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Coronavirus: OFWs including in Hong Kong affected by COVID-19 pandemic to receive ₱10,000 (US$200) DOLE aid

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Department of Labor and Employment said that a one-time financial assistance of 10 thousand pesos (P10,000) equivalent to US$200will be given to landbased and seabased overseas Filipino workers whose employments were greatly affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic.

According to Secretary Silvestre Bello III, “The Department of Labor and Employment has already prepared the guidelines of the DOLE-AKAP assistance program for OFWs to ensure its effective and streamlined implementation.”

DOLE-AKAP (Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong) will cover  regular/documented OFWs as defined in the 2016 Revised Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Rules and Regulations.

“Regular or documented OFWs are those who possess a valid passport and appropriate visa or permit to stay and work in the receiving country; and whose contract of employment has been processed by the POEA or the POLO,” Bello said.

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Filipino Woman in Hong Kong Infected with Covid-19 visited Macau

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A 40-year-old Hong Kong resident of Filipino nationality, who was preliminarily diagnosed with Covid-19 infection in the neighbouring region, traveled to Macau during the disease onset.

The woman was in Macau from the 22th to the 27th of March visiting a friend, a non-resident Filipino worker.

According to Macau TDM News, the non-resident worker is now in isolation on the Coloane public health center due to being a close contact to her.

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirmed 1st case of Pinoy infection

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Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where a Filipina domestic worker is being treated for coronavirus. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

 

 

A 32 year old Filipino domestic worker was diagnosed positive of Covid-19. She is now in isoloation at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.

According to Chuang Shuk-kwan, communicable disease chief at the Center for Health Protection, she has been sick with cough and fever since early this month. Initially, she was tested negative but returned a positive result after three days on Tuesday.

She became Hong Kong’s 61st confirmed case of Covid-19. On Feb. 13, her 67-year-old female employer was diagnosed as 52nd confirmed coronavirus patient.

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Pinay fell to her death while taking selfie on Hong Kong waterfall

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Ng Tung Chai waterfall

Sad news again for Filipino community here as another hiker died today during Ching Ming festival celebration, as a start of a long weekend.

According to South China Morning Post report, a 26 year old Filipina woman who works as a customer service officer in a financing company went hiking with her younger sister and four friends to Tai Mo Shan country park early morning. They started from Lam Kam Road, Tai Po at about 9am. At around 11am noon, when they reached Ng Tung Chai waterfall, her friends heard a loud noise and found she had fallen 15 meters down into the water.

Her friends told that she slipped and lost her footing while trying to take a selfie on top of the waterfall, fell down and suffered head injuries.

Screenshot of video uploaded on social media

A video uploaded on social media showing her body lying among rocks on water, and there’s a voice crying….”Don’t touch her! She’s already dead!”

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His Mom didn’t recognize him when he came back home after working 11 years abroad.

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We always return to that mother we call “home”. A home where we recall how our lives were built. A home who never failed to keep us safe and sheltered. Our mothers are the most vivid memory we have of our childhood. They were the ones who held us tight as soon as we came out into the world; the hands that taught us right from wrong; the lullaby that puts us to sleep whenever we feel scared and alone—but we will never know until when they can be there for us.
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