Editor's Note |
20 years of service to the community
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Time flies.
Exactly 20 years ago this month, The SUN shone for the Filipinos in Hong Kong. It was
the fulfillment of a dream that took shape years earlier, or shortly after I arrived here in 1987 and
realized there was no reliable information channel serving the community.
But turning that dream into reality proved to be difficult. Several people offered to fund
the publication of a news-paper, but everyone wanted a business model different from what we had
in mind.
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Anak Araw |
Pagpapabaya
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Nitong nakaraang buwan ay naging saksi tayo sa nangyari kay Manang Gloria Ortinez,
ang OFW na biktima ng tanim-bala sa Manila airport. Halos buong araw kasi ay naglagi siya sa
opisina ng The SUN, kasama ang mga naghatid sa kanya na sina Susan "Toots" Ople na tagataguyod ng
mga OFW, at ang abogado niyang si Atty Spocky Farolan, kaya nasaksihan namin siya nang malapitan.
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Migrant's Forum |
Nanay Gloria's journey to HK
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President Benigno Simeon Aquino III recently told the media that cases of tanim-bala
were sensationalized, citing figures to prove his point. As an OFW advocate, I respectfully
disagree. Looking at this from a purely numbers perspective could lead one to overlook the deep trauma
that such incidents have caused its innocent victims.
Had he met and spoken to 56-year old OFW Gloria Ortinez, our President would have
learned the following:
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Know Your Rights |
The Mission
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This was the speech delivered by the Mission for Migrant Workers' general manager,
Cynthia Tellez, at the launch of the 10-year Impact Evaluation Report of the Mission's work held on
December 5, 2015 at the Li Hall of St. John's Cathedral.
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With at least one -- and possibly two disqualification cases in the presidential race --
the Supreme Court has assured the nation politics will not dictate its decisions.
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Staff and volunteers at the Mission for Migrant Workers had reason to celebrate when
they launched the non-government organization's 10-year Impact Evaluation Report at Li Hall of St
John's Cathedral on Dec. 4. Nearly all, or 97% of migrants who sought assistance said that they were
helped by the Mission, and more than half of them (57%) said they would recommend the NGO to others.
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Mid-July 2014
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Hong Kong News
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A 23-year-old Filipino tourist who came to Hong Kong last year in the hope of marrying
his girlfriend, a married permanent resident, has instead been jailed for five months on two
immigration-related offenses. Ryan Paul B. Chacon was convicted on July 3 at the Sha Tin Law Courts on two
out of four charges brought against him.
In the first charge, he was accused of making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining
an entry permit, to which he pleaded guilty.
He entered a similar plea to the third charge of making
a false representation to an
immigration officer lawfully acting under or in the execution of Part III of the Immigration Ordinance
while applying for a visa extension.
But he was acquitted by Deputy Magistrate Amy Chan Wai-mun on the second charge
of making a false statement to obtain an entry permit, and to the fourth, of using a false
instrument. Chacon pleaded not guilty to the two charges.
Your offense merits six months imprisonment on each charge, but after considering your
guilty plea and the defence counsel's plea in mitigation, I reduce the sentence by one-third to four
months in prison for each charge,
Deputy Magistrate Chan said.
As Chacon had already been detained almost three months since April 9 this year, he could
be eligible for release anytime soon, if he gets the usual discount for good behavior.
If you behave well in jail, your sentence could be shortened,
the magistrate said.
The defendant, a college graduate, arrived in Hong Kong in April 2013 on a tourist visa
hoping to marry his girlfriend, a permanent resident of the city, and hopefully stay here on a
dependant's visa, his counsel said.
They could not be legally wed, however, because the woman's application for a divorce
from her husband was still pending in court.
The prosecution charged that on May 15, 2013, Chacon falsely stated that he was working
for Royal Park Hotel when he applied for an entry/work visa. Then on July 4 last year, he went back
to the immigration office to apply for an extension of his stay.
On each occasion he presented a purported employment letter from the hotel stating he
was employed at a bar there. However, the hotel subsequently disowned the letter.
Chacon was jobless for nine months since arriving in April last year, but managed to get a
job as a baggage handler at the Hong Kong international airport last November and worked there for
two weeks, according to court records.
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