the Eastern Magistracy “I must remind you that you are on bail and said he was pleading not guilty to the for $1,000 and you are late today. If you charge of “unlawfully depositing waste”. are late next time, your bail will be for- However, Baltazar, a permanent resi- feited and you will be remanded in jail dent here in Hong Kong, told the court custody. The Court means business, if the that he did not have a legal representation hearing is 9:30, you should be here by because the Duty Lawyer Service refused 9:30,” Judge Leung told the defendant, to represent him. who arrived in court around 9:50 a.m. He added that he still wanted to have a “I understand,” Baltazar said through an lawyer to defend him in court. interpreter. “You should have done that long time In Court 1, Baltazar asked Acting Prin- before [today],” said Judge Leung. cipal Magistrate Joseph To Ho-shing to Baltazar said he had no time because give him six weeks to confer with a law- he was working 12 hours every night at yer. the airport. He also said he wanted to get Judge To then set Baltazar’s case for a private lawyer but he did not because he mention on December 7 to ascertain could not afford to do so. whether he had engaged a lawyer to rep- Baltazar added that he had approached resent him. The Filipino’s one-day trial, the Hong Kong Bar Association and he meanwhile, was scheduled on December was told that they would need 28 days to 28 at Court 6.

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By Cheryl M. Arcibal reason,” said Judge Chow in a hearing on He added that it would also be better for November 3. the claimants to be represented in court as ESTER Ylagan, the owner of the shut- As in the previous hearings at the Small they might have work and unable to attend tered Emry’s Employment Agency, asked Claims Tribunal against Ylagan, she was all the hearing dates of the case. a Small Claims Tribunal judge to transfer only represented by a “friend” and a “staff Among the 45 cases that were consol- her cases to the District Court. member” of Mike’s Secretarial Services. idated, only two claimants chose not to However, Principal Adjudicator Antho- However, when Judge Chow asked the be represented by Antonio. Judge Chow ny Chow Siu-wo said that before deciding representative if she was authorized to set the hearing of the cases to February 2, about Ylagan’s plea, she would have to settle with the claimants or if she knew of 2017. submit a letter from solicitors confirming bank records of the defendant, the repre- Emry’s is said to be the biggest provid- that she had engaged their services. sentative said she was not. er of Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Judge Chow said that unlike in the She told Judge Chow that Ylagan was Kong. Small Claims Tribunal, parties in the Dis- in the Philippines because she had an eye Ylagan had insisted to officials of the trict Court are represented by lawyers. operation there and some “psychiatric Philippine Overseas Labor Office that she “There are close to 200 cases against the treatment”. did not intend to dupe the jobseekers and defendant, and the claims amount to any- Judge Chow said that if Ylagan was District Court promised that she would refund them. where between $5,000 and $20,000, and able to engage the services of a lawyer, She also complained about the decision the majority of the claim is $10,000 so the she should also submit a letter from a firm in a letter to the court. Antonio of the non-government organi- of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office to total claims would be something like $2 of solicitors confirming that they would be Judge Chow said Ylagan should submit zation Mission for Migrant Workers Ltd. stop the processing of contracts submit- million. representing her. all these documents to the court on De- Judge Chow said that since the MF- ted by Emry’s saying that this was done “If the defendant was asking for the Ylagan was also directed to submit all cember 8, 2016. MW’s purpose is to protect the interests of “without due process”. transfer of the case because she wanted le- her reasons for wanting to transfer the Meanwhile, the court also allowed the migrant workers, he would allow it to Emry’s office in World Wide House in gal representation, then that is a legitimate hearing of the cases to the District Court claimants to be represented by Edwina represent the claimants. Central has been shuttered since June. Charity banquet raises $14.7M for ultrapoor in PH Fresh drug IT was an evening of hope and an of ICM’s annual budget in reaching ul- evening of generosity on October 24, trapoor communities in the Visayas and raps for Pinay when 700 people trooped to the Hong Mindanao. By Cheryl M. Arcibal Kong Convention and Exhibition Center One hundred twenty-three hands were for International Care Ministries (ICM) raised when 2010 US National champion A fresh drugs case was filed against a Fili- 12th annual banquet. auctioneer Kristine Fladeboe Duininck, a pino woman who had been ordered arrest- Its theme “Hope Shines Through” was member of ICM’s US Board of Advisers, ed by a judge after failing to appear in the manifested in the presence of Analyn, asked for donations. Donations of up to original two drugs cases against her. one of the participants of ICM’s Trans- US$500,000 raised during the moment This time, 33-year-old Gladys de Vera form Program in General Santos where of giving will be matched by US founda- was in the dock when she appeared before Analyn went through 16 weeks of train- tion “Find us Faithful”. Acting Principal Magistrate Joseph To ing in values, health and livelihood. This amount will host 296 Transform KT Kuok, Daphne Kuok, Jane Arnett, Donna Sun, and Hong Kong H-shing. Through the program, Analyn was able programs in impoverished communities, Director of Audit David Sun attend the banquet. (Frederick Suarez) De Vera was charged with trafficking in start a small food business that helped where the average income is P23 per per- dangerous drugs after she was caught on raised the income of her family. Thir- partnering with ICM to provide surgeries of ICM’s work in the Philippines, the son per day. November 2, 2016 in a room in Wan Chai teen-year-old Felix, who is enrolled to to 18 patients from the Philippines. generosity of the attending audience The silent auction featured works from with three plastic bags containing illegal ICM’s Medical Case Program because of The ICM Children’s Choir composed raised HK$14.7 million (P85 million) 47 Filipino artists and Manila galleries substances. his club foot, shared how he dreams of of children from families participating in during a moment of giving call, table Galerie Joaquin and Galerie Francesca. It was fund that the first plastic bag running in a race. Just the week before, ICM programs shared how their perspec- sales and a silent auction to fund ICM’s Some of the artists who came to Hong contained 500 grams of methampetamine Felix underwent surgery at Hong Kong’s tives of and options in life have widened. program in the Philippines. Kong for the event went beyond giving hydrochloride, the second bag, .5 grams Matilda International Hospital, who are As more stories and data were shared This amount represents 19 percent by serving as volunteers. of cannabis, and the third, two grams of methampetamine hydrochloride. No plea was taken. The fresh case was scheduled for mention again on December 15. De Vera did not seek bail. Meanwhile, the two previous cases against De Vera were scheduled to be tried on November 29 in Court 3. Deputy Magistrate Jacky Ip Kai-leung on October 24 ordered De Vera’s arrest after she failed to appear for hearing fol- lowing two previous deferments of trial for possession of dangerous drugs. De Vera’s duty lawyer told Judge To that she failed to turn up in court on October 24 because she had too much to drink on the evening of October 23. The defend- ant’s $3,000-bail was forfeited. De Vera’s original cases alleged that on March 25, 2016, she was caught with two plastic bags containing methamphetamine hydrochloride in Wan Chai. She pleaded not guilty to the two previ- ous charges. The prosecution said they will be pre- senting six witnesses in court and 55-min- ute video recording interview of the de- fendant with the police. HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 7 8 NEWS November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Big firms pledge ‘fair hiring’ of FDWs By Cheryl M. Arcibal

SEVEN multinational and local com- panies in Hong Kong made a pledge on November 4 to support their employees in hiring domestic workers fairly. Barclays, Harvey Nash, Hasbro, KPMG, Macquarie Group, Shangri-La and Thomson Reuters were the inaugu- ral signatories of the “Fair Hiring Pledge” of the Fair Employment Foundation, the charity arm of Fair Employment Agency. FEF’s “mission is to develop and build Fair Hiring Pledge signatories market solutions to improve the system of recruitment and hiring for migrant work- said in a statement. The Fair Hiring Pledge is “an agreement ers in the city.” Asked if the signatories found running between companies and the public stating “Instead of just making people aware of into hurdles about the implementation that management expects their employees the problem, companies who sign the fair of the pledge, Antony Davies, Chief Ex- to hire domestic workers fairly.” The FEF Hiring Pledge are committed to support- ecutive of Barclays Bank’s Hong Kong will provide training on how to hire and ing conscious and ethical hiring practices branch, said signing the pledge was the manage, so that both sides are better off. of migrant domestic workers. first step. Over 340,000 migrant domestic work- “Pledging companies enable their em- “This is the first step. We start by mak- ers, largely from the Philippines and Indo- ployees to be part of the solution through ing people aware. The first goal is to raise nesia, work in Hong Kong. hosting information session and training awareness,” Davies said. A recent research report finds that - ex workshops provided by Fair Employ- Scott Stiles, Fair Employment Agency ploitation and rights violations occur dur- ment Foundation. It allows employees to and FEF general manager, said they would ing all phases of their migration. It also learn more on the concept of fair hiring, be seeking more companies to make the found that an average domestic worker contract obligations and professionalizing pledge to promote the fair hiring of do- will borrow four months’ salary to pay for employer-worker relationship,” the FEF mestic workers in Hong Kong. their recruitment. Pinay acquitted in ‘odd jobs’ case By Cheryl M. Arcibal to sell the snacks to the labor inspector, took place in five minutes and may not who was in plainclothes and doing an have been enough to deduce that Mana- SHE was refused bail, imprisoned for undercover work, because he told her cop violated the condition of her stay. nine days, and while in jail, her mother that he wanted to buy them then. The magistrate, however, only al- died, and in the end a judge found her In his ruling, Judge Wong cited four lowed the defendant to seek $540 as not guilty of the breach of condition stay reasons why he found the defendant not costs from the prosecution for the duty filed against her. guilty of the offense: she was not stand- lawyer service fees she had to pay. Sha Tin Magistrate Colin Wong ing or sitting behind the food counter; The duty lawyer told the court that Sze-cheung on November 8 acquitted she did not stand up or say anything to Manacop’s friend had to shell out 30-year-old Raquel Manacop of breach the labor inspector when he entered the $20,000 as she was represented by a pri- of condition of stay after she was alleg- shop; did not use the cash register and vate lawyer to appeal her bail applica- edly caught by a labor inspector of doing took her own money from her sling bag tion to the High Court. “odd jobs” at her employer’s food shop to give the labor inspector the change; Manacop stayed in prison for nine in Mirador Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui. and that her employer returned to the days (from August 10-19) until her bail The prosecution alleged that on Au- shop shortly after the police came to ar- was granted. It was also learned that the gust 10, 2016, Manacop sold two Indian rest Manacop. Filipino’s mother died on August 13 food snacks to a labor inspector, re-heat- “The prosecution relied on the defend- while she was in jail. Her father, mean- ed them, accepted payment for them and ant knowing the price of the snacks, but while, was also suffering from an illness. gave him change. there was a price tag on the food counter, Judge Wong rejected the defense’s ap- The defense, meanwhile, said Mana- and selling snacks is not a complicated plication, saying the receipts presented cop was in the shop because she had procedure and that the defendant could by the defendant did not name her as to pick up some stuff and bring them have picked up the procedure during her payee, but another entity. home. She was waiting at the shop while visits to the shop,” he said. He said there was also no evidence her employer went to the toilet. He added that the transaction between that the defendant paid the amount to the Manacop testified that she was forced the labor inspector and the defendant entity named in the receipts. LPU inducts new officers By Cheryl M. Arcibal their oath-taking ceremony. He also urged the group’s members LOVE, Peace, Unity held an induction to be prudent in handling their incomes ceremony for its new set of officers on and stay away from spurious investment November 6 at the cafe Bar in Pier 7 in schemes such as Emgoldex. Central. Art Buban, LPU president, said he Vice Consul Alex Vallespin led the hopes the group will continue to unite and group’s 14 officers and two advisers in be a vessel in helping distressed Filipinos in Hong Kong. New LPU officers HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 9 10 NEWS November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Illegal fee collection hit

By Peter Castillo “Our research clearly demonstrates Kong collected from the FDHs inter- that significant numbers of agencies are viewed an average of $11,321 in fees or THE illegal collection continues. systematically charging Filipino migrant “the equivalent of more than 25 times the Although employment agencies in the workers fees well in excess of he legal legal limit.” Philippines are prohibited from collecting maximum,” Estrada said. Hong Kong laws allow agencies here to fees, many Filipino domestic workers go- The study further showed that Philippine charge FDHs only 10 percent of their first ing to Hong Kong still pay up to more than agencies frequently force experienced do- month salary or only HK$431. P52,000 just to work here. mestic workers to undergo unnecessary “The charging of illegal fees by Hong The study, dubbed Between a Rock and training in order to increase their profits. Kong agencies leaves Filipino migrant PLU members punch a picture representing illegal fees a Hard Place, showed that 84 percent of “Many migrant domestic workers have domestic workers with huge debts. This in the Filipino domestic workers who were little choice but to pay these exorbitant turn makes it even more difficult for them that collect illegal fees. for employment agencies in Hong Kong to interviewed paid an average of P52,644, fees and are heavily indebted, making it to challenge exploitative practices that “Between 2014 and 2015, Hong send Filipino domestic workers to said Shiella Estrada, chair of the Progres- difficult to leave exploitative and abusive they frequently experience,” said Phobsuk Kong’s Labor Department only secured to wait for their new work visa and then sive Labor Union of Domestic Workers in employers,” a PLU statement said. Gasing, chair of the Hong Kong Federa- 10 convictions for overcharging. Agen- ask for a fee. Hong Kong (PLU). It said employment agencies in Hong tion of Asian Domestic Workers Union cies convicted of overcharging or unli- “These agencies exploit this situation by (FADWU). censed operation were fined HK$1,500 to charging, once again, illegal agency fees,” “Although our research focused on Fili- HK$45,000,” the group said. the group said. pino domestic workers, other nationals ex- “It is not surprising then that a signifi- It added that its members went to 10 em- perience similar, even worse, treatment,” cant number of Hong Kong agencies are ployment agencies across Hong Kong and Gasing added. blatantly charging illegal fees with little discovered that some agency staff “openly PLU said the Philippine and Hong Kong fear of reprisal,” it added. state fees above the legal maximum” to government failed to prosecute agencies The group said it was not uncommon migrant workers. Stiffer.. From page 1 domestic worker who takes care of his the public concern and without sufficient disabled daughter. pressure on the government, we will con- on October 30 in Mong Kok. “I have a disabled daughter. I owe much tinue to see this problem persist,” he said. The study, dubbed Between a Rock and to my foreign domestic workers,” he said. Cheung noted that cases of FDHs ex- a Hard Place, showed that 84 percent of Cheung noted that a lot of elderly and ploited by employment agencies are re- the Filipino domestic workers who were disabled Hong Kong people depend on ported by English-language media in interviewed paid an average of P52,644 to foreign domestic workers. Hong Kong but there is “almost none” in find work in HK. “Without you guys, we will have to pay the Chinese media. The study, conducted by the Progres- 10 times—ten times more—to care for the “Every single time, when the issue is sive Labor Union of Domestic Workers elderly. The government is getting away raised, we see a lot of coverage in the Eng- in Hong Kong (PLU), also showed that with this important responsibility by hav- lish media (but) almost none in the Chi- Philippine agencies frequently force ex- ing you guys provide the necessary care to nese media. If there is some, it disappears perienced domestic workers to undergo us,” he said. rapidly,” Cheung said unnecessary training in order to increase Cheung said there should be a concerted “And there is always a very strong op- their profits. effort to make locals be more concerned position voice saying, ‘Migrant workers “One way to crack or break that rock is about the fate of foreign domestic work- are the ones exploiting Hong Kong people to urge government to exercise its authori- ers. because we are poor employers. We have ty and charge them,” Cheung said. “I think part of the problem comes from to stand a lot of terrible habits, practices, “Until we are able to make Hong Kong the lack of concern. Migrant workers are and pay a lot of lump sum.’ It is very un- people care that, if we continue to exploit discriminated against. Hong Kong people fortunate,” Cheung said. migrant workers, the ones who will suf- don’t really treat migrant workers equally. “Employment agencies are blatantly fer will be the Hong Kong people, then That is obvious,” he said. breaking the law continuously without we (won’t) be able to crack this very hard “Without the public concern, even after fear as if it is permitted. It is so widespread nut,” he added. such horrific case like Erwiana, it is very that I think it is an exemption if migrant Cheung said he himself has a foreign difficult to change the situation. Without worker is not overcharged,” he added. ‘The agency said I owed them $5,840’ By Peter Castillo Trina, 34 and from Isabela, said her after I started my new job through salary agency told her that she had to pay deductions,” she said. SEVERAL Filipino domestic workers $13,650 and so she had to take out a “When I returned to Hong Kong, the who participated in the research study loan. agency took my passport and told me conducted by the Progressive Labor Un- “My normal salary was $3,920 but for that they would return it to me only af- ion of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong the first six months I had a salary deduc- ter I had fully paid the agency fee,” she shared their experiences about abusive tion of $2,275, which meant I was left added. employment agencies. with $1645,” Trina said. Aris, 39 and from Nueva Vizcaya, “I paid my recruitment agency in the “My agency took me to a finance com- said that, as soon as she arrived in Hong Philippines P65,000. They never told pany so that I could take out a ‘loan’ for Kong and applied for her HKID, her me that I had to pay more fees in Hong $13,650. The finance company took my agency took her to a finance company Kong. After I arrived in Hong Kong, the passport as collateral. It wasn’t returned and made her sign a loan application. placement agency said that I owed them to me until I paid them in full,” she add- “Then over a four-month period, I had $5,840,” said Ruth, a 29 year-old work- ed. to make cash payments totaling $8,800 er from the northern Luzon province of Delia, a 39-year-old FDH from Orien- to the finance company via a 7-Eleven Apayao. tal Mindoro, said she was sent to Macau store,” she said. “This amount was deducted from my for one month and told to pay $9,000 as Aris also said that her agency coerced salary for the first two months, which agency fee. her to sign a document saying that she meant that I was left with only $1,000,” “I paid them $2,000 from my savings “had paid only 10 percent of her first she said. before leaving Hong Kong and $7,000 month’s salary.” HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 11 12 TRAVEL November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Kyoto in the Fall By Philip C. Tubeza me a colorful preview of my destination: I got lucky to be invited to an Interna- Kyoto. tional Labor Organization (ILO) confer- IT caught my eye while our taxi was bar- Besides spring with its cherry blossoms, ence in the city and so I got to see this reling down the freeway from Osaka. autumn is another popular time to visit former seat of shoguns (military dictators) The mountain range in the distance Kyoto, which served as ’s ancient and the emperors of ancient Japan. looked like it was ablaze. I squinted and capital for a thousand years. Take the plunge took in the view. The foliage had begun Dotted with historic palaces, temples, Topping the list of the sites we visited changing to the colors of Fall: from yellow and storied districts, Kyoto and its en- (of course, after attending the talks at the to red to a tinge of deep orange. virons come alive with the spectacular conference) for me was Kiyomizu-dera, a “Wala nito sa Pilipinas (We don’t have colors of autumn starting in October until stunning Buddhist temple and a UNESCO this in the Philippines),” I told myself as I early December. World Heritage Site. tried to get a photo with my phone camera My Filipino friends in Japan say that if The street leading to the temple is lined from our moving vehicle. there’s only one place you can visit in that with shops selling traditional Japanese The long line of mountains was giving country, choose Kyoto. wares that should not be missed. Kiyomizu-dera (Pure Water Temple) was founded on the site of a waterfall in the city’s Higashiyama district in the year 780. The temple, one of the most celebrat- ed in Japan, is made of wood and was con- structed without the use of nails. Kiyomizu-dera is best known for the wooden verandah that juts out of its main hall. The verandah, supported by 139 fif- ty-foot wooden pillars, provides stunning views of the temple’s surroundings. I lingered there for several minutes to take some pictures, including that of a young girl looking at ema, or small wood- en plaques on which believers write their prayers and wishes. The ema are left at At the entrance to Kiyomizu-dera temples, where spirits or gods can receive them. It is said that the Japanese have a popu- first built in the 1390s but a mentally dis- But the best vantage point for me was lar expression--“To jump off the stage at turbed student burned it down in 1950. when I walked a little further dwon the Kiyomizu”---that is equivalent to “taking The story is told in Yukio Mishima’s nov- track from the main hall until I reached a the plunge” in English. el, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. It point across the verandah. When I looked People used to jump off the verandah in was rebuilt afterwards. back, it looked like the main hall was earlier times, believing that, if one were to While one cannot enter the temple and The Silver Pavillion floating on a sea of red. survive the 13m fall, one’s wish would be examine it up close, it’s still a sight to be- granted. hold, especially when taken with its gold- Not wanting to take the jump, which en reflection on the pond in front of the is now prohibited, I continued my walk building. down to the base of the temple, where oth- We also took a side trip to Ginkaku-ji er tourists were lining up. (the Silver Pavilion) in eastern Kyoto. There at the base stood the remnant of No, it’s not covered in silver but this the old waterfall whose waters are now di- Zen temple is said to have gotten its name vided into three streams. Using cups, vis- because the moon light reflected on its itors can drink the water from each of the dark exterior gave it a silvery appearance streams, believed to give long life, success at night. It was built originally as a sho- in one’s studies, and a lucky love life. gun’s retirement villa in 1482. A visitor can scoop water from one or Vermillion two of the streams but not three because After this string of Buddhist temples, that is thought to be a sign of avarice. we decided to take a peek at a shrine ded- From wood to gold icated to Shinto, Japan’s native religion. After Kiyomizu-dera, the next historic Located in in the Sakyo-ku Ward of eye candy that impressed me was Kinka- the city, the Heian Shrine is considered ku-ji, a Zen temple in northern Kyoto “young”—only around 120 years old--- which is covered by gold leaf. It is consid- when compared to the other shrines and ered to be Kyoto’s most iconic site. palaces of Kyoto. It was built in 1895. Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) was The shrine is dedicated to the first and

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The Golden Pavillion

Children in traditional attire

in ancient times in the city. We also passed Our last stop was Ninomaru Palace in by a stream that still had ducks swimming Nijo Castle, the home of the Tokugawa on its clean and clear waters. shoguns when Kyoto was still the capital. You know you’re nearing the temple This castle has life-size figures wearing when you encounter its massive Torii traditional Japanese garb to show how the Gate, which mark the boundary “between shogun and his retinue lived. the sacred and the profane.” Reaching the The palace is famous for its uguisubari shrine itself, one is impressed by its spa- (or nightingale floors) that make chirping cious grounds. sounds when someone walks on them. What got my attention were the vermil- This was to ensure no one (like a ninja) At the entrance to Kiyomizu-dera lion-colored buildings of the temple com- could sneak around the palace undetected. plex. There were also white omikuji, or the These places are but a few of the many last emperors who resided in the Kyoto fortune-telling paper strips. sites to see in Kyoto. There is still the before the imperial capital was moved to Believers leave behind their omikuji in Gion district (famous for its geishas), the Tokyo in 1869. the temple grounds if does not predict a fa- bamboo grove in Arashiyama, and the Walking to the temple, we passed by a vorable fortune. They were tied in branch- thousands of vermillion toriis at the Fush- neighborhood of machiya, or the tradition- es so that the “bad luck” would “stick with imi Inari shrine. al wooden townhouses famous in the city. the tree instead of the person.” I think I wrote down in an ema my wish We get a sense of how ordinary folks lived Nightingale floors that someday I could return. Kiyomizu-dera’s veranda or stage

A girl reads wishes written on ema

Kiyomiju-dera’s wooden pillars 14 BALITANG PH November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Yolanda remembered

THE Catholic Church through its social action Alleged narco-politician killed arm, the National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA)/Caritas Philippines, recognized the By Maia Lopez Prior to his death, Espinosa executed an heroism of supertyphoon Yolanda survivors affidavit naming the government officials from the nine worst-hit provinces during the third Yolanda commemoration activities held who allegedly protected and benefitted ALBUERA Mayor Rolando Espinosa, on November 8 in Leyte. who was tagged as a narco-politician by from Kerwin’s drug operations. At least 27 ‘Yolanda’ survivors from the President Rodrigo Duterte, was shot dead For his part, Interior Secretary Ismael Yolanda-hit provinces of Leyte, Samar, Eastern inside a sub-provincial jail in Baybay City, Sueno said the 19 policemen who were Samar, Cebu, Palawan, Antique, Iloilo, Capiz, Leyte. involved in the serving of the warrant that and Aklan were recognized for their heroism Members of the Criminal Investigation led to the killing of Espinosa will be in- and contributions to the community, which and Detection Group-Region 8 reportedly vestigated by the Philippine National Po- they displayed during the height of storm and tried to serve a warrant for Espinosa for lice-Internal Affairs Service. during the course of the relief and rehabilita- illegal possession of firearms inside his “We want to get to the bottom of this tion program being implemented by the Catho- lic Church. cell at 4 a.m. on a Saturday – a departure incident so we can carry out the necessary “Yolanda taught us so many lessons about from the regular working hours on regular actions,” Sueno said. Espinosa faith, hope and charity. There are still many un- working days when subpoenas are sup- At the House of Representatives, two told stories of heroism and resiliency of Yolan- posed to be served. low firearms ammunition and explosives be shot on sight if he does not turn himself opposition lawmakers sought a congres- da survivors. And these people from different Espinosa allegedly resisted the arrest at Espinosa’s residence in Sitio Tinago, in. sional probe into what they described as far-flung communities devastated by Yolanda and was shot dead during the operation. Barangay Binulho in Albuera town. Espinosa’s son Kerwin, whom the may- “mysterious circumstances” surrounding are the unsung heroes, who helped the commu- Another detainee, Raul Yap, was also Also in August, Espinosa’s lawyer Ro- or admitted to be a drug pusher, had gone Espinosa’s killing. nity to recover and build back better,” NASSA/ killed. The policemen claimed that Es- gelio Bato Jr. was shot dead near a mall in into hiding but was later on arrested in Ifugao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Caritas Philippines Executive Secretary Fr. Ed- pinosa and Yap shot it out with them, Tacloban City. last month. and Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano win Gariguez. To date, the overall Caritas response in the prompting the lawmen to kill the two. Espinosa surrendered to Philippine Na- The Supreme Court said it will inves- cited possible irregularities and serious country contributed more than P4.6 billion and During a raid in August, police recov- tional Police Director-General Ronald questions that need to be addressed by the tigate the circumstances surrounding the served over 1.8 million people. These interven- PNP, including why a warrant was served ered around P88 million worth of shabu dela Rosa in October, hours after Duterte serving of the warrant that resulted in the tions cover the relief up to the recovery phase. and 13 high-powered firearms and some gave the mayor an ultimatum that he will killing of Espinosa. at four in the morning. De Lima files writ of habeas data By Maia Lopez ly playing the gender card as a shield against mounting evidence of her ties SENATOR Leila de Lima has filed a pe- with high-profile drug lords and the pro- tition for writ of habeas data before the liferation of the drug trade in the New Supreme Court seeking to stop President Bilibid Prison,” Abella said. Rodrigo Duterte from securing private “By portraying herself as a victim, details on her personal life and using she seeks to distance herself from the them to “degrade her dignity as a human intimate relationships which were also being, a woman and a senator.” intertwined with drug trafficking while “This is a good fight. I have the right De Lima she was Justice secretary,” the Palace to fight it so I am invoking my legal right official added. to do so – even if I have to step into un- led against me are not covered by presi- The Supreme Court said it will first re- tested waters to do it,” De Lima said, re- dential immunity from suit because they solve the prejudicial question on wheth- ferring to Duterte’s immunity from suit are not the official acts of a President. er Duterte is immune from the habeas as a sitting President. They constitute unlawful, unofficial data suit before taking action on De Li- “His lofty position should not be used conduct that have nothing to do with his ma’s petition. to perpetuate his personal evil designs duties,” she said. The High Court directed her and the against one woman. My decision to seek Duterte had previously accused De Office of the Solicitor General to submit help from the Supreme Court is my way Lima of having a relationship with her their respective memoranda expounding to stop this devil who keeps on trying to driver, Ronnie Dayan, whom the Pres- their arguments on the immunity issue. make my life a nightmare,” she added. ident also linked to the proliferation Earlier, the Volunteers Against Crime In her petition, De Lima cited several of illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid and Corruption filed criminal and - dis occasions when the President repeatedly Prisons. barment cases against De Lima for her subjected her to crude personal verbal Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abel- alleged involvement in the illegal drug attacks which involved detailing in pub- la, for his part, scored de Lima for play- trade inside the NBP. VACC founding lic her alleged love affairs. ing the “gender card” against Duterte. chairman Dante Jimenez also urged De “These verbal attacks and threats leve- “Senator Leila de Lima is apparent- Lima to quit.

US cancels arms sale to PH WASHINGTON has cancelled the sale of 26,000 ident said. have turned sour since Duterte began denouncing assault rifles to the Philippine National Police He said the country could turn to other sourc- the Americans for criticizing the high death toll amid increasing concerns about human rights vi- es to supply the guns that would be used to fight in his drug war. olations in the country. terrorism. In August, Duterte called US Ambassador to US Senator Ben Cardin, the top Democrat in “We will just have to look for another source the Philippines Philip Goldberg a “homosexual the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, re- that is cheaper and may be as durable and as good son of a whore,” and accused the outgoing envoy portedly opposed the sale because of reports of as those made from the place we’re ordering of meddling in the elections. rampant extrajudicial killings in the Philippines them,” Duterte said. Meanwhile, a meeting between senior securi- in connection with the bloody narco-war of Pres- “We will not insist on buying expensive arms. ty officials from the Philippines and the United ident Rodrigo Duterte. We can always get them somewhere else,” he States this month will determine the fate of joint Neither the Department of Foreign Affairs De- added. military exercises between the two countries, af- partment nor the US Embassy in Manila could Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said ter Duterte said he wanted US troops out of the confirm the report, but Duterte eventually issued the country can turn to Russia to source the guns. Philippines in two years. a statement ordering the cancellation of the arms PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa, for his part, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Espe- deal. the aborted purchase of the assault rifles from the ron said the Mutual Defense Board, which in- “I would like to announce that the 26,000 United States would deal a blow to the country’s cludes the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief M-16 that were ordered or were ordered already, anti-terrorism drive. of staff and the commander of the Pacific Area and that I am ordering its cancellation,” the Pres- Relations between the Philippines and the US Command of the US forces, will convene. ML HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 WORLD 15 New PH Navy frigate Filipino workers in welcome wage hike By Maia Lopez ployees, regardless of their employment leaves status, whether temporary, daily or part- By Maia Lopez SOUTH Korea’s Ministry of Employment time employees; or nationality, including and Labor has increased the minimum foreign workers. THE Philippine Navy’s latest frigate, the wage to KRW 6,470 (P268.73) per hour The new minimum wage translates to Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (BRP) for 2017 that would benefit overseas Fil- KRW 51,760 (P2,149.87) per day on an Andres Bonifacio, has left California. ipino workers (OFWs) in that country, a 8-hour working day; or KRW 258,800 The ship left the US Coast Guard Base labor official said. (P10,749.34) on five working days. in Alameda, California and embarked on Welfare Officer Manuela Peña, Officer This is equivalent to KRW 1,352,230 its voyage to the Philippines on Novem- In-Charge of the Philippine Overseas La- (P56,165.28) per month. ber 1 with Captain Brendo J. Casaclang in bor Office (POLO) in Korea, said the new The South Korean government, through command. minimum wage rate for 2017, represents its Labor Standards Policy Department, The send-off Philippine Consul General to San Fran- an increase of 7.3 percent over the current shall closely monitor the employment cisco Henry S. Bensurto, Jr. led the send- crew would indeed be a welcome asset of crew a safe journey across the Pacific minimum wage rate of KRW 6,030, or conditions, support employment, and su- off party which included Consulate offi- the Philippine Navy and the Armed Force Ocean and “fair winds, clear skies and fol- P250.46 per hour.” pervise the worksites to ensure that the cials, military attaché B/Gen Eric Calip of the Philippines in addressing these con- lowing seas.” Peña also said that more than 24,000 new minimum wage is enforced. and members of the Filipino-American cerns,” he said. At the end of the Ceremony, the crew OFWs in both small and medium manu- Last year, around 5,000 Filipinos were community. Bensurto also thanked the US Coast immediately boarded the ship and pre- facturing industries employed under the allowed to work in South Korea’s manu- In his speech, Bensurto congratulated Guard personnel who, on top of their reg- pared to depart the US Coast Guard base Employment Permit System (EPS) shall facturing sector under the EPS. the crew for completing their training, and ular duties, provided support and assis- for their next port of call in San Diego, be covered by the new base rate next year. This brought the the total number of for preparing the BRP Andres Bonifacio to tance in training the crew of the Andres California. The minimum wage, as defined in Ko- OFWs working there thru the EPS to take on its new mission of protecting the Bonifacio. The BRP Andres Bonifacio is the third rea’s Labor Standards Act, covers all em- 23,948. Philippines. He personally thanked the crew for their high-endurance US Coast Guard cutter “Traditional and non-traditional securi- “selfless service and sacrifice to defend that was transferred to the Philippines last ty concerns continue to confront our coun- and protect our beloved country.” July, as part of the Excess Defense Arti- try, and the BRP Andres Bonifacio and its Following tradition, he wished the cles Program. ‘Creating OFW bank may violate law’ By Maia Lopez During the inauguration of an OFW the welfare of member-OFWs and their one-stop shop service center at the Baguio families which shall include the financ- THE government plan to buy a bank using Convention Center, Bello reconfirmed the ing of core programs and services of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration plan to buy the Philippine Postal Bank. OWWA.” (OWWA) funds may violate the law, an “We need at least P3 billion to buy the Monterona said the OWWA law also (OFW) advoca- Philippine Postal Bank and convert it declared that OWWA was a chartered in- cy group said. from a thrift bank to a commercial bank stitution. John Monterona, convenor of the United that will be solely owned by the OFWs so “We are not sure if it is vested with a Overseas Filipinos Worldwide (U-OFW), that they will be able to operate the largest corporate power to run and administer a said the plan might violate R.A. 10801 or commercial bank in the country,” Bello bank, which the OWWA law does not spe- the OWWA Law. was quoted as saying. cifically mentioned,” Monterona said. “The idea is good. But there may be le- Bello said that the initial amount of He also noted that Section 22 of the gal prohibitions in using the OWWA fund, P3-B will come from the OFWs trust fund OWWA law does not specifically give which is a trust fund, if use to buy a bank. held in trust to OWWA. power or authority to the OWWA Board It may violate the OWWA law or Republic Monterona cited three reasons why of Trustees (OWWA-BOT), the agency’s Act No. 10801,” Monterona said. the use of OWWA fund could violate the policy-making body, to use the OWWA Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ear- OWWA law. fund to buy and run a bank for OFWs. lier announced in Hong Kong the plan of He pointed out that the OWWA Fund “The OWWA-BOT should find reme- the government to establish an OFW Bank can only be used for “the purposes for dies into these legal prohibitions,” Mon- through the OWWA. which it was created, that is, to serve terona said. Bello: Nearly 900 distressed OFWs in get government assistance By Maia Lopez Kharafi National KSC, for the past two Narvaes reported that the Kuwaiti to four months. company also allowed the workers to THE government will extend all neces- Of that number, 773 are laborers and resign and return to the country. sary assistance, including repatriation, 74 are in supervisory, engineering, and The workers who asked to be trans- to 847 more distressed overseas Filipi- administrative positions. ferred to other Kuwaiti company will be no workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, Labor Bello, citing a report from Labor At- allowed provided they were employed Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said on tache Angelita Narvaes of the Philippine by Kharafi for more than three years. November 8. Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Ku- Last August, the Philippine Overseas Those in Kuwait are in addition to the wait, said that representatives from the Employment Administration (POEA) more than 10,200 OFWs already provid- POLO and Kharafi National KSC met ordered the disqualification of Kharafi ed with assistance from Riyadh, Al Kho- last month to discuss the recurring prob- National KSC from the country’s over- bar, and Jeddah, all still reeling from the lem of delayed payment of salaries. seas employment program. This after effects of the slump in oil prices in the During the meeting, Kharafi manage- POLO-Kuwait requested the POEA Middle East early this year. ment agreed to settle their obligation to stop new deployment of OFWs for Bello said the 847 OFWs are not being to the affected OFWs by the end of last Kharafi because of recurring problems paid their salaries by their employer, the month. of unpaid salaries to its workers. 16 BARRIO PINOY November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK

Emergency Hotlines Numbers To Remember Romcoms featured in filmfest EMERGENCY By Peter Castillo The Opening Gala on October 14 was Hong Kong Observatory held at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Cen- (Weather) 2835 1473 FILIPINO romantic comedy and drama tre with a screening of “Everything About Police, Fire Services, Hospitals 999 films were the centerpiece of this year’s Her”. Invited guests were members of the 7th Philippine Film Festival in Hong Consular Corps, local media, project part- Police Report Hotline 2527 7177 Kong. ners, notable Hong Kong residents and Organized by the Philippine Consulate other members of the Filipino Community PHILIPPINE CONSULATE General, in cooperation with the Film in Hong Kong. For emergency cases, call or text: Development Council of the Philippines, In her address, Consul General Bernard- Assistance to Nationals 9155 4023 the two-week festival, which ran from ita Catalla said that the featured films for Labor 6080 8323 October 14 to 30, featured a collection of this year, while they seem to take a come- six romantic comedies and dramas which dic approach to life, “reflect the resilience, OWWA 6345 9324 The filmfest topped the Philippine movie charts in the self-sacrificing attitude and loving values SSS 2823 8552 last two years. “That Thing Called Tadhana,” an indie These films were screened at various of the Filipinos.” Pag-Ibig 2823 8561 The featured films were as follows: film whose lead characters were portrayed locations on different show dates at the The Film Festival was first conducted Consulate Trunkline 2823 8500 “Everything About Her,” starring Vil- by Angelica Panganiban and JM De Guz- Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, the Do- in 2009 and has been an annual project of Office Fax: 2866 9885 ma Santos, Angel Locsin and Xian Lim; man; “Crazy Beautiful You,” top-billed by mestic Worker’s Empowerment Program the Consulate to promote the Filipino Film Email: [email protected] “Every Day I Love You,” featuring Liza Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla; and at the University of Hong Kong, Delia industry and to provide opportunities for Soberano and Enrique Gil; “Bride for Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga’s “Start- Memorial School, and at the Philippine Filipinos in Hong Kong as well as locals Website: http://philcongen-hk.com/ Rent” with Kim Chiu and Xian Lim; ing Over Again.” Consulate General. to enjoy Filipino artistry in film. Facebook: Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong Announcements Hong Kong GOVERNMENT THE Philippine Consulate General in Hong Independent Commission Against Three steps to financial freedom Kong, in cooperation with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Central Luzon Chapter Corruption 2526 6366 By Cheryl M. Arcibal When his aunt, who was sending him another 10 percent for emergency funds. to school, found out about his debts, she Floi Wycoco, CEO and founder of The presents “Idulog Mo Kay Atorni - 4” Central Government 2835 2500 IBP lawyers will be providing free legal THOSE seeking financial freedom need told him to work so he could pay off Global Filipino Investors, said Filipinos Complaint Against Police 2866 7700 consultations on November 12 (10:00am to do three things to achieve their goal: what he owed. 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Philippine Overseas Labor Office. married and having a child, Adena said into parting with their hard-earned mon------2511 8211 JP Adena, one of the speakers, shared he found the “big emotional why” to ey worth P80 billion. The CARD MRI OFW Foundation Hong Immigration 2824 6111 to some 20 attendees about his journey have the discipline to save money. “Walang savings ang mga Pilipino, Kong will conduct a free financial literacy sem- Labour Department 2717 1771 from a gambler to investor. He added that to build one’s savings, pero mayroong pang-scam,” he said. inar at the Bayanihan Centre from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 20. Bayanihan Centre is at Legal Aid 2537 7677 He said that as young as 19-years-old the person must have a pattern. Adena Wycoco cited mutual funds, stocks 55 Victoria Road, Kennedy town. 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NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS LD conducts tour Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants By Vicks Reyes Munar “We learned a lot from the short tour, historical facts shared by the Lakbay Dan- 2723 7536 THE Lakbay Dangal (LD) group recently gal Ladies were so informative especially Asian Migrant Center 2312 0031 toured students from the Baptist Universi- trivia of various spots where we walked as Christian Action - Shine Center ty of the places in Central where national we head on to the place where their na- 3188 4555 her Jose Rizal once stayed. tional hero once lived in Rednaxela Ter- Diocesan Pastoral Center for Filipinos Lakbay Dangal officers Maritess Mapa, race. We will surely recommend this to (and other Asian Migrants and Ethnic Cecil Eduarte and Vicky Munar conduct- our fellow students and friends from Indo- ed the tour for foreign exchange students nesia and China,” Rico said. Minorities) 2526 4249 from Baptist University on November 6. Lakbay Dangal will be happy to offer Alliance of Progressive Labor 2770 0411 As part of their journalism class require- tours to those interested and also new Bayanihan Trust Centre 2817 8928 ments, Rico Dwi Nugratama and Yeshan members. For those who are interested, Filipino Migrant Workers Union Zhu aka Ritu , from Indonesia and China, please call 94167012/96066810. 9104-1411; 9758-5935 chose LD trail to be their featured subject. LD is a historico-cultural group known Hong Kong Christian Service - CHEER Ce The tour was highly recommended by for conducting walking tours around nter 3755 6811 Baptist University Professor Dean C.K. Central, highlighting the alleys and spots Cox who once joined the tour. Rico and where Rizal and other famous Filipino International Social Services 2836 3598 Yeshan expressed their appreciation. personalities once walked. Mission for Migrant Workers 2522 8264 The Bethune House 2721 3119 Enrich Hong Kong 2386 5811 Helpers for Domestic Helpers 2523 4020 United Filipinos in Hong Kong 3156 2447

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By Peter Castillo said. es of passport sized (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm) I.D. printed full name,” the CSC said. Trust Receipt # 3122-1001-10 In an announcement on its website, the picture taken not more than three months “Applicants should then pay the regis- Account Number : 3122-1005-01 ALL is set for the civil service exam for CSC said applicants need to fill out the ago, in white background. tration fee of PHP1,500 via bank or remit- Bank Branch : Landbank of the Philip- overseas Filipino workers on November Application Form for Civil Service Exam- “The picture should show the appli- tance/payment centers,” the CSC added. pines (Batasan, Quezon City Branch) 27 in Hong Kong, Labor Attaché Jalilo ination (CS Form 100), Revised Septem- cant’s bare face without eyeglasses or any It said payment should be directed to the Swift Code / BIC : TLBPPHMM dela Torre said. ber 2016), which can be obtained from the accessory that may cover facial features, Civil Service Commission through the fol- After payment, applicants should pro- The online registration for the civil ser- Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and a hand-held written name tag legibly lowing details: ceed to POLO-Hong Kong and submit the vice exam here in Hong Kong on Novem- or downloaded from the CSC website. showing the applicant’s signature over Account Name : CSC Fiscal Autonomy fully accomplished CS Form No. 100. ber 27 began today (Nov. 4) and will last They then have to register on the CSC until Nov. 13, the Civil Service Commis- website (www.csc.gov.ph). sion (CSC) said. “The exam is open to overseas Filipino Dela Torre said the exam will be held workers currently based in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibi- and Macau who are at least 18 years old tion Centre and the Delia School. on the date of registration,” the CSC said. “We are now ready for the exams,” he It said applicants should have four piec- 18 FORUM November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK Editorial As We See it Divisive IT would have been better to let sleeping Worse, the decision to bury Marcos will dogs lie. only shore up their campaign to rewrite But on November 8, the Supreme Court history. ruled that Ferdinand Marcos can be buried They will use this burial to point to fu- in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. ture generations that the dictator was in- The administration says Marcos should deed a hero worthy of emulation. be buried as part of the country’s political We also note that the President has been healing process and for Filipinos to “move pushing for the burial of Marcos after ad- on.” mitting that the Marcos family was one of But instead of providing closure, this his biggest campaign contributors. decision only opens up old wounds and It is sad to see that the President would will further polarize our society. rather support his rich political supporters To tell martial law victims to simply rather than poor martial law victims, some “move on” is the height of injustice with of whom had yet to find the bodies of their the Marcoses not even admitting that they loved ones. did any wrong. How do you forgive some- This is not closure. It will only add to one who has not even asked forgiveness? the fire.

Health Alert Pesticides in vegetables THE Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the lic can rinse vegetables several times under Food and Environmental Hygiene Depart- running water, then soak them in water for Norman Uy ment announced today (November 4) that one hour, or blanch them in boiling water Carnay a radish sample and two Indian lettuce for one minute and discard the water. To Currents samples were found to have pesticide res- further reduce the intake of pesticide resi- idues at levels exceeding the legal limits. dues, the outer leaves or peel of the vege- The CFS is following up on the cases. tables can also be removed as appropriate. Kumilos sa International Migrants’ Day A spokesman for the CFS said, “The Any person who imports, manufactures SA susunod na buwan ay gugunitain na may sinasabing plano na ang HK gov- at iba pa. Bagamat may panukala na ang CFS collected the radish sample at the im- or sells any food not in compliance with muli ang International Migrants’ Day. ernment na babaguhin ang labor contract HK government na magkaroon ng regu- port level and the two Indian lettuce sam- the requirements of the Pesticide Resi- Tamang-tama dahil ang December 18 ay para maglagay ng probisyon para sa win- lasyon sa working hours, tila excluded na ples from two different retailers in Wan dues in Food Regulation (Cap 132CM) tatapat sa Linggo kaya’t magiging mas dow-cleaning na limitado lang sa ground naman ang ating mga FDWs. Chai for testing under its regular Food concerning pesticide residues commits an makabuluhan ang paggunita dahil ma- floor o di kaya ay sa may ligtas na balko- Ang ikatlo ay umaatake naman sa ka- Surveillance Programme. The test results offence and is liable to a maximum fine bibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga foreign nahe o hallway. Mabuti naman, kaso hin- buhayan ng mga migrante. Itong Immi- showed that the radish sample contained of $50,000 and to imprisonment for six domestic workers (FDWs) na makibahagi di malinaw kung maglalagay ng multa o gration Department kasi ay nagpakawala cyhalothrin at a level of 0.026 parts per months upon conviction. sa mga pagkilos sa araw na iyon. parusa sa mga employer na pipilitin ang ng alarma na marami daw FDWs ang di- million (ppm), i.e. 2.6 times the maxi- Since the regulation came into effect on Nitong nakaraang Linggo ay nagsaga- kanilang kasambahay na maglinis ng bin- umano’y nag-j-job hopping kaya ngayon mum residue limit (0.01 ppm). One Indi- August 1, 2014, the CFS has taken over wa ng isang press conference ang mga tana sa matataas na flats. ay naghihigpit sila. Marami na rin ang an lettuce sample contained cyhalothrin 85 400 food samples at import, wholesale lider ng Asian Migrant’s Coordinating Ikalawang banta sa buhay ng mga nag-uulat na hindi binibigyan ng work- at a level of 0.27 ppm, i.e. 1.35 times the and retail levels for testing of pesticide Body (AMCB) – ang nangungunang FDWs ay iyong umuutas ng dahan-da- ing visa dahil inaakusahan ng walang due maximum residue limit (0.2 ppm for leafy residues, and a total of 166 vegetable and koalisyon ng mga migranteng Asyano– han sa kanila – ang sobrang habang oras process na nag-job hopping. Kailan pa vegetables) while another sample was fruit samples (including the unsatisfacto- na laging nasa unahan ng mga laban para ng trabaho sa bahay ng mga amo. Open naging krimen ang mag-change employer found to contain methamidophos at a level ry samples announced today) have been sa ikabubuti ng mga migrante. Ayon sa secret na nga na 12-16 hours ang kadala- sa ilalim ng Labor Ordinance? of 0.51 ppm, i.e. 10.2 times the maximum detected to have excessive pesticide res- kanila, sesentruhan sa usapan ang tatlong sang pagkakayod ng mga kababayan na- Kaya’t mainam na makiisa ang lahat ng residue limit (0.05 ppm). idues. The overall unsatisfactory rate is isyu na direktang may epekto sa buhay at tin. Overworked talaga! At tiyak na ilala- mga domestic workers sa selebrasyon ng “Based on the levels of pesticide res- less than 0.2 per cent. kabuhayan ng mga migrante ngayon. gay sa panganib ang kalusugan nila dahil International Migrants’ Day para itam- idues detected in the samples, adverse The CFS will follow up on the unsat- Una na ay ang kahilingan para ipag- marami nang siyentipikong pag-aaral ang bol ang tatlong isyu na ito na direktang health effects will not be caused with usu- isfactory results, including tracing the bawal ang paglilinis ng bintana ng mga nagsabi na ang mahabang oras ng trabaho umaatake sa buhay at kabuhayan ng mga al consumption,” he added. sources and distribution of the food in FDWs. Nabigyan na ng pansin ang na- ay nagtataas ng posibilidad para sa mga migrante sa Hong Kong. Itindig ang in- Generally speaking, to reduce pesticide question and taking samples for testing so paka-delikadong gawain na ito. Bagamat sakit tulad ng hypertension, sakit sa puso teres ng mga migrante sa December 18! residues in vegetables, members of the pub- as to safeguard public health.

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By Cristy Kasilag ifacio Global City sa Taguig City habang mabilis nabuo ang kanilang relasyon, ang international magka holding hands. isasagot lang niya ay ganun talaga ang TATLONG taon matapos magfile ng - an Kamakailan ay umamin si Macky na pangyayari dahil mahal niya si Sunshine. nulment sa kanyang asawang actor na si totoong may namumuong romantic na Kahit daw maging sila na ay pinapangako award Cesar Montano, tumitibok na naman ang relasyon sa kanilang dalawa ni Sunshine. nito na araw-araw niyang liligawan ang puso ng still sexy na si Sunshine Cruz. Sinabi ni Macky na matagal na siyang aktres. Magnobyo na sila Sunshine at si Macky may crush kay Sunshine na kaibigan na- Dinagdag pa niya na medyo may edad Mathay, ang half-brother ng actress na si man ng kanyang kapatid na si Ara. na silang dalawa at madami nang pinag- ALAMAT gave the Philippines its first-ev- . Nagsimulang ligawan ni Macky si Sun- daanan sa buhay. Maaring hindi na raw er “Best of Festival Award,” which is con- Mayroong tatlong anak na babae sila shine nuong buwan ng Setyembre nang makahanap pa muli ng taong mamahalin sidered as the Grand Prix of the USIFVF Sunshine at Cesar na sina Angeline Is- nag iwan siya ng message sa Instagram kaya dapat ay hindi na nila pigilan ang ka- and is given to an outstanding entry abelle, Samantha Angeline at si Angel account ng actress. nilang nararamdaman sa isa’t-isa. among the Gold Camera winners. Alamat Francheska. Binanggit din niya na sa kanilang dal- Nagpasalamat naman ang 39-anyos na si first won the Gold Camera Award in the Entertainment: Children category for its Si Macky din ay mayroong tatlong anak SUNSHINE awa ni Sunshine ay mas nauna siyang na Sunshine kay Macky dahil naging bahagi sa dati niyang asawa na si Camille Farinas, hulog ang puso at tuwing lumalabas daw ito nang kanyang buhay at naging masaya “Alamat ng Bayabas (The Legend of the anak ni Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farinas. na balita na nakita daw si Sunshine at sila ay lubos ang kanyang kasiyahan. siya. Pati daw ang kanyang tatlong anak Guava)” episode. Nung nakaraang buwan ay may kumalat Macky na tumatawid ng kalsada sa Bon- At kahit sabihin o isipin ng iba na tila ay masaya para sa kanya. Alamat’s winning episode was pro- duced by a team led by Public Affairs Pro- gram Manager (now Asst. Vice President) Jaileen F. Jimeno. The series began airing Paolo Ballesteros, nagka-award sa Tokyo in 2015, featuring Philippine myths and legends that mirror Filipino culture. By Cristy Kasilag It also marked the first time that GMA’s Post Production Team embarked on a full ANG ang nanalo ng Best Actor sa 2016 length animation. Tokyo International Film Festival ay si Receiving a “Gold Camera” award as Julia Roberts. well is GMA News TV’s Reel Time for Ay mali, si Paolo Ballesteros pala. its episode “Isang Paa sa Hukay (The Bihis babae at magandang pagka make- Price of Gold)”. I-Witness and Report- up transformation bilang si “Pretty Wom- er’s Notebook were both conferred the an” actress na si Julia Roberts ang ginaya “Silver Screen” awards for the episodes ni Paolo nang dumalo siya sa 2016 Tokyo “Kawayang Pangarap (Bamboo Dreams)” International Film Festival. and “Hikbi sa Ibayong Dagat (Far From Kasi naman, nanalo si Paolo ng Best Home)”, respectively. Actor award para sa pelikulang “Die Brigada (“Para sa Pangarap”), Front Beautiful” kung saan siya ay gumanap na Row (“Maestra Salbabida”), and Inves- transgender woman. tigative Documentaries (“Gutom”) each Sa pelikula, ginampanan ng 33-anyos earned a “Certificate for Creative Excel- na si Paolo ang role ni “Trisha,” na ang lence” in the Social Issues category, while hiling ay bihisan siya bilang iba’t-ibang PAOLO Karelasyon’s “Tres Rosas” and Wagas’ sikat na celebrity sa bawat gabi ng kan- “Gabriela and Diego Silang Love Sto- yang burol. mdaman ni Paolo nang umakyat siya ng Festival ang kanyang mapupuntahan kaya kanya dahil sa galing niya manggaya ng ry” were given “Certificates for Creative Nanalo rin ang pelikula ng Audience entablado para tanggapin ang kanyang nagbihis babae siya. Sa katunayan, dun sa mukha ng mga sikat na mga tao, gamit Excellence” in the Docudrama category. Award sa 2016 Tokyo Film Festival. award habang may suot na makinang na red carpet ay dumating siya bilang Ange- lamang ang make up at mga wig. Earning accolades as well were GMA ETV Sa kanyang acceptance speech, tila hin- evening gown at kulot na pulang buhok lina Jolie. Nagpasalamat din siya sa direktor ng programs “Pepito Manaloto” and “Idol sa di maiwasan ni Paolo, isa sa mga kom- na mala Julia Roberts. Inialay niya ang pagkapanalo niya sa pelikula na si Jun Lana dahil pinagkati- Kusina”, which received “Certificates for edyanteng mga hosts na JoWaPao (Jose, Ang biro niya ang akala niya ay ang na- kanyang anak na si Keira at nagpasala- walaan siya para sa role na Trisha, sa film Creative Excellence” in the Cooking and Wally, Paolo), na maglagay ng unting panalunan niya ay para sa “Best Actress”. mat sa kanyang mga fans sa Manila at sa production team, sa kanyang pamilya, Comedy categories, respectively. kakatawanan. Ang nasa isip niya ay hanggang sa red buong mundo. manager, mga kaibigan at dabarkads sa Halos walang bahid ng kaba ang nara- carpet event lamang ng 2016 Tokyo Film Madami talaga ang humahanga sa noontime show na “Eat Bulaga!”. Maling post ni Cynthia Patag

MASAMA ang loob ng singer na si Iwi Laurel at ang anak nitong si Nicole Laurel Asensio sa pagdawit ng singer comedienne Cynthia Patag sa kanyang post sa Facebook na nagsabi na si Noli Asensio ay naging biktima ng drug war ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Si Noli ay dating asawa ni Iwi at ama ni Nicole. Si Iwi ay anak ni Salvador “Doy” Laurel, na dating bise president ng bansa nuong panahon ng dating Presidente Corazon “Cory” Cojuang- co-Aquino. Ni repost ni Cynthia ang mensahe ni Lydia Paredes, na asawa ng isa sa trio member ng APO Hiking Society na si Jim Paredes. Ayon sa post ay nagpapagaling sa drug ad- diction si Noli pero may kinalaman daw ang pagkamatay nito sa kampanya ni Pangulong Duterte laban sa droga. Nakarating ito kay Iwi at kaagad nilinaw na hindi pinatay ang dati niyang asawa dahil sa droga at hindi siya biktima ng kampanya ni Duterte. Itinanggi nila Jim at Cynthia na may bahid pulitika ang kanilang post. Magkahiwa- lay na nagpaabot na din sila Jim at Cynthia ng kanilang sinsero na paumanhin kila Iwi at sa kanilang pamilya. Cristy Kasilag HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 ENTERTAINMENT 21 Si Jake Ejercito ang ama ng anak ni Andi

By Cristy Kasilag sa katanungang bumabalot sa isipan kung si Andi dahil diumano ay pinagsabay niya taon dahil sa awayan nilang dalawa at sino ba talaga ang ama ng apat na taon na sina Albie at si Jake. pati nga ang kanilang mga magulang ay MATAPOS ang limang na taon ng speku- si Ellie, na ang tunay na pangalan ay Adri- Una raw naging boyfriend ni Andi si nadawit pa. Noong 2014, may mga naka- lasyon kung sino talaga ang tunay na ama anna Gabrielle. Albie, at pangalawa si Jake. Kaso nang pansin na sa Instagram account ni Jake ay ng cute na cute na si Ellie, anak ni Andi Sa matagal na panahon ay kumalat ang bumalik si Jake sa London para ipagpat- madalas ang mgalitrato ni Ellie. Eigenmann, inamin na ni Jake Ejercito na balita na ang dating boyfriend ni Andi, ang uloy ang kanyang pag-aaral, napabalitang Ngunit ang nagbulgar na si Jake ang siya ang ama ng bata. aktor na si Albie Casino, ang ama ng bata. nagkabalikan sina Albie at Andi. ama ng bata ay ang half-sister ni Andi na Para sa ilan ay isang malaking tuldok ito Nagkaroon pa ng bintangan na two-timer Naging masalimuot ang mga nakaraang si Max Eigenmann. Jake Kylie nanalong Miss International

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NAKAMIT kamakailan ng Pilipinas ang ika-anim nitong Miss International beauty title matapos koronahan ang 24-anyos na si Kylie Fausto Verzosa sa Tokyo, Japan. Sa taas na 5’9 ft., hindi lamang ang kan- yang katangkaran at angking kagandahan ang nagtulak para makamit ni Kylie ang titulo bilang Miss International 2016. Ang kanyang galing sa pagsagot sa question and answer portion ng beauty pageant ang tumatak sa mga hurado at mga manonood na siya talaga ang karap- at-dapat na manalo. Humanga ang karamihan kay Kylie nung makapasok siya sa Top 15 at nag- bigay ng magandang sagot na tumagal lamang ng isang minuto. “Three things come to mind when I think of Miss International – culture, ed- ucation and international understanding. These three works together to make the brand of the Miss International beauty pageant relevant to the global community and to our time,” sabi ni Kylie. “If I become Miss International 2016, I will devote myself to cultural understand- ing and international understanding be- cause I believe that it is with developing in each of us a sensitivity to other cultures that we expand our horizons, tolerate dif- ference, and appreciate diversity,” aniya. “All these enable us to achieve interna- tional understanding. And I believe I’m prepared to take on this responsibility,” dagdag pa ng beauty queen. Si Kylie ay nagtapos ng kursong Busi- ness Management sa Ateneo de Manila University. Malapit ang kanyang puso sa mga isyu tungkol sa mental health. Ang pananaw niya ay madami sa mga kabataan ngayon ang dumaranas ng depression at anxiety at nais niya imulat ang mga tao tungkol sa problemang ito.

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Howdy kitchen maestros? Those with a sweet White Sauce Capricorn December 22 to January 19 tooth will surely love our featured recipe for 1. In a glass bowl, Kailangan mo lang makuha ang tamang timpla nila upang this issue–the Tripple Berry in Sour Cream place all the berries magkasundo kayo ng mga tao sa paligid mo. Konting tiyaga pa. Dressing! This heavenly combination of plus the apples and sourness and sweetness is perfect for those walnuts. who want to treat their family and friends. So 2. Toss with crumble wait no more and whipping it up! goat cheese mixed Aquarius January 20 to February 18 with sour cream Gumawa ng hakbang kung gusto mong matupad ang mga Ingredients: and yogurt pangarap mo. Walang mangyayari kung patuloy ka lang 1 cup of raspberries 3. Chill for 30 minutes magmumukmok diyan. 1 cup of blue berries before serving. 1 cup of red berries 4. Serve cold. ¼ cup of walnuts Pisces February 19 to March 20 ¼ cup of apple, cut into cubes For more recipes, enroll at Culinary Bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga tao. Mabuting binubuksan mo 4 oz. goat cheese Arts Centre at: M/F cockLoft, #97 Wing 1 cup sour cream Tat Commercial Building, Bonham ang sarili mo sa iba’t ibang oprtunidad sa paligid mo. ¼ cup of plain yogurt Strand East, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. For enquiries, please call 28507714 or By Chef Jay 28507724 Dator March 21 to April 19 Aries binaril ko ah! (nainis ang boyfriend niya at sumagot) Matuto ng bagong skill. Imbes na ubusin ang oras sa mga walang Estudyante: Hello ma’am. Siyempre umalis Boyfriend: Hindi ka rin ba nanood ng kuwentang bagay, maghanap ka ng isang bagay na mapag- yung iba. Kapag ikaw, binaril ‘yung katabi “Shrek”? Papangit ka rin! aaralan mo at magagamit mo ito sa hinaharap. mo, hindi ka aalis? Ok lang kayo? Ako na lang kaya magturo! Anak: Ma, may puting buhok ka na pala! Mama: Oo anak at ikaw ang may kasalanan! Teacher: Ok Juan, ano ang tawag sa taong Sa bawat kalokohan ng anak, puputi ang Taurus April 20 to May 20 salita ng salita kahit wala nang gustong bawat piraso ng buhok ng ina. makinig? Anak: Ah! kaya pala puti na lahat ang buhok Maghintay lamang at lahat ng pinagsisikapan mo ay magbubunga Pasyente: Okey ba ang services sa ospital na Juan: (Nag-iisip)... Teacher po ma’am. ni Lola eh! din. Tandaan na kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga. ito? Teacher! Doctor: Oo naman, sigurado iyan. May isang babae na may nakaipit na Pasyente: Paano kung hindi ako satisfied? Teacher: Pedro, your essay on “My Dog” is malunggay sa mga ngipin... Doctor: Ibabalik namin ang sakit mo! exactly your brother’s. Did you copy this? Boyfriend: Love, alam ko kung ano ang ulam Pedro: No ma’am. It’s the same dog! ninyo kanina... Gemini May 21 to June 20 Sa kanto... ------Girlfriend: Talaga? Sige nga, ano? Iwasan ang pagbigay ng luho sa mga kaanak. Hindi mainam Juan: Pedro, sabihin mo nga diyan sa Juan: Maria, may nakapagsabi na ba sa iyo Boyfriend: Tingin ko malunggay! Amerikano, ‘yung bag niya bukas, baka may na ang cute mo? Girlfriend: Wahhh! Mali! Kahapon pa kaya na nasasanay sila sa magarbong pamumuhay lalo na at sa iyo mahulog. Maria: Wala pa. iyon! lamang umaasa. Pedro: Hey yo men! Your bag is tomorrow, Juan: Eh wala tayong magagawa, ganun cow is falling! talaga! Juan: Pare di ba mangingisda ka? Pedro: Oo pare, bakit? Sa school... Girl 1: Ano ba iyang boyfriend mo? Ang Juan: Totoo bang natutulog ang mga isda? Cancer June 21 to July 22 Teacher: May 5 ibon, binaril ko ang isa, ilan pangit eh ang ganda ganda mo. Pedro: Ewan ko pare. Kahit kailan hindi pa Maglibang ka din kahit paminsan-minsan. Hindi tama na sa ang natira? Girlfriend: Hindi mo ba napanood ang kasi ako nakakakita ng isda na nagdadala ng Estudyante: Wala po. “Beauty and the Beast”? Magiging gwapo unan. sobrang pagtitipid ay nagkukulong ka na lang sa bahay. Teacher: Bakit wala? Isa lang naman ang rin iyan.

Leo July 23 to August 22 Sabihin ang mga katanungan sa iyong isipan. Kung hindi Crossword Puzzle mo lalapitan ang taong makasasagot sa mga tanong mo, habambuhay ka na lang na magkakaroon ng agam-agam. PAHALANG 1 Sunod PABABA 7 Matibay na 1 Auntie: Tagalog Virgo August 23 to September 22 punungkahoy 2 Ugali Kung may inutang ka, di ba dapat lamang na may bayaran ka? Isipin ang reputasyon kung patuloy mong pagtataguan ang 11 Isangga 3 Sarap iyong mga obligasyon. 12 Parte ng hita 4 Tanglaw 13 Tatak ng motorsiklo 5 Masagwa 14 Galit na tingin 6 Kapitolyo sa Guam Libra September 23 to October 22 15 Libangan 7 Ipupol Humingi muna ng payo sa mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan mo 16 Bituin 8 Tulisang-dagat bago ka sumuong sa isang sitwasyon. Makatutulong ang kanilang payo para sa mas maayos na pasya. 17 Uri ng saging 9 Ikilos 19 Ihalo sa bigas 10 Kalat 23 Kabiyak ng puso 18 Sagpangin Answer to last puzzle Scorpio October 23 to November 21 24 Sumang-ayon 19 Ipunit May kaguluhan man ngayon sa iyong buhay, huwag mawawalan 26 Alog 20 Puluhan ng baril ng pag-asa. Patuloy mong tatagan ang iyong pananampalataya 27 Frog; Tagalog 21 Kibuin upang hindi panghinaan ng loob. 32 Barkis 22 Marami 33 Itakas 25 Gipit Sagittarius November 22 to December 21 34 Iyo at akin 28 Uri ng tela Habaan pa ang iyong pasensya. Minsan talaga dumarating sa 35 Handa ng baril 29 Bulong ating buhay ang mga tao at pangyayari na sumusubok sa atin. 36 Nawa 30 Handa 37 Inugali 31 Analogy; daglat HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK November 15, 2016 23 24 November 15, 2016 HONGKONGNEWS.COM.HK