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Solon wants 'most stringent penalty' on Ranara's killer

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:16 PM

A lawmaker wants the "most stringent penalty" imposed on the suspect behind the brutal killing of Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait. Read more »

Retired Hong Kong teacher given suspended jail sentence for assaulting Filipino maid

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 17 07:53 PM

Acting principal magistrate David Cheung jails Chow Ching-yee for 4 weeks, but opted to suspend term for 1½ years. The court heard that Chow pulled Ruby Funa Caman’s hair and slapped her face, shoulder and back after the Filipino domestic helper refused to give her a hand massage. Read more »

Filipino domestic helper accuses HK couple of conspiring to rape her

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 11 06:46 AM

A domestic helper has accused a Hong Kong couple of conspiring to rape her at their flat and trying to cover up the crime by paying her HK$150 after the assault. Read more »

Domestic helper sues HK boss for sexual harassment

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 21 12:44 PM

A domestic helper has lodged a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former Hong Kong employer, seeking more than HK$300,000 (US$38,000) in damages from him for making repeated requests for sex and assaulting her for resisting his advances. Read more »

She ditched her journalist dreams to be a DH in Singapore

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 24 11:54 AM

After 33 years of working as a domestic helper, Janet Peremme says she wouldn’t have it any other way Read more »

HK actress apologizes for portrayal of Pinay worker

Nadia Lam, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 21 01:52 AM

A Hong Kong actress who darkened her skin to play a Filipino domestic worker in a TV drama has broken her silence after a week to apologize. Read more »

PH envoy slams Hong Kong TV drama portrayal of Filipina

Nadia Lam and Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 15 05:06 PM

The Philippine envoy to Hong Kong has called a local television drama “totally disgusting” for featuring a Chinese actress who darkened her skin to portray a domestic helper. Read more »

Brownface depiction of DH in HK series draws flak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 05:04 PM

A Hong Kong series’ depiction of a foreign domestic helper using brownface, or the darkening of skin using makeup, has drawn criticism on social media. Read more »

Displaced Pinoy workers in Hong Kong appeal for govt help

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 05:17 PM

Two Filipino workers in Hong Kong are seeking assistance from the Philippine government after losing their jobs and testing positive for COVID-19. Read more »

Virus wave deepens grim conditions for Hong Kong domestic workers

Nioucha Zakavati, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 06:02 PM

Janice Obiang stifled sobs as she packed goods to send to the Philippines, gifts for loved ones she hasn't seen in years as life for domestic workers in virus-hit Hong Kong goes from bad to worse. Read more »

Bello says Filipinos in Hong Kong in 'good condition'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 10:19 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday denied reports that some overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong were terminated by employers after testing positive for COVID-19. Read more »

Hong Kong bans PAL flights for 2 weeks

Rachel Yeo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 30 11:30 AM

Ban is likely to upend travel plans of some Filipino helpers just as a new scheme opens permitting them to come to city after months of waiting. Read more »

Ilang OFW nabulaga na di kinilala sa Hong Kong ang vaccine cards ng Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:43 PM

Problemado ang ilang manggagawang Pinoy dahil hindi kinikilala ng Hong Kong ang vaccine cards mula sa Pilipinas. Read more »

THROWBACK: Domestic helper noon, milyonarya na ngayon | Rated K

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 02:52 PM

Mula sa pagiging DH noon, buhay donya na ngayon si Rebecca.  Read more »

Hong Kong domestic workers queue up outside testing centers

Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 17 01:37 PM

Some dress in red after a group urged workers to wear the color as a sign of protest over the requirement for another test. Domestic helpers had nine days to comply with the first screening order, but this time have about two weeks. Read more »

OFWs, mga opisyal hati sa planong mandatory vaccination sa Hong Kong helpers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 08:52 PM

Hati ang mga apektadong partido sa panukalang mandatory vaccination ng Hong Kong sa household workers.  Read more »

Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong Kong vaccine plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 10:28 PM

Hong Kong migrant worker groups on Saturday criticized plans to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory for all foreign domestic helpers, labeling the move "discriminatory and unjust". Read more »

Domestic helper jailed 9 months for pushing, stepping on baby

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 06 01:03 PM

Stressed by family matters back home, Suliana Kasim Dapok acted out by stepping on her Singapore employer's one-and-half-year old son and pushing him to the floor after he vomited on the carpet. Read more »

'Quietly vanish into the night,' Palace tells envoy sacked over helper abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday told a former ambassador to "just quietly vanish into the night", as she tried to appeal her removal from government service over her physical abuse of her helper, which was caught on camera. Read more »

Dismissed PH envoy to Brazil claims case was 'mishandled'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 10:32 PM

The Philippines' former ambassador to Brazil who was dismissed after being caught maltreating her helper broke her silence regarding the controversy. Read more »