A Filipina who wanted to work in Hong Kong did not expect she’d be in a twofold setback before even starting life as a domestic helper.

E.S., 33, was scheduled to leave Manila on Sept. 9 via the early morning Hong Kong Airlines HX782 flight with 12 other recruits. She had prior plans to head to the financial hub since her would-be employer was due to give birth by May, but the coronavirus pandemic forced her trip's postponement.

The 33-year-old worker had arrived in Manila from Bacolod via...

The Filipina migrant worker who died after she was found unconsciously floating in a pool Sunday had a family history of heart ailments, her aunt said Thursday.

Domestic worker May El Oroceo dispelled rumors about the death of her 28-year-old niece, Andrelyn Peralta Onera. Reports have earlier claimed that Onera had slipped and hit her head, among other theories that spread on social media.

Oroceo said she had talked to Onera’s attending doctor who reportedly said that her heart likely sto...

Another worker has been removed from Hong Kong after testing positive for COVID-19, in a seeming policy shift by the Immigration Department on newly-arrrived domestic workers.

Consul-General Raly Tejada confirmed another worker was removed from the city after her employer backed out from the employment contract. The workers were reported to have tested positive upon arrival to the city, and were treated at a local hospital.

“Upon discharge we were informed that they were taken directly to th...