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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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Fate A, the all-Filipina team in the Hong Kong women's softball league Group A, jumped to
an early lead in its match against Sieger on March 29, but lost its scoring touch on several errors to
bow to last year's champions, 3-11.
The Filipinas' sister team in Group B, however, made the day for team manager Law
Wai-ho when it hammered local rivals Bruins, 9-0.
The Pinays entered the diamond at Tin Kwong Field as the underdogs, since this was their
first time to play against the young and powerful ladies' softball squad in Hong Kong.
"Stay cool. Don't get excited at the bat," coach Bernie Cabasal advised the Filipinas as
they played the home team.
The first inning had hardly started when the Filipinas rattled the champions with a blast to
the outfield by Fate that sent Reyzelyn Villenueva running home from third base.
Fate held Sieger to nil in the first two innings as captain Don Gaborno and her team
worked with precision to limit the opponents to first base, if they managed at all to survive Gaborno's
power pitches.
The writing was on the wall for Fate when Sieger's Ng Wing-sze slammed a fast ball to
the outfield and ran up to second base when the outfielder missed the ball.
Ng dashed to the third on another blast to the outfield by Ku Ui-yu, but Osabel retrieved the
ball and threw it quickly to Jesse Duque, who tagged the Sieger right outfielder on third base.
Centerfielder Chan Hui-kei followed with a low, slow ball to the left outfield that Fate
backstop Ma. Eva Mendez missed, sending off Ku on a run home from the first base.
With Mendez chasing the ball to the fence, Chan followed Ku home to put the away team
ahead 3-1.
Pitcher Hui Kai-yan then hit another fast ball that took her to second base, converting that to
a home run when Lau Janice Chi-kay hit a low ball to the left outfield that Lyka Algonez failed
to catch. That lifted Sieger further to 5-1 at the end of the third inning.
Cabasal's squad were now under pressure to narrow the Sieger advantage at their turn on the
bat in the fourth inning as the opponents heated up.
Enduring a sprain on her right ankle, Joelle Galapin batted first in the inning with a
powerful strike to the centerfield that allowed her to run safely to second base.
Mendez was next to bat, but a catching error after two strikes gave her a walk to first
base. Galapin tried to run to third at the catcher's fumble but was tagged by baseman Hui Ying-ying.
Gaborno set the stage for a dual run by Mendez and herself via a rolling ball to the leftfield
to take the score to 3-5 as the inning closed.
From there it was Sieger's game as the Hong Kong ladies added six more runs in the next
two innings to take the score to 11-3 as they showed the Filipinas they were a team to reckon with in
the championships. "It was a good match, you played well," Cabasal told the team at the dugout after
the match. "It was only because of our errors that they outscored us."
From Tin Kwong, the team proceeded to Shek Kip Mei for the match of Fate B against
Bruins in the league's second division, where Gaborno and some of her A players were again scheduled
to play for the undermanned sister team.
The B team made mincemeat of the opponent from the first inning, scoring run after run as
they yielded no ground to the local softbelles to end the match at 9-0.
Vir B. Lumicao and Emz P. Gaborno
Where to watch history's biggest fight
As the biggest fight in boxing history approaches, members of the Filipino community in
Hong Kong are assessing alternatives to watch Filipino Manny Pacquiao fight undefeated
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The most popular are the night clubs in Wanchai who would open on the morning of May 3
to accommodate the expected big crowds of boxing fans.
As early as January, several Filipino groups have booked seats in these establishments at
prices ranging from $200 to $400, including breakfast.
"Based on previous fights, these places will be fun, because we will be cheering with
friends. Also those who would want to bet can do so with people in the crowd," said a regular viewer in
these night clubs.
A small number would be watching the fight on TV sets connected to a cable company that
uses satellites to broadcast its content, among which are Philipppine channels scheduled to air the
match. This, however, is illegal in Hong Kong.
An even smaller number would be watching the pay-per-view brodcast from their cable
providers.
A report by Rappler.com said watching the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas would
cost from $1,500 to $10,000, generating ticket sales projected at $74 million.
The Associated Press reported that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is expected to bring in
$500 million in total revenue, which includes concessions, advertising, foreign TV rights, and
pay-per-view revenue.
Boxing promoter and businessman Bob Arun of Top Rank said Mayweather could earn at
least $180 million from the fight while Pacquiao could have $120 million.
Walet bags Archie's 4th league trophy--
By Ramon Dizon Jr.
After 18 months battling the same number of contenders, Indonesian team Walet
emerged victorious in Archie's 4th volleyball league.
The finals on March 22 proved to be the toughest for the champions after rival Filipino
team Crasherz put up a strong resistance during their encounter at Moreton Terrace in Causeway
Bay.-- Walet won 3 sets against 2 for the Crasherz.
The champions looked set for the win after beating its opponent on the first two rounds,
25-15 and 25-22 respectively.-- But Crasherz showed they could duplicate the feat by going on to win
the next two sets, 25-22 and 25-18. Walet broke the tie with 25-17 to take the crown, and
relegating Crasherz to second place.
Earlier, D'Blaze took third place, while Ahan A took fourth, and Golpindo, fifth.
Indonesian Arti from Walet was chosen as most valuable player, besting 12 other individual
best players.--
The best spiker and best tosser were also Indonesians: Arsita and Anyer respectively.
The mythical six were Emma Bangkat, Fhelyn Manzano, Marnellie Fortin, Maricel
Planado, Lisa (Walet) and Anik.
The awarding ceremonies, where numerous trophies and medals were given away, also
marked the opening of Archie's 5th Volleyball Tournament.
The new league's muse is Julie Via of Esors Buds team.-- Estrella 1 sported their best
uniform while D'Angels waved the best banner. JC Casa was named as most organized team.
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