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30 storiesNewest publisher update · 2026-10-30 10:23 UTC
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Filipina asylum seeker, 2 others get 20 years' jail for drug trafficking

The cocaine-soaked bedsheets found in Dickensheets' luggage A High Court judge has sentenced a 56-year-old Filipina asylum seeker to 20 years and 8 months in jail after she was found guilty after trial for drug trafficking, along with two others. Rosita B. Palao who had worked as a domestic helper for 15 years before overstaying and subsequently filing for non-refoulement, was arrested on May 15, 2023 as she tried to pick up a consignment of liquid cocaine that had been brought into Hong Kong

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2026-10-30 10:23 UTCsunwebhk.com
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FDH agrees to settle claim to flat left by late Chinese fiancée

Nora outside District Court, pushing a suitcase and bag containing documents pertaining to the flat For nearly five years she had clung to the hope that the flat she claimed was left to her by deceased Chinese fiancé would eventually be transferred in her name, but without a title, will or even a letter to prove her stake there was no way she could have legally claimed it as hers. On Tuesday, October 27, Nora Rafanan Madriaga, finally agreed to surrender possession of the two-bedroom Home Owne

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2026-10-30 07:41 UTCsunwebhk.com
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2 FDHs investigated after jewelry worth US$10m went missing in Stanley home

Bauhinia Garden where the alleged theft took place Two foreign domestic helpers are being questioned after two pieces of high-end jewelry with an estimated combined value of US$10 million (HK$78 million) were reported missing from a luxury home in Stanley on Thursday afternoon. Pindutin para sa detalye Police reported receiving a call from a female resident of Bauhinia Garden on Chung Hom Kok Road at about 1pm earlier today, saying the jewelry from two high-end brands that were kept insid

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2026-10-29 15:40 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Pinay in $6.4million money laundering case jailed 3.5 years

A Filipina who opened accounts in eight banks and then sold them for sums ranging from $500 to $3,000, resulting in their ending up being used as depository for $6.4 million raised in scams, was sentenced today by the District Court to 40 months and 26 days in prison. Vermadel Canonero, 49 years old, wiped away tears as Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui read her decision convicting Canonero for eight counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence, c

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2026-10-29 14:30 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Peso breaches 64 to US$1, analysts say it could dip further

The peso dropped in value for the sixth straight day when it dipped to 64.17 to the dollar Tuesday The Philippine peso dipped to a new record low of 64.17 to $1 on Tuesday, before recovering slightly to close at 64.025 to $1 on Wednesday. Tuesday was the sixth consecutive trading day that the peso reached a historic low, and the 33rd time this year that it bottomed out. With the rapid decline of the national currency’s value and no relief in sight in the near term, analysts say the peso could

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2026-10-28 15:45 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Pinoy, Chinese jailed for damaging doors

District Court A Filipino was jailed for 20 months while his female Chinese co-accused was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment by the District Court after they pleaded guilty to 11 counts of criminal damage to other people’s front doors, and then failing to appear in a lower court’s hearing while on bail. Jose Antonio Peralta, aged 51 years, and Tsang Pui-ki, aged 45, were sentenced on Monday (October 26) by Judge Stanley Chan. The two pleaded guilty to violation of sections 60(1) and 63(2) of

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2026-10-28 13:30 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Ex-DH jailed 74 days for overstaying 2 years

Shatin Magistrates Court A former domestic helper who remained in Hong Kong illegally for almost two years after the expiration of her employment contract, was jailed today by the Shatin Court for 11 weeks minus three days (or 74 days) for overstaying. A. Lita, 39 years old, had earlier pleaded guilty to breach of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, before Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong. Pindutin para sa detalye A complaint by the Immigration

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2026-10-27 15:38 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Ex-HK OFW dies on arrival in Albania, relatives ask help with repat

Alma used to work as an OFW in Hong Kong The family of a Filipina former domestic worker in Hong Kong who died on arrival in Albania last month from a reported heart attack is calling on the Philippine government for help in bringing her body home. Alma Mariñas Francisco, 49, was reportedly recruited to work in Albania by an employment agency based in Dubai. But on arrival in Albania from Hong Kong on September 5, she collapsed and was taken straight to a hospital where she was declared dead

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2026-10-27 11:30 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Pinoy who had illegal sex with child sent to detention center

The District Court in Wanchai An 18-year-old Filipino was sentenced today at the District Court to a stay of up to six months in a detention center for having illegal sex with an 11-year-old girl, and possession of her nude pictures. “It gives no pleasure to the court to order a young man’s detention,” Deputy District Judge Newman Wong told Liam Urtula, who was 16 when he committed the act on February 14, 2025. “You have learned a lesson. Hopefully you turn a new leaf.” Urtula had earlier plea

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2026-10-26 15:21 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Pinay jailed 2 months for misleading police

Eastern Court A Filipina domestic helper was jailed for two months by Eastern Court today after she pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a burglary in her employer’s house and misleading a policewoman who responded. Trishia Clair Taga-amo, 26 years old, was charged with knowingly misleading a police officer, contrary to section 64 (b) of the Police Force Ordinance. Pindutin para sa detalye She was convicted of misleading Woman Detective Police Constable (WDPC) 35416 by making a false statem

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2026-10-26 13:30 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Call for Filipino professionals in HK to organize

287 OFWs took the 2nd SPLE in HK on Sept 30 The Migrant Workers Office is calling on all Filipino professionals in Hong Kong to an assembly so they can establish the first Philippine Professional Organization (PPO) in Hong Kong. The assembly will be held on Nov.8, a Sunday, from 9:30am to 12 noon at the OFW Global Center on the 18th floor of United Centre Building in Admiralty. DETAILS HERE The Filipino professionals (no definition is given by the MWO, but the term is generally used to des

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2026-10-25 15:55 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Philippines remains in Tier 1 of US report on human trafficking

On the lookout for human trafficking (Photo: DMW) The Philippines has remained in Tier 1, the highest group of countries in the 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the US State Department, the country’s 11th consecutive year in this category. “The Government of the Philippines fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,” the report said. The report cited government efforts that included enacting legislation banning offshore gaming operations and prescribing c

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2026-10-25 15:49 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Lan Kwai Fong ready for Halloween

Walls and streets in Lan Kwai Fong are lit up three nights a week with this colorful display A new light art show depicting Halloween can now be viewed at Lan Kwai Fong in Central, in the first phase of beautification works in the area and streets nearby as announced in the 2025 Policy Address. The light show, which was unveiled on Friday, Oct 23, transforms the stone wall on D’Aguilar Street and the nearby road surface into a stage for an interactive spatial and visual effects which are played

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2026-10-24 15:30 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Consulate opens doors in renovated 14th floor premises

The PCG reception area: how will it look on Monday? After 11 months of renovation, the Philippine Consulate General will reopen on Sunday (October 25) at the 14th Floor of United Centre Building, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, offering all its services under one roof. The 14th floor premises will again provide the following services: DETAILS HERE Passport Services Notarial and NBI Services Civil Registry and Citizenship Services Assistance to Nationals Services (for non-OFWs) Visa Services for Fo

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2026-10-24 14:00 UTCsunwebhk.com
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Phl peso sinks to new record low of 63.61 to USD

OFWs get more pesos for their dollars now The Philippine peso has continued its free-fall, plunging to a fresh record low of ₱63.615 to the US dollar today, Friday, marking its 31st record low of the year. The peso closed 9.5 centavos down from Thursday’s close of Php63.52 to the greenback. DETAILS HERE The local currency hit an intra-day low of Php63.62 to US$1 during the day. The currency’s continuing decline, off 7% of its value since the start of the year, makes it one of the weak

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2026-10-23 15:45 UTCsunwebhk.com