Votes are counted at the Bayanihan Center.
May Day marchers demand scrapping of live-in policy
Tinutulungan ng pulis si Marilou Calalo matapos mabunggo.
Team Pnoy leads Hong Kong vote for senators
By Darius Musni and Jan Yumul
Re-electionist Loren B. Legarda and other pro-administration candidates of Team PNoy have topped the senatorial elections in the month-long overseas voting in Hong Kong.

Legarda came out on top with 18,177 votes. She was followed Alan Cayetano, 15,392; Grace Poe, 14,596; Francis Escudero, 13,685; Aquilino Pimentel III, 13,111; and Bam Aquino, 12,778.

Other candidates who made it to the top 12 in Hong Kong were Teodoro Casino, 12,568; Eddie Villanueva, 12,306; Ramon Magsaysay Jr., 12,172; Sonny Angara, 11,941; Joseph Victor Ejercito, 11,910; and Richard Gordon, 11,437. Details...


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OPINION   
Editor's Note
Vote of confidence
This must be one of the best times for overseas voting in Hong Kong.

As before, weekdays are mostly quiet but come Sundays, the area right across Bayanihan becomes alive. Supporters of various candidates, most notably those for Teddy Casino and Migrante, take to chanting, singing and even dancing, to bring their campaign message across. Details...
Anak Araw
Sagrado ang boto?
Simula pa noong magsimulang pabotohin ang mga Pilipinong taga-Hong Kong noong 2004, ginagawa na ng The SUN ang tinatawag na exit poll. Isa itong paraan, lalo na't isang buwan ang tagal ng botohan para sa mga Overseas Filipino, upang malaman ang pulso ng botohan. Isa rin itong paraan upang may pagbatayan kami sa unang sagot sa pinaka-importanteng tanong sa isang eleksiyon--kung sino ba ang nangunguna sa botohan. Details...
Migrant's Forum
Rizal lives!
The noble life of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, leaves me in great awe. In my heart, I know that his legacy gives every Filipino the hope that our nation will go on to greater heights, despite its many problems. Details...
Know Your Rights
On vehicular accidents
The totally unexpected incident that happened to one of our compatriots last May 1 in front of Bayanihan Kennedy Town Centre while on her way to vote compelled me to write about vehicular accidents. Details...
BUHAY PINAY   
Filipina DH charged with concealing son's birth

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NEWS FROM HOME   
Election a proxy presidential battle
The election last May 13 has passed on to history, but with the nation finalizing the list of winners, another electoral battle is being fought.
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COMMUNITY   
Students bridge gap through art

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SPORTS   
Abaca, champs in FBA league

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PINOY JOKES   
Griever

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Chinese Horoscope   
Ano ang hatid ng Mayo sa iyo

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  Mid-May 2013 HONG KONG NEWS   
Pinay na nabundol, nasayang na boto pa rin ang nasa isip
Ni Gina N. Ordona
Bagama't lubos-lubos ang kanyang pasasalamat sa kanyang pagkakaligtas matapos mabundol ng isang taxi sa tapat ng Bayanihan Centre sa Kennedy Town noong Mayo 1, nanghihinayang pa rin si Marilou Calalo na hindi siya nakaboto sa eleksyon. Details...

Sulyap sa ilang botante
Ang mga bumoto noong nakaraang buwan ay may kanya-kanyang kuwentong buhay. Ilan lang sa kanila: Details...

Independence Day festivities to revert to Chater Road
By Jan Yumul
Chater Road will be the only venue for the 115th Philippine Independence Day celebrations on June 9 after organizers ran into problems booking Chater Garden with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).

But during a community meeting on May 5 at the Bayanihan Centre in Kennedy Town, Vice Consul Charles Macaspac said talks are still ongoing with the LCSD for the additional use of the space near the old Legislative Council building. Details...

May Day marchers demand scrapping of live-in policy
By Marites Palma
Thousands of people chanting, "We are workers, we are not slaves," took part in the annual May Day march from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to the Central Government Offices on May 1. Details...

FDH's son appeals failed ROA bid
By The SUN staff
A 16-year-old son of a Filipina who was a former domestic helper in Hong Kong, has gone to the Court of Appeal to seek a reversal of a lower court's decision denying him right of abode, or permanent residency. Details...

Filipina fighting to be with resident kid wins appeal
By Darius S. Musni
A Filipina mother has won a temporary legal victory in her fight to stay and look after her seven-year-old daughter who is a permanent resident here in Hong Kong. Details...

Nearly a third of examinees pass the teachers' test
By Gina N. Ordona
After a year of uncertainty, aspiring Filipino teachers in Hong Kong acquitted themselves well in the licensure examination for teachers (LET) held last March at the Bayanihan Centre in Kennedy Town. Details...

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FEATURES
Live-in policy fails to address FDHs' poor living conditions
The mandatory live-in arrangement for foreign domestic helpers (FDH) should be scrapped because not only has it failed in its intended purpose of addressing illegal work, it has also created various problems and difficulties for many of them.
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`Nakita ko syang nabundol'
Isang malakas na kalampag, at pagkatapos ay hiyawan ng mga tao sa paligid. Ito ang aking narinig bago ko nakitang nakahandusay sa gitna ng kalsada sa tapat ng Bayanihan Centre ang isang Pilipina noong Mayo 1, bandang 10:20 ng umaga.
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Exploring Hong Kong: not just about shopping
The SUN intern from Angeles University Foundation
I once attended a forum in which one of the speakers said something that struck me. He said, "People now only recognize Hong Kong as a big shopping mall." Hearing this was like a stab in my heart. I realized that I was one of those people that the speaker was referring to.
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PEOPLE
`Outdoorsy' consul bids farewell to Hong Kong
As he ends his six-year stint in one of the busiest posts a Philippine diplomat could ever encounter in his career, Consul Val Simon Roque tells The Sun what Hong Kong has to offer to young officials, how he coped with the challenges here, and how the very active Filipino community, as he put it, inspired him in many ways.
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