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 2015
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Community News
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Bakit gusto mong magnegosyo? Nasa iyo ba ang mga katangiang kailangan para umasenso
sa negosyo?
Ito ay kabilang sa mga katanungan na binigyan ng tugon sa isa na namang
talakayang pangkabuhayan na isinagawa ng CARD-MRI Hong Kong Foundation noong Hulyo 12 sa
Bayanihan Centre sa Kennedy Town.
Kabilang sa may 100 kataong dumalo sina Boy at Dolly Diaz, na dalawang beses na
daw nagtayo ng negosyo sa Pilipinas pero minalas na nalugi. Sa kanilang karanasan, napagtanto
nila
na dapat na pag-aralan mabuti ang anumang negosyo na balak itayo. Hindi daw sapat na may pera
ka para masigurado ang tagumpay ng iyong negosyo.
Ayon sa mag-asawa, nagpapasalamat sila na nabalitaan nila ang tungkol sa libreng
seminar
ng Card. Dagdag-kaalaman daw ito para sa kanila dahil balak nilang magnegosyong muli.
Ayon naman kay Edsel Ramos ng Card-MRI Development Institute, Inc. na siyang
panauhing tagapagsalita sa seminar, layunin daw nilang matulungan ang mga OFW na magtayo ng
negosyo
at makabuo ng isang mahusay na mungkahing pangkabuhayan, na maaring sila mismo ang
magpatakbo o ang kanilang pamilya na nasa Pilipinas
Sa isang bahagi ng seminar ay isinailalim ang mga kalahok sa self-assessment para
malaman kung sila ba ay may katangian at kakayahan para maging isang negosyante o
entrepreneur.
Kasali din sa programa ang plano para sa pagsusubaybay sa kalagayan ng negosyong
itinayo.
Sa huling bahagi ng seminar ay hinamon ang mga dumalo na gawin ang "Project Be: The
Fifty Minute Business Plan." Inatasan silang sagutin ang ilang mga tanong sa takdang oras na
50 minuto
at gumawa ng plano para sa isang negosyo na maari nilang patakbuhin.
Back-to-back celebration
Membersof Manddelanians Hong Kong Chapter, an affiliate of Balikatan sa
Kaunlaran,marked the group's second anniversary at their virtual home in Admiralty bridge on
Jun. 28. Guests
headed by Consul Chuck Macaspac, vice consul Timmy Quintin and newly posted vice consul Alex
O. Vallespin were treated to a festive lunch prepared by president and birthday celebrant
Marilyn
C. Andaya. Before lunch was served, BSK held a food processing demonstration for the
members. TrainorLufrecia Ruiz introduced the technique of making salted egg while Ela Pascua
showedt
he process of making burong isda or fermented fish using fresh-water fish,cooked rice and
salt.--Gina N. Ordona
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