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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Pagkatapos ng mahahabang pila noong Marso sa Konsulado ng maraming OFW na
gustong makauwi upang makita ang pagtatapos ng kanilang anak o mag-Holy Week, humahaba na naman
ang pila para sa overseas employment certificate (OEC).
Kung ang dahilan sa bagal ng usad ng mga pila noong Marso ay kakapusan ng lugar at
tauhan upang mas mapadali ang pag-process ng OEC application, ganoon pa rin ang dahilan.
Malapit na ang Kapaskuhan. Pahirapan pa rin kaya ang Pagkuha ng OEC sa POLO?
Naitanong namin ito dahil parang hindi matapos-tapos ang pagkumpuni ng ikalawang
opisina ng POLO (Philippine Overseas Labor Office) sa ika-16 na palapag ng Admiralty Center na
siya sanang sentro ng processing ng OEC. Hindi pa kasi ito mabuksan dahil sa dalawang dahilan:
na hinihintay daw ang pagdating ni Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, at kinapos sa pera
ang pagpapagawa nito.
Dahil kasabay na naupahan ito ng isa pang opisina ng POLO sa ika-11 palapag ng
naturang building--na bukas na noong Marso 1 pa-- nakakatatlong buwan nang binabayaran
ang renta
ng opisinang hindi ginagamit.
Kung kailan magagawan ng paraan upang maipatapos ang opisinang ito ay hindi natin
alam. Samantala, panay ang pagpatak ng buwanang HK$230,000 mula sa mga bayarin ng mga OFW
nag naghihirap pumila dito.
Okay na siguro iyong gumastos ang POLO ng HK$460,000 sa dalawang opisina, pero
para bayaran iyan at magamit lamang ang kalahati ng inuupahan ay hindi makatwiran. Lalo pa't
ang dahilan ay pagpapabaya nila.
Tandaan, tatlong buwan nang nagbabayad ang POLO sa wala dahil sa pagkaantala
ng pagbubukas nito. Nababahala rin kaya, gaya namin, ang mga opisyal ng Department of Labor
and Employment sa Hong Kong at sa Pilipinas sa nasasayang na pondong ito?
Bilang paghahambing, limitado sa 12 OFW ang kinukupkop ng FWRC (Filipino
Workers Resource Center) sa ilalim ng POLO. Balita namin ay tinitipid ang kanilang gastusin
gaya
ng pagkain. Kahit pag-charge ng mobile phone (kahit pasenti-sentimo lang ang gastos dito) ay
bawal.
Ang yet, nagsasayang sila ng HK$230,000 monthly?
Ano ba?
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