Jan Yumul
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OFWs, cargo businesses try to survive amid 4th COVID-19 wave in Hong Kong
Filipino domestic workers aren't sure whether to remit their wages or hold on to the money amid the pandemic-fueled uncertainty. → Read More
Filipino-Pakistani's 'Chi-Khan Inasal' gets grilling in Hong Kong
For Bilal Aamir Roxas Khan, eating chicken inasal was a passion. → Read More
HK-based Pinoy publisher hopes to refocus lens on Filipino achievements in new book
Hong Kong-based Filipino author Noel De Guzman hopes his recently published book '100 Filipinos', will reframe how Filipino achievements are celebrated and commemorated in everyday life and in schools. → Read More
Demonstrations, COVID-19 pandemic chipping away at HK domestic worker population
Political unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic are chipping away at the number of OFWs in Hong Kong, and there's more trouble ahead as Beijing is hellbent on imposing a highly contentious national security law for the Special Administrative Region. → Read More
Veteran Filipino musician in Hong Kong's biggest cluster overcomes bout with COVID-19
HONG KONG - With having to juggle two jobs both day and night, the restless routine has kept veteran Filipino musician M.P. from socializing after his regular gigs. → Read More
Pinoy musicians, entertainers in HK in limbo amid COVID-19 crisis
HONG KONG - When Filipino expat singer 'Anna' and her band were told to stop working at their regular venue on Hong Kong Island soon after news of the first Filipino musician testing positive for COVID-19 broke out on March 23, she thought it was best, for their safety. → Read More
Philippine plastic industry to make protective gear for frontliners
Philippine plastic manufacturers will produce protective gear for frontliners as the country grapples with a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPEs), an industry group said. → Read More
6 more Filipino musicians in HK infected with COVID-19: officials
Six more Filipino musicians and a newly-arrived domestic worker have tested positive for COVID-19, Hong Kong health authorities said Tuesday. → Read More
Another Filipino tests positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Government's Information Services Department has confirmed with that the city's 276th patient is a Filipino musician. → Read More
HK relaxes visa restrictions on foreign domestic workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Government has announced it would 'flexibly consider' foreign domestic workers' applications to extend their stay in the city as visitors for the purpose of finding a new employer amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. → Read More
HK authorities: Domestic worker positive for COVID-19 recently traveled to PH
HONG KONG - A foreign domestic worker who arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines on March 11 was among the 48 new cases - the highest number in the former British colony reported in a day - on Friday, according to local health authorities. → Read More
HK warns will ban hiring of domestic workers if not given isolation quarters by employers
Employers who fail to provide their own quarantine facilities or quarters for their arriving foreign domestic workers risk having their hired help and their future applications rejected by authorities, Hong Kong warned Saturday. → Read More
HK employers told to make necessary arrangements for domestic workers as compulsory home quarantine takes effect
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Labor Department has appealed to employers of foreign domestic workers and employment agencies 'to make necessary arrangements' to accommodate compulsory home quarantine for domestic workers travelling to Hong Kong. → Read More
Domestic workers unprotected in fight vs COVID-19: HK study
Thousands of foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong face the risk of being infected with COVID-19, after a study found that many experienced insufficient protection from the virus, as well as additional workload amid the lack of labor provisions covering the city's household. → Read More
WOMEN'S DAY: Filipino female workers in Hong Kong send remittance home
Scene at #WorldWidePlaza in Central, Hong Kong today, March 8, 2020, where an overwhelming majority of women pack remittance centers to send money back home to the Philippines, as the world marks International Women's Day, amid a global #COVID19 scare. → Read More
Lone OFW in HK quarantine released; 2 Pinoys with COVID-19 no longer show symptoms
The migrant worker was earlier deemed healthy and asymptomatic by Hong Kong health officials. → Read More
2nd Filipino domestic worker tests positive for novel coronavirus
HONG KONG - Another Filipino domestic worker has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, the Department of Health confirmed with ABS-CBN News Thursday. → Read More
Filipino domestic workers in HK urged to report unjust termination amid outbreak
Philippine labor officials on Sunday urged Filipino domestic workers to report any unjust termination due to the coronavirus outbreak and the travel ban earlier imposed on Hong Kong. → Read More
HK authorities tracing 10 persons exposed to Pinoy with COVID-19
HONG KONG - Hong Kong health authorities said Tuesday they are tracing 10 people who have been exposed to a 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), now known as Hong Kong's 61st case. → Read More
Foreign domestic worker positive for COVID-19 infection: HK hospital
A foreign domestic worker patient in Hong Kong has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a hospital said Tuesday. → Read More