The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirmed the arrest of six Filipino domestic helpers for breaching conditions of stay and falsely running a dental clinic. The confirmation came on Wednesday, Aug. 20, days after the Aug. 17 arrest of the Filipino workers. “The said FDWs (Foreign...
A Filipino tourist died in a vehicular accident in Tsuen Wan West in Hong Kong, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed. "The Consulate General of the Philippines in Hong Kong confirms that a 35-year-old Filipino tourist has died due to injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Tsuen...
Ever since its establishment in 1923, the Walt Disney Company—then known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio—has created cinematic magic with its animated features. In 1955, fans were able to live out their fantasy with the opening of the first Disneyland in California. For many Filipinos,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has called on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to immediately investigate and resolve the reported suicide incidents among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong. Sen. Raffy Tulfo urged the Department of...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Occidental Mindoro Gov. Eduardo B. Gadiano on Monday, April 21, temporarily stopped sand-dredging operations in the sea of Rizal town after a vessel capsized last April 15 that resulted into the death of at least nine crew members. THE Philippine Coast...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, April 20 expressed fears of a repeat of the 2023 MT Princess Empress oil spill and the back-to-back oil spills that occurred last year following the capsizing of the Chinese-flagged MV Hong Hai 16 off Occidental Mindoro last Tuesday, April 15. Senate...
(Photo: PCG) (UPDATED STORY) Three more cadavers were recovered from the capsized sand carrier MV Hong Hai 16 in the waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, raising even further the death toll to nine, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Easter Sunday, April 20. The PCG said the first cadaver...
Philippine coast Guard personnel deploy oil spill booms around the capsized MV Hong Hai 16 in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 18, 2025 to mitigate the potential spread of any oil contaminants. (Photo: PCG) Two additional crew members were found dead from the capsized sand carrier MV Hong Hai 16...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the body of a crew member of MV Hong Hai 16 in the waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 17, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Black Friday, April 18, that it has issued a demand letter to the ship owner of MV Hong Hai 16 to...
(Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved on Wednesday, April 16, the cadaver of a second crew member of a sand carrier vessel that capsized off Rizal, Occidental Mindoro. MV Hong Hai 16 capsized at approximately 100 meters from the shoreline of Barangay Malawaan around 5:20 p.m....
Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen, second left in bottom row, poses for a photo with her supporters outside the District Court building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong ahead of her verdict hearing Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung) HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong social worker was...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB) Out of the members of the House "Young Guns" bloc, it's La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega who usually enjoys a good joke. But as far as former...
