A case of breach of condition of stay was heard against a Filipino woman at Shatin Magistracy Courts yesterday, 27 May. The former domestic worker, Magbanua G.Z., looked very calm in front of Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung Chi-wai while a Filipino interpreter read the charges against her of breach of condition of stay, an offense contr...
A Series of territory-wide anti-illegal worker operations by the Immigration Department (ImmD) and Hong Kong Police Force was mounted again for four consecutive days from May 23 to yesterday (May 26). The combined authorities, the operations with codenamed “Lightshadow” and "Twilight" from the ImmD and codenamed "Champion" and "Powerplayer...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines, as announced by the Congress of the Philippines, yesterday, May 25. At the Joint Session of the 18th Congress of the Philippines, overseen by Senate President Tito Sotto and Speaker of the House Representative of the Philippines Lord Allan Ve...
As the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Ms. Carrie Lam, announced that inbound travel restrictions will continue, including the 7-day hotel quarantine, two hotels will start accepting room bookings from May onwards. Conrad Hong Kong and Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriot Hotel are two added hotels enlisted as designated quarantine hotels (DQHs) that will...
With another five weeks to go as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Ms. Carrie Lam, speaking ahead of her Executive Meeting, announced this morning, May 24, that it is very unlikely to have more relaxations on border controls during her term. She explained, “In other words, we will still have hotel quarantine; we will still require vaccination ...
Uninfected individuals aged 18 to 59 who are at higher risk of COVID-19 exposure or with personal needs, may choose to receive a fourth dose of COVID-19 at least six months after getting their third dose, the Hong Kong Government announced yesterday, May 21. As for persons aged 60 or above, they have been allowed to choose to get vaccinated with...
A Filipino woman and an Indonesian woman were charged with theft at Eastern Law Courts, on a separate case, heard yesterday, May 20. The Filipino woman’s case, Bayogo J.E., heard earlier before noon was adjourned on July 8. Magistrate Jacky Ip said that there was a “substantive amount” involved in the case against her that hap...
A Filipino female is charged with conspiracy to manufacture a dangerous drug and conspiracy to manufacture drugs together with a Mexican male and a local Chinese male. The case was on the 4th day hearing as of yesterday at the High Court with seven juries, five women and two men. Enriquez A.M. J., 41 years old Filipino female, was...
Hong Kong continues to loosen its Covid-19 rules as the second phase takes into effect on May 19 since there’s no spike in case numbers. On Wednesday, May 18, Hong Kong logged in 329 new Covid-19 cases. Bars and clubs are some of the venues that people can now go to. This is great news for Ronel Torio, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) w...
Diners will enjoy their meals until a minute before midnight starting tomorrow, May 19. Other than that, movie-goers can enjoy their popcorn and sodas while watching their favorite movies, and those Karaoke enthusiasts can start to sing their famous love songs at Karaoke bars. Starting tomorrow, May 19, the second stage of the relaxation in so...
