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Asian Correspondent Now Live
window.location="http://asiancorrespondent.com/ecagape";As mentioned a few weeks ago, I am now writing for Asian Correspondent and has written two articles (Hong Kong mobile phone love affair and Hong Kong Pinoys' help to Philippine typhoon victims)....
Donation Tax to Help Typhoon Ondoy Victims?
Filipinos in Hong Kong were able to donate more tan 50 boxes of relief goods as donation to victims of typhoon Ondoy that killed more than 240 people, destroyed billions worth of properties, created a stir online on insensivity and prompted internati...
Donation Tax to Help Typhoon Ondoy Victims?
Filipinos in Hong Kong were able to donate more tan 50 boxes of relief goods as donation to victims of typhoon Ondoy that killed more than 240 people, destroyed billions worth of properties, created a stir online on insensivity and prompted internati...
28 Signs That You Are A Filipino in Hong Kong
1. You choose between LBC, AFreight, Genex and Focus as your official door-to-door balikbayan box.2. You ask your newly found friend what's her phone network; if you share the same one, you are both in for extended "heart-to-heart" phone conversation...
28 Signs That You Are A Filipino in Hong Kong
1. You choose between LBC, AFreight, Genex and Focus as your official door-to-door balikbayan box.2. You ask your newly found friend what's her phone network; if you share the same one, you are both in for extended "heart-to-heart" phone conversation...
Maid in China: Mainland Helpers Coming Soon?
It's not surprising that domestic helpers hit the headlines of Hong Kong's prominent papers (Indonesian lacing milk with bleach or Filipina killing her employer). Reasons behind these newsmakers include abuse of authority or incompetence. In the case...
Maid in China: Mainland Helpers Coming Soon?
It's not surprising that domestic helpers hit the headlines of Hong Kong's prominent papers (Indonesian lacing milk with bleach or Filipina killing her employer). Reasons behind these newsmakers include abuse of authority or incompetence. In the case...
Jacque Bermejo: The Latest Pinoy Punching Bag Online
After the wake of typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) that killed dozens of people and displaced thousands of others, one small yet insensitive comment online sparked outrage. Jacque Bermejo is an overseas Filipino worker based in Dubai. In her apparent reaction...
Unity of Filipinos in Hong Kong Displayed in Diversity
The Philippines is an archipelago whose size is only surpassed by Indonesia. In between the islands comprise distinct dialects, food and customs and traditions that make up the regional identity and source of pride.In Hong Kong, that sense of identit...
Cheapest Food Prices in Hong Kong
When I was a newcomer in the city, I always converted almost anything tagged in Hong Kong dollars into Philippine peso. That's because I thought it made sense. Obviously it didn't; I have to adjust myself with the new Hong Kong lifestyle and that inc...
Hong Kong Broadband Speed: You Think You're Fast Enough
Hong Kong's broadband Internet speeds are satisfactory. Load a page and it's there in a flash. Play streaming music or video and there's no problem too. But wait until you get to Korea or Japan, where speeds are even faster. That's the findings from ...
Hong Kong OFWs Top Overseas Absentee Voting Registration
Hong Kong overseas Filipino workers have once again topped the overseas absentee voting numbers in preparation for next year's election in the country. Hong Kong (21,905), Los Angeles (13,205), Dubai (12,477), Singapore (11,296), New York (6,496), Ri...
Domestic Helper Applicants: Beware of HK Prostitution Ring
There are many Filipina applicants for domestic helpers in Hong Kong. But after 9 Filipina workers were recently arrested in a Wan Chai bar for possible involvement in a prostitution ring, that's how some domestic helpers end up in Hong Kong.Just a w...
PhilHealth Comes to Hong Kong
Filipinos in Hong Kong will now be able to apply for membership of government health insurance agency PhilHealth as the city becomes the first overseas desk of the health insurer. While PhilHealth will not be in Hong Kong all the time (The Sun report...
Zest Air Now Has Hong Kong Flights
Good news to Filipino travelers who are planning to go to Hong Kong. Zest Air, a Philippine-based carrier will soon be flying passengers from Clark to Hong Kong beginning on 21 September 2009.There will be daily flights to and from Hong Kong/Clark us...
President Arroyo's Coffin: Product of Anger or Just a Hoax?
Manila Bulletin, the Philippines' oldest news publisher got one news item seriously wrong. Just a note: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's still alive. But Manila Bulletin featured a photo of former president Corazon Aquino's coffin being carried by...
Pinoy Is Hong Kong's First H1N1 Swine Flu Death
Another first for a Filipino swine flu case. After a Filipino became the first recorded case of swine flu in Macau and another Filipina first in Saudi Arabia, a 42-year old Filipino sailor was confirmed to be the first case of H1N1 death in Hong Kong...
14 Common Reasons to Terminate Domestic Helpers
We may hear various cases of employers firing their domestic helpers. I think the following are the most common reasons to do so:1 Disease and Persistent AilmentIf a domestic helper develops an ailment that makes her/him unfit to work, the employer m...
Jollibee Hong Kong
One familiar treat to a Filipino in Hong Kong is Jollibee. This fastfood outlet brings memories back home. That distinctive smell within the vicinity in Central is one remedy of a typical Pinoy homesickness. This is one little advantage for Filipinos...
Making Domestic Helpers More Competitive
In the past I heard a lot of grumblings about Philippine Overseas Employment Agency's requirement that domestic helpers undergo training before they can leave the Philippines. Such trainings are related mostly to household work, something that most, ...
Pinoy Caught With 1kg Worth of Heroin
A fresh case of a Filipino drug courier came out in a government news portal. A 38-year old passenger arriving at Hong Kong International Airport is now being detained after a kilo of heroin was found in both sides of his suitcase. The estimated reta...
Domestic Helpers Threat of Spreading Virus: Switch Days Off
Every Sunday, Hong Kong's Central Business District is transformed into a mini-Philippines:* Certain Masses at St Joseph Church are celebrated in Tagalog.* For one day in a week HSBC Headquarters at Queens Road is not occupied by bankers, tellers and...
Did Pinay Domestic Helper Kill Happy Valley Employer?
Today is the 111th Philippine independence day and many Filipinos are happy to join the celebrations. But amid the wonderful commemoration is a sad news that could possibly implicate a Filipina in a gruesome murder in Happy Valley. A Chinese woman wa...
Happy 111th Philippine Independence Day!
It has come to my attention that staff at the Philippine Consulate in Admiralty has been displaying bad attitude to visitors. This is after Den Domingo through The Standard vividly describes incidents involving the Consulate and people who come there...
The Eight Levels of Workplace Qualification
You're a foreigner in Hong Kong and is applying for a job. After passing a few rounds of interview, you finally got an offer you'll likely to accept. It's official, you're joining the company, but on your first day at work you notice you're the only ...
10 Pinoy Tourists Injured in Mong Kok Acid Attack
One of my longest blog posts was an introduction to first time visitors to Hong Kong on a slim budget. Now I feel a bit guilty because even though it's kind of remote, the guide also included a visit to Mong Kok. Among the 24 injured in last Monday's...
More Indonesians than Filipino Domestic Helpers
For the first time in a long while, Indonesian domestic helpers are now poised to outnumber their Filipina counterparts. Records show that by end of April 2009, there were 126,075 Filipina DHs, 125,567 from Indonesia, 3,774 from Thailand, and 3,479 f...
Alec Baldwin: The Next Target of Sensitive Filipinos
Note to non-Filipinos: You must not use the term mail-order brides, domestic helpers, sailors, caregivers, nurses and welders to refer to us Filipinos. That's because a single statement implicating us as such means you're being racist, using derogato...
New Promenade in the Neighborhood
I've been asked why I decided to stay in Quarry Bay now that I work in Central. I've always maintained that Quarry Bay is a pleasant place to live. Now that I moved to a new place I see even more convenience compared to my old place just across Royal...
6 Things That Could Happen After Manny Pacquiao's Victory
I was busy moving house when the Manny Pacquiao - Ricky Hatton boxing bout was held. At the time I was offline as my Internet connection was still iffy. And when it was restored, I was shocked to know that the fight ended so quickly, even shorter tha...
