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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December 2015
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Hong Kong News
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A veteran labor official is reportedly set to be posted in Hong Kong early next year to
replace labor attache Nenita Garcia who has been on extended medical leave since early October.
Insiders at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) say Garcia is not likely to return to
her post as she has been undergoing dialysis and may even undergo kidney transplant in the Philippines.
Named as her likely successor is lawyer Jalilo de la Torre, who has served as labor attache
in Saudi Arabia, Israel and Australia, and first served abroad as assistant labor attache in Hong Kong.
A bar topnotcher and writer, de la Torre co-authored a handbook for foreign domestic helpers
in Hong Kong titled "Survive Hong Kong". He is currently working as a consultant at the
National Reintegration Center for OFWs run by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
A POLO source told The SUN de la Torre is expected to assume the top labor post in
Hong Kong in January next year.
Garcia, who is 61, left for Manila more than a month ago supposedly for a brief visit
which turned into an indefinite medical leave. She was said to be already suffering from kidney
problems before she was posted here.
"When Neneth came to Hong Kong last January, she was already on a single kidney," the
source said, adding that it was her remaining kidney that was bothering her, and for which she may need
an organ transplant.
"I hope her replacement will come soon and that he will be proactive, so that we will get
things moving in the labor office," the source said.
However, another source who saw Garcia in Manila recently said the labor official did
not mention anything about relinquishing her post, though she confirmed that she undergoing
dialysis. Garcia was also said to be looking quite well despite the reports about her ill-health.
POLO officials declined to comment on the reports.
POLO Officer-in-charge Ma Nena German told The SUN: "I'm not in position to talk
about Labatt's condition."
In the meantime, she said it's business as usual for POLO despite Garcia's absence.
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