chinese
- [aranas]having established a relationship with natives in 9thc, the chinese became the primary trading partner with malays on the islands. Arab, indian, portuguese, and japanese traders followed suit. Chinese contribution to filipino cuisine - noodles(pancit), steamed buns and dumplings (siopao and shumai), egg rolls (lumpia), congee (arroz caldo, pospas, lugaw), soy sauce, ginger, tofu, fermented black beans, dried mushrooms
- [precarious belongings] chinese-filipinos are depicted as disloyal or as refusing to identify as filipinos. During the spanish colonial times from the 16th to 19th c, chinese economic success was perceived to enrich china at the expense of the indigenous and colonial settlers
Ang-See, who wrote a book on the subject, said Chinese-Filipinos generally classified themselves by three waves of migration from mainland China. The lao cao, meaning the older (or first) generation who arrived before the second world war. There are also the jiu qiao, or overstaying aliens and residents who came from China via Hong Kong in the 1950s to 1980s, most of whom became citizens in the 1990s.Then there are the xin qiao – tourists, temporary visitors with fake papers, permanent residents or Philippine passport holders from the 1990s to the present day.Ang-See, however, said there was another reason to distinguish between them. “The Tsinoy are those born, raised and educated in the Philippines. Their first language is Filipino, then English, before they learned Hokkien and Mandarin; 90 per cent of them are Christians. They are rooted in Philippine soil and are fiercely loyal to the Philippine flag.”Historian Michael Charlston “Xiao” Chua, from De La Salle University in Manila, fits this description. The fourth-generation ethnic Chinese knows no Mandarin, studied in a Protestant school, has forgotten his Chinese name, and has no links to China.
- Sangley (Intsik is the term coin by Hong Kong Cantonese referring to British Nationals 英籍 Ing-Jik, Sangley Mestizo, Mestisong Sangley, Mestizo de Sangley or Chinese mestizo; plural: Sangleys or Sangleyes) is an archaic term used in the Philippines beginning in the Spanish Colonial Period to describe and classify a person of pure Chinese ancestry. The Spanish used the term mestizo de sangley to refer to a person of mixed Chinese and indigenous/Indio (Filipino) ancestry (the latter were referred to as Indio). The Chinese immigrants and their descendants played important roles in the Philippines, contributing to trade, culture and politics. Tsinoy (from the Spanish word Chino, and the word Pinoy) is also used to refer to a person of Chinese descent.The Chinese had entered the Philippines as traders prior to Spanish colonization. That development increased some work and business opportunities. Many emigrated to the Philippines, establishing concentrated communities first in Manila, then in other cities. Sangley is the romanisation of the word “常來” extract from the Boxer Codex Dasmarinas record to the King of Spain, it also contains the probable earliest romanisation of Japan as “Iapon”." The majority of Chinese sojourners, traders, and settlers in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period came from southern Fujian and spoke Hokkien, leaving their mark on Filipino culture (especially the cuisine). Although mestizo de sangley literally means "mixed-race (person) of business," it implies a "mixed-race (person) of Chinese and indigenous/Indio (Filipino) descent" because many early Chinese immigrants were traders and intermixed with the local population. Outside the Philippines, the Spanish word mestizo (without the qualifying de sangley) is normally used to refer to persons of mixed European and non-European ancestry, but the lower number of European mestizos in the Philippines made the term mestizo come to mean mestizo de sangley. For example, Benito Legarda used this definition when talking to the United States Philippine Commission (1899–1900), citing Wenceslao Retana's Diccionario de filipinismos (1921). The term chino mestizo was also used interchangeably with mestizo de sangley'
In 16th to 19th century Spanish Philippines, the term mestizo de sangley differentiated ethnic Chinese from other types of island mestizos (such as those of mixed Indio and Spanish ancestry, who were fewer in number. Their Indio ancestry (generally on the maternal side) made the Chinese mestizos be granted the legal status of colonial subjects of Spain, with certain rights and privileges denied to the pure-blooded Chinese immigrants (sangleys).Today, Tsinoy (from the word Tsino or Chino in Spanish, and the word Pinoy) is widely used to describe a Sangley, a person with similar features to a Chinese native, and a person born of Chinese descent.
- yap sandiego ancestral house 葉氏老屋 http://www.hkcd.com.hk/pdf/201701/0111/HZ18111CTE3.pdf
- 一名三十歲中國籍商人周日在菲律賓內湖省卡武肴市（Cabuyao City）被綁架。報道指，傳遭綁架的華商從事不銹鋼貿易，周日被人帶上一輛白色的客貨車。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180627/00178_012.html
- 菲律賓首都馬尼拉昨日有兩名中國公民，在街頭遭兩名電單車殺手開槍擊斃，另有兩名女途人遭流彈擊傷。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180819/00178_011.html
- 東南亞多國爆發登革熱疫情，在「重災區」的菲律賓巴丹省，一間燃煤發電廠日前兩度出現大規模感染，總共一百九十名工人染病入院，其中一百八十五名是中國人。所幸接受治療後，大部分人目前已經出院。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190822/00178_007.html
- participation in politics
- [aranas]having established a relationship with natives in 9thc, the chinese became the primary trading partner with malays on the islands. Arab, indian, portuguese, and japanese traders followed suit. Chinese contribution to filipino cuisine - noodles(pancit), steamed buns and dumplings (siopao and shumai), egg rolls (lumpia), congee (arroz caldo, pospas, lugaw), soy sauce, ginger, tofu, fermented black beans, dried mushrooms
- [precarious belongings] chinese-filipinos are depicted as disloyal or as refusing to identify as filipinos. During the spanish colonial times from the 16th to 19th c, chinese economic success was perceived to enrich china at the expense of the indigenous and colonial settlers
- resentment linked to difficulty in converting chinese to catholicism and repatriation to china of silver monies gained by the chinese through commerce in the islands. The spanish colonial administration was infamous for its atrocities toward the chinese in the philippines massacres and expulsions. Resentment endured through the early 20th c, leading to chinese-filipino business groups resisting commercial nationalism or exclusionist efforts in commerce as in the case of the philippine-chinese general chamber of commerce in 1925 and the filipino-chinese chambers of commerce inc in 1954 (tsinoy community leader 2015). These business organisations entrenched their presence and cultivated loyalties in the chinese-filipino community by proxying for consulates and creating social capital thru interventions such as establishing cemeteries and hospitals. The philippine government was concerned that china would exploit the chinese in the philippines to advance communism but recognised the value of chinese in its own modernisation. To alleviate loyal concerns, china excluded the chinese overseas from the purview of its citizenship laws and encouraged them to be citizens in the host land, thereby improving foreign relations with southeast asian states. Marcos passed the naturalisation law two months before forging ties with china in june 1975, amid contentious debates about whether citizenship should be defined by blood vis-a-vis birth. Chinese schools were required to be run by philippine citizens and had to use the national language of instruction. The pro-kmt already saw their affinities with the philippines while the pro-prc ultimately realised their futre was contingent on what became of philippines.
- chinese newspapers in philippines date back to 1888. The number of dailies at present, which include world news, united daily news, chinese commercial news, sino-fil daily, philippine chinese daily, ta kung pao and wen wei po (philippine edition), cannot compare with the 33 dailies documented from 1888 to 1953
- the term tsinoy is an abridged form of tsino-pinoy. Tsino is the vernacular rendition of chinese while pinoy is the vernacular colloquial term for filipino
Ang-See, who wrote a book on the subject, said Chinese-Filipinos generally classified themselves by three waves of migration from mainland China. The lao cao, meaning the older (or first) generation who arrived before the second world war. There are also the jiu qiao, or overstaying aliens and residents who came from China via Hong Kong in the 1950s to 1980s, most of whom became citizens in the 1990s.Then there are the xin qiao – tourists, temporary visitors with fake papers, permanent residents or Philippine passport holders from the 1990s to the present day.Ang-See, however, said there was another reason to distinguish between them. “The Tsinoy are those born, raised and educated in the Philippines. Their first language is Filipino, then English, before they learned Hokkien and Mandarin; 90 per cent of them are Christians. They are rooted in Philippine soil and are fiercely loyal to the Philippine flag.”Historian Michael Charlston “Xiao” Chua, from De La Salle University in Manila, fits this description. The fourth-generation ethnic Chinese knows no Mandarin, studied in a Protestant school, has forgotten his Chinese name, and has no links to China.
- Sangley (Intsik is the term coin by Hong Kong Cantonese referring to British Nationals 英籍 Ing-Jik, Sangley Mestizo, Mestisong Sangley, Mestizo de Sangley or Chinese mestizo; plural: Sangleys or Sangleyes) is an archaic term used in the Philippines beginning in the Spanish Colonial Period to describe and classify a person of pure Chinese ancestry. The Spanish used the term mestizo de sangley to refer to a person of mixed Chinese and indigenous/Indio (Filipino) ancestry (the latter were referred to as Indio). The Chinese immigrants and their descendants played important roles in the Philippines, contributing to trade, culture and politics. Tsinoy (from the Spanish word Chino, and the word Pinoy) is also used to refer to a person of Chinese descent.The Chinese had entered the Philippines as traders prior to Spanish colonization. That development increased some work and business opportunities. Many emigrated to the Philippines, establishing concentrated communities first in Manila, then in other cities. Sangley is the romanisation of the word “常來” extract from the Boxer Codex Dasmarinas record to the King of Spain, it also contains the probable earliest romanisation of Japan as “Iapon”." The majority of Chinese sojourners, traders, and settlers in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period came from southern Fujian and spoke Hokkien, leaving their mark on Filipino culture (especially the cuisine). Although mestizo de sangley literally means "mixed-race (person) of business," it implies a "mixed-race (person) of Chinese and indigenous/Indio (Filipino) descent" because many early Chinese immigrants were traders and intermixed with the local population. Outside the Philippines, the Spanish word mestizo (without the qualifying de sangley) is normally used to refer to persons of mixed European and non-European ancestry, but the lower number of European mestizos in the Philippines made the term mestizo come to mean mestizo de sangley. For example, Benito Legarda used this definition when talking to the United States Philippine Commission (1899–1900), citing Wenceslao Retana's Diccionario de filipinismos (1921). The term chino mestizo was also used interchangeably with mestizo de sangley'
In 16th to 19th century Spanish Philippines, the term mestizo de sangley differentiated ethnic Chinese from other types of island mestizos (such as those of mixed Indio and Spanish ancestry, who were fewer in number. Their Indio ancestry (generally on the maternal side) made the Chinese mestizos be granted the legal status of colonial subjects of Spain, with certain rights and privileges denied to the pure-blooded Chinese immigrants (sangleys).Today, Tsinoy (from the word Tsino or Chino in Spanish, and the word Pinoy) is widely used to describe a Sangley, a person with similar features to a Chinese native, and a person born of Chinese descent.
- yap sandiego ancestral house 葉氏老屋 http://www.hkcd.com.hk/pdf/201701/0111/HZ18111CTE3.pdf
- 一名三十歲中國籍商人周日在菲律賓內湖省卡武肴市（Cabuyao City）被綁架。報道指，傳遭綁架的華商從事不銹鋼貿易，周日被人帶上一輛白色的客貨車。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180627/00178_012.html
- 菲律賓首都馬尼拉昨日有兩名中國公民，在街頭遭兩名電單車殺手開槍擊斃，另有兩名女途人遭流彈擊傷。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180819/00178_011.html
- 東南亞多國爆發登革熱疫情，在「重災區」的菲律賓巴丹省，一間燃煤發電廠日前兩度出現大規模感染，總共一百九十名工人染病入院，其中一百八十五名是中國人。所幸接受治療後，大部分人目前已經出院。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190822/00178_007.html
- participation in politics
- michael yang
- https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/215992-exclusive-malacanang-documents-michael-yang-tapped-as-economic-adviser Though President Rodrigo Duterte denied Chinese national Michael Yang was his economic adviser, records from Malacañang show the Palace entered into two contracts with Yang, giving him the title of "Economic Adviser to the President." The two contracts, both titled "Contract for Expert and/or Technical Services," were obtained by Rappler from the Malacañang Records Office (MRO) through the Freedom of Information system, on Monday, November 5. The earlier contract states that Yang, identified in the document by his Chinese name Yang Hong Ming, is "contracted as Economic Adviser to the President for the period January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018."
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2173948/does-dutertes-chinese-adviser-confirm-philippines-diplomatic Reports have managed to establish that for about 15 years, Yang operated businesses, including the Los Amigos shopping centre, in Davao City, where Duterte served as mayor for multiple terms across three decades. The dispute over Yang’s role, meanwhile, began when it was reported last month his business card was adorned with the presidential seal, which by law can be used “exclusively to represent the president of the Philippines”. The back of the card, according to reports, identified Yang as the chairman of Full Win Company, an engineering firm also involved in real estate, finance and government procurement. The company’s website said Yang serves as the honorary president of the Philippines-China Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Philippines-China Friendship Foundation. The site said Yang officially reported to Malacanang on March 1.
- chinese investors
- https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2161386/solutions-manilas-infamous-traffic-jams-may-be-underground To ease traffic congestion in the Philippines’ main financial centre, there’s no way to go but underground and afloat, said businessman Antonio Tiu, who is leading a venture for one of two subway projects in the capital region.IRC Properties, Tiu’s venture with Chinese and Hong Kong companies for a US$3.7 billion underground system in Metro Manila’s Makati City, has also submitted an offer to run and upgrade the rickety Pasig River ferry service, he said in an interview. The ferry system would help drain traffic from Makati City while the subway gets built, said Tiu, 43.
- Binondo is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown and is the world's oldest Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese, it was positioned so that colonial rulers could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period. Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Filipino-Chinese thrive.Noted residents include St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary. Numerous theories on the origin of the name "Binondo", and that of "Tondo", its neighboring district, have been put forward. Philippine National Artist Nick Joaquin suggested that the names might have been derived from the archaic spelling of the Tagalog term "binondoc" (modern orthography: binundók), or mountainous, referring to Binondo's originally hilly terrain. French linguist Jean-Paul Potet, however, has suggested that the river mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum), which at the time was called "tundok" ("tinduk-tindukan" today), is the most likely origin of the term, with the 'Bi-" prefix in "Binondo" indicating Binondo's location relative to tondo.
Founded in 1594, Binondo was created by Spanish Governor Luis Pérez Dasmariñas as a permanent settlement for Chinese immigrants (the Spanish called the Chinese sangleys) who converted to Catholicism. It was across the river from the walled city of Intramuros, where the Spaniards resided. Originally it was intended to replace the Parian near Intramuros, where the Chinese were first confined. The Spanish gave a land grant for Binondo to a group of Chinese merchants and artisans in perpetuity, tax-free and with limited self-governing privileges.
The Spanish Dominican fathers made Binondo their parish and succeeded in converting many of the residents to Catholicism. Binondo soon became the place where Chinese immigrants converted to Catholicism, intermarried with indigenous Filipino women and had children, who became the Chinese mestizo community. Over the years, the Chinese mestizo population of Binondo grew rapidly. This was caused mainly because the lack of Chinese immigrant females and the Spanish officials' policy of expelling or killing (in conflicts) Chinese immigrants who refused to convert.- June 23, the brandspanking new Chinatown arch in Binondo was inaugurated at Plaza Moraga. The event was to celebrate both the 444th founding of the city of Manila and the 40th year of diplomatic ties between Philippines and China.The new Chinatown arch, priced at about PHP22,500,000 (USD500,000) was funded by the City of Guangzhou. As in not a single centavo came from the City of Manila.The new Chinatown arch, priced at about PHP22,500,000 (USD500,000) was funded by the City of Guangzhou. As in not a single centavo came from the City of Manila."Overseas Chinese communities would’ve preferred the term ‘Hua Ren Qu’ or ‘Chinese people district’ to describe themselves — like Vancouver’s Chinatown. They say the experiences of each overseas Chinese Community are different and unique,” says Ang-See.According to her, it’s not enough to set up a district with Chinese restaurants and shops and call it Chinatown. Besides, she reasons, Binondo is not a "China Town" but a "Tsinoy Town”.https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/metro-manila/06/24/15/why-filipino-chinese-are-unhappy-new-binondo-arch
a country where hundreds of thousands of Filipinos live. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3004832/many-malaysia-based-filipinos-years-polls-its-president-rodrigo
- anti chinese
- anti chinese
- 菲律賓一名參議員日前呼籲，政府應該勒令一些只服務中國人的商戶關閉，他的言論引起當地網民熱議。政府回應指已針對該類公司展開調查。據報道，有菲律賓網民早前投訴，文珍俞巴市阿拉邦（Alabang）地區一間中餐廳，拒絕為菲律賓人提供服務，那些餐廳只有中文名稱及中文餐牌，而且只招待來自中國的旅行團。另有報道指，在其他地區也有商店不歡迎菲律賓人光顧。參議員拉克松（Panfilo Lacson）呼籲，政府應關閉這些只為中國
pinoy
- Pinoy Pop Superstar is a Philippine television singing talent show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez, it premiered on July 3, 2004. The show concluded on June 2, 2007 with a total of 3 seasons.
taiwan
- 第二十三屆「台菲部長級經濟合作會議」周三在菲國的馬卡蒂市召開，雙方簽署七份合作協議。大陸外交部發言人耿爽周五表示，台菲簽署的協定具有明顯官方性質，陸方對此嚴重關切，並已向菲方提出交涉，促菲方恪守一個中國原則。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171209/00178_010.html
Macau
- investors from Macau
Hong Kong
- ties
- immi matters
taiwan
- 第二十三屆「台菲部長級經濟合作會議」周三在菲國的馬卡蒂市召開，雙方簽署七份合作協議。大陸外交部發言人耿爽周五表示，台菲簽署的協定具有明顯官方性質，陸方對此嚴重關切，並已向菲方提出交涉，促菲方恪守一個中國原則。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171209/00178_010.html
Macau
- investors from Macau
- http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1699927/city-dreams-manila-opens-philippines The Philippines laid down a challenge to Las Vegas and Macau as a global gambling destination with the opening of a US$1 billion casino complex run by billionaires Lawrence Ho Yau-lung, James Packer and the Philippines' richest man, Henry Sy. Yesterday's grand opening of the City of Dreams Manila came as official figures showed casino revenue in the top global gambling venue of Macau plunged for an eighth straight month in January.
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170104/00178_013.html澳門集美集團主席林英樂早前被指涉嫌賄賂菲律賓官員，被菲國總統杜特爾特下令逮捕，並查封其賭場。據報林英樂若能滿足菲方三個條件，杜特爾特便會讓他返回菲律賓，繼續經營其業務。
- leaders visit
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2141503/duterte-apologises-hong-kong-victims-manila-hostage-tragedy On his second visit to the city in 10 months, the outspoken leader upended his predecessor’s steadfast refusal to accept the blame for the botched rescue attempt that resulted in the deaths of eight Hongkongers and the rogue policeman who hijacked their tour bus. 杜特爾特與在港國民會面後，即由警隊護送組護送前往機場離港。另外，代表菲律賓人權組織的HKCAHRPP、婦進家務移工小組、亞洲移民人士聯盟等多個菲律賓人士團體，上午到其下榻的尖沙咀酒店附近請願，批評杜特爾特獨裁專制，以起訴等方式打壓反對聲音，又無兌現有關為人民提供工作的承諾。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20180413/00176_060.html
- interview hkej 9nov18 c3
- ties
- scmp country report 24apr15
- 香港海內外華商聯合會會長余敏 日前赴菲律賓參加活動，期間拜會了菲律賓香港商 會，主要交流工商經貿合作、投資環境等，受到了 菲律賓香港商會執行副理事長洪健雄的熱情接待。http://hk.hkcd.com/pdf/201907/0727/HZ14727CSTA_HKCD.pdf
- Bayan Hong Kong and Macau, an umbrella group of Filipino migrant workers based in Hong Kong
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2139161/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-visit-hong-kong-april
- Shiela Tebia-Bonifacio, the chairwoman of Gabriela Hong Kong, an organisation that supports Filipinos in Hong Kong, has raised concerns about domestic helpers not having proper accommodation. She said helpers were often sharing rooms with members of the household they work for. It added that the helpers needed to go out of their house on rest days or risk exhaustion.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3077386/coronavirus-hong-kongs-foreign-domestic-helpers-hit-hard
- https://hkmb.hktdc.com/en/1x0akjhy/venture-hong-kong/philippines-hong-kong-launch-free-trade-pact Under the FTA, the Philippines will progressively eliminate and reduce customs duties on goods originating from Hong Kong, the Trade and Industry Department (TID) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced. The tariff commitments made by the Philippines cover different kinds of Hong Kong commodities, including jewellery, clothing and clothing accessories, watches and clocks and toys. To enjoy the preferential tariff treatment for exporting Hong Kong goods to the Philippines under the FTA, Hong Kong traders need to comply with the relevant preferential rules of origin and fulfil the related requirements. Applications for certificates of origin should be made to the TID or Government Approved Certification Organisations of Hong Kong. Details can be found in relevant trade circulars issued by TID. On trade in services, Hong Kong service providers will enjoy better business opportunities and legal certainty in market access for a comprehensive range of services sectors in the Philippines under the FTA, the TID stated. These include service sectors, a traditional strength in Hong Kong. Business services, telecommunications services, construction and related engineering services, financial services, tourism and travel related services and transport services all have potential for development.
- immi matters
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20160529/00176_071.html在菲律賓涉販毒被判監四十年的港人張泰安，本月中因為心肺衰竭在獄中離世，其父已於上周二前往當地認領兒子遺體並已返港。入境處表示，一直與中國駐菲律賓大使館及英國駐港總領事館保持緊密聯繫及協調，並取得共識如何為當事人家屬提供妥善的協助，務求協助家屬能順利辦理所需手續。
- 港人鄧龍威於二○○○年在菲律賓涉嫌藏毒被重判入獄四十年，現正申請上訴。立法會議員謝偉俊昨日就鄧龍威事件提出質詢，要求當局關注及支援外地被監禁的港人。保安局局長李家超表示，當局接到有關求助後，已同中國駐菲律賓大使館保持聯繫，而每次收到求助，均會透過大使館作跟進安排，而大使館亦多次與當地司法部門接觸，並協助當事人反映訴求，為當事人提供生活必需品及翻譯等。李家超表示，如要移交被判刑人士，當事人在當地所犯的罪行要在本港同樣是罪行，判決需為最終判決，沒有任何法律程序待決，刑期為三年以上及移交後餘下刑期至少仍有一年，而兩地政府及當事人均需同意移交安排。港府與菲律賓政府正處理七宗港人在菲律賓判刑個案，七宗個案的法律手續尚未完成。菲律賓政府需向香港提交有關人士定罪、刑期、服刑情況等資料，港府仍在等待有關文件，以及菲律賓回覆是否同意移交安排。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171019/00176_061.html
- https://www.facebook.com/hongkongeconomicjournal/photos/pcb.2398130673560874/2398130643560877/ ce letter to duterte
- The Philippine consulate in Hong Kong confirmed that it had received the letter from Lam, which it said had been passed to the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs, as had a letter from Hong Kong security minister John Lee Ka-chiu, who wrote to the Philippine immigration bureau chief last Friday, asking the official to help find and disclose Tang’s travel record to help his appeal.“The same immediate attention was also given by the consulate vis-à-vis the letters of the Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee, and members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council to the Philippine Bureau of Immigration on Mr Tang’s case,” the Philippine consulate said in a statement.“Relevant Philippine government officials, particularly those of the Foreign Affairs Department, have been informed of the intercessions of high-level Hong Kong government officials, and of the urgency of Mr Tang’s case appeal with the Supreme Court of the Philippines.”The consulate added that it was ready to provide further assistance, while a spokesman for Duterte’s office could not be reached for comment.A person with knowledge of Tang’s latest situation said the jailed man was “surprised” and “touched” by Lam’s gesture.Tang had written to all three previous chief executives, Tung Chee-hwa, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Leung Chun-ying, but none of them had written to Philippine leaders. The person said Tang remained hopeful the court would still accept the documents, even if the Philippine government could not submit them before the deadline.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2159617/carrie-lam-appeals-philippine-president-dutertes-personal
- 協助鄧龍威的立法會議員謝偉俊表示，已委託當地律師將上訴文件交到當地最高法院，對案件持審慎樂觀態度，認為上訴文件若在本港提出屬有力證據，但以菲律賓的情況只好盡力而為。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20180906/00176_034.html
- human trafficking
- filipino club
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2138987/philippine-labour-chief-personally-recalled-his-man-hong The former Philippine labour attache recalled to Manila last week said on Monday he got the news by email from his country’s employment chief, who did not say why he had to leave his Hong Kong post just two years into a three-year stint.The move came only weeks after Philippine Secretary of Labour and Employment Silvestre Bello dismissed rumours of an imminent recall for Jalilo Dela Torre as “fake news” during a visit to Hong Kong.But Dela Torre – whose withdrawal was greeted with anger by the local Filipino community – had not been expecting the recall. He said he was told of the switch in an email, which said the decision would take immediate effect, and was signed by Bello. Dela Torre, whose job it was to look after the interests of his compatriots working in the city, on Monday revealed more details about the cases of human trafficking that his office had handled since March 2016, when he was assigned to head the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (POLO) in Hong Kong for a three-year term. They included Hong Kong-based Filipino domestic helpers lured to Russia and Turkey with the false promises of a US visa, Hong Kong recruitment agencies overcharging Filipino helpers, and recruiters arranging visas for Filipino dancers to work at bars in seedy Hong Kong districts.
- 一艘香港遊艇於本月八日晚上在菲律賓呂宋島西面二百一十海里外，被發現因機件故障失去動力在海面漂流，雖然船上四人獲菲律賓軍方平安救出，但該艘「無人艇」繼續在海上漂流長達十一天，直到本周日下午被發現在台灣澎湖沿岸擱淺。本港海事處發言人回覆查詢時確認，該處本月八日收到菲律賓相關部門通報事件，亦確認船上四人已被救出。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20180821/00176_061.html
- filipino club
- 香港有個逾百年歷史的菲律賓會（The Filipino Club），在2011年獲政府以1,000元象徵式費用，續租佐敦衛理道黃金地段3萬方呎地皮15年。港人對此俱樂部所知甚少，原來菲律賓會已由港人主導，受邀才能入會，僅得140位會員。由於會費收入不足應付營運開支，該會涉違反地契分租餐廳牟利，容許非會員使用餐廳。地政總署指，已派人巡查並諮詢法律意見。https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180304/20321745
- 菲律賓會官網介紹，該會在1916年以聯誼會形式成立，是少數族裔聯誼和體育活動場所，首任會長是Mr.H. Castro。翌年菲籍銀行家Mr. Lucio Ildefouso正式向政府註冊，並在1920年任會長，持續逾15年。近20年菲律賓會由華人主導，本報邀請在港菲律賓人嘗試申請會籍，職員告知需要兩位現任會員推薦才能申請。進步勞工工會主席Shiella Estrada是菲律賓人，她前往菲律賓會嘗試申請入會，惟女職員稱須有兩位現任會員推薦才處理申請，會員必須持香港永久性居民身份證，除入會費4,000元，每月須交月費500元。Shiella指不認識任何菲律賓人是會員，故不可能申請入會，工會組織2013年曾在菲律賓會租房開會，印象中租金頗昂貴。梁先生持有菲律賓會臨時會員卡，只能進入餐廳，他形容大部份設施被少數會員私有化，「政府係畀公眾申請做社團活動，後來都好私有化，政府應該整頓吓！」另一臨時會員黎先生指，菲律賓會獲政府平租土地，應開放予公眾。翻查資料，港府在1927年批出衛理道約3萬平方呎土地作菲律賓會會所，會址在1991年擴建成三層高新會所，有中西餐廳、燒烤場和露天茶座等，會員可招待親友使用草場設施，平日收費100元。https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180304/20321747
- 香港文匯報記者隨團參觀了「新馬尼拉灣國際社區」項目所在海域，該項目由周大福企業與當地華僑創立的建明集團組成合資公司，共同建設。據UAA建明集團公關總監Charz Kelso表示，項目7月開始填海工程招標，最快年底可動工，第一期工程可在2024年完成，整個工程需時15至20年，預計其間可創造約100萬個就業機會。「新馬尼拉灣國際社區」是一個佔地407公頃的城市綜合核心商業區，計劃打造成先進的智慧綠色城市，內部將設有醫院、公園、住宅、高爾夫球場、主題公園等配套設施。按照非邀約提案，填海後，馬尼拉市政府可獲得45%的土地所有權，剩餘55%由建明集團及周大福企業分配。雖沒有透露持股比例，但按照菲律賓「60/40」限制，周大福企業所得股份不會超過四成。本港的「hpa何設計」負責前期設計和工程，其副董事總經理何力治透露，項目正在前期的諮詢和準備階段，但已經感受到阻力和挑戰。他舉例，項目雖由馬尼拉市負責，但其中各個工程都要受公眾諮詢，有些審批須由更高行政級別執行。政府層面的法規和條例未能跟上國內各類基建項目的發展速度。他估計，最終項目落成，和項目規劃之初，必然會有些許出入。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/05/03/a06-0503.pdf
- AlipayHK（支付寶香港）與GCash宣布，推出全球首個跨電子錢包區塊鏈匯款服務，可實時由香港匯款至菲律賓，明顯看準香港龐大的菲律賓工人市場。長江和記實業集團聯席董事總經理及AlipayHK董事局主席霍建寧表示，向菲律賓推出跨境匯款功能是展示新技術的第一步，事實上香港還有很多向世界各地 匯款的需求。他續稱，目前AlipayHK已經有超過150萬名用戶及超過兩萬個商家在使用。換句話說，香港人口之中，大約每5個人就有1人在使用 AlipayHK。而目前香港的菲律賓社群約有20萬人，佔香港就業人口的5%，每年匯款額度達到7億美元規模，可見市場需求強勁。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20180626/PDF/a18_screen.pdf
- 百田石油（08011）公布，旗下中国国际矿业石油与菲律宾政府发布联合声明，双方联合判定在宿雾岛南部Alegria石油田拥有经确认具有商业产量的石油储量，估计约2793万桶原油，其可能生产回收量为335万桶，或保守估计为总油储量约12%，而发现天然气储量约94.2亿立方呎，可回收资源量约为66亿立方呎，或总天然气储量约70%，中国国际矿业正部署加快进入生产开发。[note: company listed in hkex in 2002]
- http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1008093 On May 19, President Duterte will lead the Ceremonial Valve Opening of the Alegria Oil Field Polyard-3 Wellsite in Brgy. Montpeller, Alegria town that will mark the start of the oil and gas production in the area. Afterwards, the President will have a walking briefing by China International Mining Petroleum Limited Company (CIMP) Assistant Country Manager Edgar Benedict Cutiongco. The Alegria Oil and Gas Production Project is currently operating under Department of Energy (DOE) Service Contract 49 with CIMP as the major operator of the service contract covering a total production area of 42,749 hectares. CIMP has entered in the contract a 25-year production period with possible extension of up to 15 years.
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