Hong Kong on Tuesday confirmed that four new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been detected in the country following the mandatory mass testing ordered by health authorities. In this file photo taken on July 28, 2020, visitors walk along a viewing platform on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong....
The Philippine Consulate on Tuesday thanked the Hong Kong government for its "understanding" and in ordering a review of the mandatory vaccination of all foreign domestic helpers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE "We thank Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Hong...
The Philippines has welcomed Hong Kong's decision to halt and review an earlier decision to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for foreign domestic workers. image3 Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier announced that concerned authorities would reexamine the vaccine requirement for...
Vaccination should never be forced. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) said this amid the plan of Hong Kong to require...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) says it is closely monitoring the situation in Hong Kong following its government's decision to make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations mandatory among the hundreds of thousands of foreign workers there. Hong Kong (Photo by Elton Yung/...
Malacañang asked the government of Hong Kong to not single out overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in its plan to make the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday said there should be “no singling out of any nationality” in Hong Kong’s plan to inoculate around 370,000 foreign domestic workers before their contracts can be renewed. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (Twitter/Teddy Boy Locsin Jr.)...
Toy manufacturers from Hong Kong are considering of investing in the Philippines as they showed strong confidence in the country. This was disclosed by the officers and members of the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (TMHK) who joined an online information session with the Philippine...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong's public health authorities are investigating the death of a man with chronic diseases two days after he received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Agence France Presse / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
Isabelle Daza-Semblat is due to give birth real soon. As always, the very fit mom prefers to host a party where her guests can stay active and sweat it out. "Forcing everyone to sweat is my fave activity," she posted. Staying in Hong Kong didn't stop her from treating her guests to an active day....
In my grade school years, many moons ago, my exposure to Chinese cuisine was whatever we had around places that were reachable by car. For mami and siopao , Ma Mon Luk was, of course, (and still is, but now there’s also Masuki) my go-to place. For authentic Chinese cuisine, it had to be Kowloon...
Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo Fans of "Hello, Love, Goodbye" starring Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo are still waiting for the news if there will ever be a follow-up to the blockbuster movie anytime soon. Still the highest-grossing Filipino film, and directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and...
