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July 2009

Anti-swine flu info campaign for Pinoys stepped up

By Daisy CL Mandap

The Consulate has joined hands with the Hong Kong government in stepping up the information campaign on preventing H1N1, otherwise known as the swine flu, within the Filipino community. Details...

OFWs told: stay at home

By Smiley D. Julve

The Philippine Overseas Employment Agency has told returning overseas Filipino workers including those on a quick vacation to the Philippines to stay at home for 10 days before reporting to their respective agencies about their arrival as part of the precautionary measures against the spread of the human swine flu virus. Details...

Minimum wage move hit

By Smiley D. Julve

The Secretary for Labor and Welfare Matthew Cheung Kin-chung announced on June 24 that all live-in domestic helpers will be excluded from the Statutory Minimum Wage bill and said any legal challenge to the government's decision will likely fail. Details...

Indonesians to close in on Filipinos

By Daisy C.L. Mandap

Indonesian domestic helpers have continued to narrow the gap with their Filipino counterparts, latest figures from the Immigration Department shows. Details...

More arrested for drugs

In less than a week, three Filipinos, one male and two females, were arrested at the Hong Kong airport and charged with drug-trafficking offences, bringing the total of Filipinos arrested since the start of the year to 10, according to the Consulate. Details...

Hinaing ng Pinoy, dininig

Ni Tessie A. Agsipo

Nagkasama-sama sa isang "talakayan" ang Konsulado sa pangunguna ni Consul General Claro Cristobal at ang iba't ibang grupo ng mga Pilipino dito sa Hong Kong upang magbuo ng mga "talking points" na magiging gabay sa mga susunod na usap bayan o ang binagong pangalan ng leaders' forum. Details...

FDH walang insurance package

Hindi kasama ang mga overseas Filipino workers sa panukala ng Department of Labor and Employment na magkaloob sa mga manggagawang Pilipino ng hanggang Php150,000 medical insurance package kung tamaan sila ng human swine flu virus o H1N1. Details...

OAV registrants' rush

By Cris B. Cayat

More than 500 Filpinos showed up to register for next year's overseas absentee voting in Hong Kong during two successive Sundays of outreach missions in Central by the Consulate, helped by dozens of volunteers. Details...

Parada at piyesta sa Araw ng Kalayaan

Humigit-kumulang 2,000 Pilipino mula sa 93 organisasyon ang sumali sa parada noong Hunyo 14 para ipagdiwang ang ika-111 taong anibersaryo ng Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas. Lahat ay nakasuot ng mga katutubong damit para sa martsa na nag-umpisa sa Harcourt Garden at natapos sa Chater Road sa Central. Details...

Nakaahon na si Imelda

Pagkatapos ng ilang taong pagkakaligaw ng landas, unti-unti nang nakakabangon si Imelda M., 37, isang domestic helper. Hindi pa man niya nababayaran ng buo ang tumataginting na $60,000 na utang niya sa iba-ibang mga tao at isang financing agency ay may nababanaagan na siyang pag-asa. Details...

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Inclusive is the word

"Inclusive" _ the new buzz word in the Filipino community in Hong Kong--is the only apt description for the Independence Day cocktails hosted by the Consulate on June 12 at Island Shangri-la. Refreshing new faces from the community's various sectors came in their finest, and freely mingled with their hosts from the Consulate and many other fellow Pinoys rarely seen to congregate in one place, let alone on such an important occasion. Details...

Pinoy rap group thrives in HK

The Filipino hip hop group Likalento was formed only six years ago, but it already boasts of a successful concert, a hit single, and a new album to be released next month. Details...

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