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[Title] => RP, Hong Kong forge tourism partnership
[Summary] => The Philippines and Hong Kong have officially agreed to mutually boost tourist traffic between the two destinations and promote them jointly to international markets.
Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon announced the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement for that purpose between the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corp. (PCVC), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism.
HKTB chairman Selina Chow and Gordon, who chairs the PCVC board, signed the agreement.
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[Title] => OFWs in Israel face pay cuts
[Summary] => After the maids in Hong Kong, the estimated 50,000 Filipino workers in Israel may face a cut in their monthly pay.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Israel plans to impose a tax on Filipinos and other foreign workers.
"The strong preference for foreign workers may be the reason behind the plan of the Israeli government to tax foreign workers," the POEA said.
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[Title] => Another Pinay maid in HK dies of SARS
[Summary] => A Filipina domestic worker suspected of having Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has died at a hospital in Hong Kong, the Department of Labor and Employment reported yesterday.
The fatality, identified only as "JC," died yesterday morning, a day after being admitted to Queen Mary Hospital. Health authorities in Hong Kong are examining the woman’s remains to determine the cause of death, Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said.
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[Title] => 7 more Pinoys in HK afflicted with SARS
[Summary] => Seven more Filipinos in Hong Kong have been afflicted with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in a span of one week, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.
Acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson said the number of SARS cases among Filipino migrants in Hong Kong and Singapore rose to 25 from last week’s total cases of 18, including one death.
"Latest reports coming from labor officials in Hong Kong show that six more OFWs and a Filipina, who is married to a Chinese national, have been afflicted with SARS," Imson said.
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[Title] => Embassy aid vowed for Pinay maids in HK
[Summary] => Full embassy assistance will be extended to Filipino domestic helpers who filed a case against the Hong Kong government for its imposition of a new wage policy that reduced their monthly wage from HK$3,670 to HK$3,270.
This was the order of President Arroyo to Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Victoria Bataclan.
In behalf of more than 240,000 foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, five Filipino maids filed before the Hong Kong High Court on Monday a legal case seeking to declare the territory’s new wage policy illegal and unconstitutional.
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[Title] => HK Pinoys warned to take steps vs SARS infection
[Summary] => Filipino workers in Hong Kong were warned yesterday against visiting crowded places and to take all necessary precautions against the deadly pneumonia-like disease Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
In a report sent to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine consul general to Hong Kong Victoria Bataclan said the Filipino community has been advised to take precautionary measures to avoid the illness that has already infected 123 people there, including a Filipina domestic helper.
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[Title] => JDV: Mission for 153,000 HK maids a success
[Summary] => Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. has succeeded in securing an assurance from the Hong Kong government that the new wage policy in the territory, which imposes a HK$400 ($51) levy on the monthly pay of foreign maids, will not be imposed on workers with existing contracts.
This means that 153,000 Filipino domestic servants currently working in Hong Kong will be spared from the levy until their contract expires.
The wage cut will, however, be applicable on their next contract and those who will be hired starting April 1.
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[Title] => Selective ban on maid deployment to HK mulled
[Summary] => The Philippines, along with nine other countries that send their nationals to Hong Kong, will file a motion for reconsideration before the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to block its plan to impose a HK$400 cut on salaries of foreign domestic workers, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas ople said yesterday.
Ople said the nine other countries agreed to join the Philippines in appealing HKSAR’s decision.
"They agreed to join forces so the Hong Kong goverment will be persuaded to review this policy," he said.
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HONG KONG VICTORIA BATACLAN
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[Title] => RP, Hong Kong forge tourism partnership
[Summary] => The Philippines and Hong Kong have officially agreed to mutually boost tourist traffic between the two destinations and promote them jointly to international markets.
Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon announced the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement for that purpose between the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corp. (PCVC), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism.
HKTB chairman Selina Chow and Gordon, who chairs the PCVC board, signed the agreement.
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[Title] => OFWs in Israel face pay cuts
[Summary] => After the maids in Hong Kong, the estimated 50,000 Filipino workers in Israel may face a cut in their monthly pay.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Israel plans to impose a tax on Filipinos and other foreign workers.
"The strong preference for foreign workers may be the reason behind the plan of the Israeli government to tax foreign workers," the POEA said.
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[Title] => Another Pinay maid in HK dies of SARS
[Summary] => A Filipina domestic worker suspected of having Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has died at a hospital in Hong Kong, the Department of Labor and Employment reported yesterday.
The fatality, identified only as "JC," died yesterday morning, a day after being admitted to Queen Mary Hospital. Health authorities in Hong Kong are examining the woman’s remains to determine the cause of death, Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said.
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[Title] => 7 more Pinoys in HK afflicted with SARS
[Summary] => Seven more Filipinos in Hong Kong have been afflicted with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in a span of one week, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.
Acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson said the number of SARS cases among Filipino migrants in Hong Kong and Singapore rose to 25 from last week’s total cases of 18, including one death.
"Latest reports coming from labor officials in Hong Kong show that six more OFWs and a Filipina, who is married to a Chinese national, have been afflicted with SARS," Imson said.
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[Title] => Embassy aid vowed for Pinay maids in HK
[Summary] => Full embassy assistance will be extended to Filipino domestic helpers who filed a case against the Hong Kong government for its imposition of a new wage policy that reduced their monthly wage from HK$3,670 to HK$3,270.
This was the order of President Arroyo to Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Victoria Bataclan.
In behalf of more than 240,000 foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, five Filipino maids filed before the Hong Kong High Court on Monday a legal case seeking to declare the territory’s new wage policy illegal and unconstitutional.
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[Title] => HK Pinoys warned to take steps vs SARS infection
[Summary] => Filipino workers in Hong Kong were warned yesterday against visiting crowded places and to take all necessary precautions against the deadly pneumonia-like disease Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
In a report sent to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine consul general to Hong Kong Victoria Bataclan said the Filipino community has been advised to take precautionary measures to avoid the illness that has already infected 123 people there, including a Filipina domestic helper.
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[Title] => JDV: Mission for 153,000 HK maids a success
[Summary] => Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. has succeeded in securing an assurance from the Hong Kong government that the new wage policy in the territory, which imposes a HK$400 ($51) levy on the monthly pay of foreign maids, will not be imposed on workers with existing contracts.
This means that 153,000 Filipino domestic servants currently working in Hong Kong will be spared from the levy until their contract expires.
The wage cut will, however, be applicable on their next contract and those who will be hired starting April 1.
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[Focus] => 0
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[Title] => Selective ban on maid deployment to HK mulled
[Summary] => The Philippines, along with nine other countries that send their nationals to Hong Kong, will file a motion for reconsideration before the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to block its plan to impose a HK$400 cut on salaries of foreign domestic workers, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas ople said yesterday.
Ople said the nine other countries agreed to join the Philippines in appealing HKSAR’s decision.
"They agreed to join forces so the Hong Kong goverment will be persuaded to review this policy," he said.
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