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Continued on 8 Continued on Page 2Consul General Noel Servigon and Equal OpportunitiesCommission chairperson, Lam Woon-kwong.

By Jan Yumul

A Filipino domestic workerwas freed, and another had hischarge reduced from murder tomanslaughter, in the case of adriver who died from head inju-ries suffered during a scuffleoutside the City Hall in Centralon Aug. 9.

Ariel Belaong Makilan, 44,was set free for insufficiency ofevidence on Oct. 15 at EasternCourt.

His co-accused, Elber PorrasCabillon, 31, was remanded injail, after the charge against him

One man freed,another chargedwith lesser offensein death of OFW

was downgraded tomanslaughter.

Both men were arrested andheld without bail for the deathof Sixto Mercurio, Jr., who wasreportedly mauled and hit onthe head during a row over agame of cards.

The charge against Makilangwas withdrawn by theprosecution, saying theevidence from initial witnessesin the case was insufficient topursue a case against theaccused, even with the medicalreport available.

By Daisy CL Mandap

Officials of the Equal Opportu-nities Commission have prom-ised to consult directly withmembers of the Filipino com-munity, during the agency’sfirst-ever public forum on Sept29 at the auditorium of the HKFederation of Youth Groupsbuilding in North Point.

The pledge came after thiswriter asked why Filipinos arenot being asked directly abouttheir concerns and needs,especially as to mattersconcerning education, whenthey make up the biggest ethnicminority group in Hong Kong.

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EOC pledges dialog withFilipino community

routinely invited to talks onethnic minority or EMconcerns, but they are mostlymade up of locals, and rarely, ifever, have Filipinos asmembers.

In reply, Dr. John Tse, deputyconvenor of the EOC’s policyand research committee, said hewelcomed the prospect ofmeeting with Filipinos.

“My group, the policycommittee, will definitelyorganize forums with differentnationalities,” Tse said, duringthe question and answer sessionthat dominated the forum.

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EOC pledges dialog with Filipino communityFrom Page 1hesitant to say what’s on theirmind. “We really want to help,so if I send you an email andask you to come, please comeand give yourself the chance tospeak,” he said.

Afterward, the EOCchairperson, Lam Woon-kwongtold Consul General NoelServigon at the celebration tomark China’s national day onOct 1 that meeting directly with

representatives from each EMgroup was “a good suggestion”.

Lam, who is also convenor ofthe Executive Council, thegovernment’s policy-makingunit, said such a meeting wouldhelp EOC form an informeddecision on matters affectingEMs.

Earlier, Lam agreed to beinterviewed on the now-defunctFilipino radio program on DBC,“Tribong Pinoy,” where he

voiced concern about theproblems faced by members ofthe community, especially theyouth.

He was critical of the pastadministration’s apparent lackof desire to do more to provideequitable education for EMkids, and said that he hopedthings would improve under thecurrent Chief Executive, LeungChun-ying.

During the EOC forum, Tse

said education for EMs was oneof the major policy thrusts ofhis committee.

“We really want thegovernment to face thedifficulties faced by ethnicminorities,” he said.

To meet this goal, thecommittee reported (1)publishing a report on ethnicminorities education; (2)following this up with theEducation Bureau; (3) sending

written submission to theLegislative Council.

The EOC reportedly alsoexchanged views on the subjectwith Mr Leung shortly beforehe assumed his post, duringwhich it urged the govenrmentto remove the barriers EMstudents face in schools.

In future, Tse said thedifficulties of implementinginclusive education and otherproblems faced by EMs will be

among the major policyinitiatives to be undertaken bythe EOC.

He said EOC advocatespublic education for all and inthis regard, has been conductingactivities to reach out to EMs,including providing regularseminars and workshops.

Indeed, expenses for publiceducation and publicity has thebiggest share of the EOC’sbudget.

According to the presentationof Susanna Chiu, convenor ofthe administration and finance

committee, a tota of $34.81 million, or 39% ofall expenses made last year was for publiceducation services.

The next biggest expense, of $25.33 million,was for enquiries, complaints and conciliationservices. About half of this was spent onpolicy support and research, and an equalamount on legal assistance services,

Chiu also reported a high approval rating forthe EOC in terms of meeting its performancepledges.

For example, the EOC received a perfectscore of 100% in terms of iniatiating action ona written complaint within three months.Butsuch cases are not always concluded withinthe desired time of six months (82%). Still,this was a better result than the target rate(75%).

For those who make enquiries, either bycalling, writing, or through interviews withwalk-in clients, the EOC gave itself a 100%mark.

On the legal aspect as reported by convenorLee Luen-fai, the EOC reported a slightlylower success rate in conciliating cases,compared with last year.

For the year 2011-2012, the conciliationsuccess rate fell to 64%, from 68% in the sameperiod last year.

The EOC is a statutory body set up in 1996to implement four anti-discriminatory

ordinances: the SexDiscrimination Ordinance, theDisability DiscriminationOrdinance, and the RaceDiscrimination Ordinance.

The forum, the first to be heldsince its founding, was meant toincrease the EOC’stransparency, enhance publicunderstanding of its work, andto get views and feedback.

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NaunsiyameBabalik na sa UK ang mga amo ni Mia at balak siyang isama paradoon ituloy ang paninilbihan. Sa edad na 38, dalaga at 5 taon nangnaninilbihan sa kasalukuyang amo ay agad na pumayag si Mia saalok. Subalit hindi naaprobahan ang kanyang aplikasyon ng visadahil wala daw maipakitang proof of employment ang amo. Nag-resign na kasi ito sa kompanyang pinapasukan dito sa HK.Gagawan sana ito ng paraan ng amo pero si Mia na mismo ang

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Hundreds of Filipino workersqueued up for free medical ex-amination and consultationwith doctors from the Philip-pines at the Consulate on Oct.7.

Five Filipino doctorsconducted basic physicalcheckup and measured vitalsigns such as blood pressure,pulse rate, heart rate andrespiratory rate, while HongKong-based Dr. Alvin Changave diagnosis, prescriptions orreferrals to specialists.

According to vice consul JoyBanagodos, more than 200Filipinos registered with theConsulate for the free service,and each was given aspecificied 10-minute timeslot.

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Have time for your health, doctor tells OFWsBy Emalyn A. Beltran

‘Take care of your health andbody as it is your only instru-ment in doing your job’.

ThSi was the advice given byDr. Oscar Tinio, past presidentof the Philippine MedicalAssociation of the Philippines,as he spoke on “Wellness in theWorkplace” forum at theConsulate on Oct. 7.

The forum was held at theend of a medical missioncarried out by Dr. Tinio andfour other doctors from thePhilippines.

Dr Tinio recalled that he wasintroduced by Fr. Robert Reyesto Consul General NoelServigon, after which they cameup with the idea of devising a

health program for overseasFilipino workers here.

The doctor said he wasConGen’s advocacy ofpromoting wellness amongFilipino workers in Hong Kong,

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He said illnesses such asbreast and lung cancer don’talways show symptoms until itis too late. Thus, it is importantfor one to have a regular check-up, and to inform friends andrelatives when one feelssomething unusual about herbody.

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His advice to all OFWs is tovisit a doctor each time they gohome on a vacation, and maybeeven have a vaccination againstdiseases like hepatitis B.

He said that wellness meanstaking care of oneself, offollowing a lifestyle change toimprove health, and going forregular check-ups.

This means that those whoengage in excessive alcoholdrinking or smoking shouldwork hard to overcome theirunhealthy habits. One must alsodo regular execises for at least30 minutes each day, and sleepfrom between six and eighthours.

Dr. Tinio also showed the so-called food guide pyramid toexplain how taking in foodsupplement like vitamin A,folic acid and calcium helpensure better health amongwomen.

During his speech, Dr. Tinio

OFWs get free medical check-upalso tagged along. Razonadowanted to seek second opinionfor her thyroid problem whileSimba has high blood pressure.

Former Philippine MedicalHealth Association presidentDr. Oscar Tinio capped the day-long clinic with a lecture onwellness.

The Consulate in cooperationwith PMA-Southern TagalogRegion and Cavite MedicalSociety, and the PhilippineAssociation of HK, organizedthe event.

The Consulate said in a pressstatement that it aims topromote health awarenessamong Filipino workers and

shared how his group is tryingto make Philhealth available inHong Kong in their own littleway. Through this effort, hesaid Philhealth members neednot go home to avail of benefitsfrom the state health insurancesystem. His plan is to bring indoctors and maybe even set up aclinic here where OFWs can gofor their medical needs.

For his part, ConGenServigon said “one death is onetoo many”, saying he does notwant to see OFWs getting sick,going through painfultreatments or dyingunnecessarily.

He urged everybody whoattended the meeting to pass theinformation about the PCG’s

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Patients waiting for their turn to see the doctors.

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The Consulate is organizing a day of fun and informationat Chater Garden, in a final attempt to woo Filipinos toregister for next year’s overseas absentee voting for mid-term elections in the Philippines.

The event on Oct. 21 will feature simultaneousworkshops on porcelain and ceramic painting,photography, acting, singing, and even make-up andpersonality development.

It will be held 10 days before the deadline for theregistration ends on Oct.31.

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health program to their friends. He saidhe hopes the program would makeOFWs more aware about their health,and that they would all learn somethingfrom it.

During the question and answersession that followed, many workersspoke of specific health issues that they

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Deputy Consul General RossanaVoogle closed the meeting by thankingeveryone who attended, as well as thedoctors.

She also thanked Philippine Airlines forflying the doctors to Hong Kong, andproviding snacks for about 100 peoplewho attended.

The event ended with the awarding ofcertificates of appreciation to all fivedoctors.

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After a grueling three roundsof intense questioning, SilanganSan Pedro took the top prizeoutright, having answered eightout of the 10 questions in the“difficult” category of thecontest.

Following closely wasBernadette Khayog, who gotseven correct answers and wasdeclared first runner-up; whileRochelle Lagunde took thesecond runner-up prize withfour correct answers.

The three were the only onesleft standing after an intensesecond round of questioning.

All questions came from themid and main August issues ofThe SUN, and were reviewedby its editor, Daisy CL Mandap,who also served as judge in thechampionship round, along withNoy Natividad of the PalawanMigrant Association.

Reading out the questionswere The SUN reporter JanYumul and contributor JoCampos, while FMA President

Cherry Narag supervised thetense-filled program whichlasted for nearly three hours.

The first round consisted of10 “easy” though trickyquestions in the multiple choiceformat. Among the samplequestions in this round was thefollowing: Who is the pastpresident of the PhilippineMedical Association whovisited HK recently, andpromised to help providemedical service to OFWs here.(a) Rolando Tinio (b) OscarTinio or (c) Roberto Tinio. Thecorrect answer was b, but atleast one contestant answered b,having obviously heard of themore popular Rolando Tinio,who is not, however, a doctorbut an actor.

Six became outrightqualifiers for the second round,having given the most numberof correct answers to the 10questions raised. Ironically, SanPedro barely got into the nextround, having scored just eightpoints.

The five who easily got intothe second round were EmeliaDellosa and Andrea Lagtoy,who scored a perfect 10; as wellas Khayog, Lagunde and ShinShin Macaranas, who each gotnine points.

The three who did not makethe cut were Rosalinda

Congreso, who scored a seven.Evelyn Solde, who got six; andImelda Abo, who had fivepoints.

In the second or “average”round, the questions were notonly tricky, but also moredifficult. Of the 10 questionsfirst asked, nine required exact,correct answers – meaning, nomisspellings or abbreviations –and one was in a “true or false”mode.

Only half of the sixcontestants could go on to thefinal, “difficult” round.

After the first 10 questions,Lagunde went through easily,

having scored six points. Three,Khayog, San Pedro and Dellosaall scored five points apiece,resulting in a three-waydeadlock for the final twoberths. Macaranas and Lagtoy,who both scored four, wereeliminated.

After two tie-breakingquestions, Dellosa was out. Sothe three remaining contestantshad to start on a clean slate, andvie to get the most number ofcorrect answers to the 10questions that were raised.

San Pedro scored eight out of10 points; Khayog, seven; andLagunde, four.

All three finalists each got atrophy, certificate, and cashprize from The SUN: $500 forSan Pedro as champion; $300 tofirst runner-up Khayog; and$200 to second runner-upLagunde.

All the qualifiers also gotcertificates and souvenir itemsfrom The SUN.

Guest speaker Mandap saidThe SUN gladly accepted theoffer to play a role in organizingthe contest, as it was in linewith the leading communitynewspaper’s aim of providingnews and information toFilipinos in Hong Kong.

“We agreed to be a part of it– in fact, we volunteered tohave a bigger part in it –because we like it. We like itbecause it aims to encourageour OFWs to read, to beinformed, and as a consequence,to be empowered,” saidMandap.

She also lauded the group fororganizing a project that trulyhelps an overseas Filipinoworker, unlike beauty contestswhich tend to downgrade,instead of uplift them.

The sentiment was echoed byanother speaker, Sol Pillas ofUnited Filipinos in Hong Kong.

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by Daisy CL MandapThe extreme generosity of itsmembers and supporters helpedPintura Circle, a newly formedgroup of Hong Kong-basedFilipino artists, raise a record-breaking amount during itscharity exhibit held on Oct. 3-4at the Visual Arts Center inMid-Levels.

Pintura Circle presidentJoyce Herrera-Wong said the

net proceeds from the two-dayevent came up to $172,742.50,the biggest amount generated byany similar event in thecommunity.

The bulk of this amount, or$124, 300 came from the sale ofvarious paintings donated by itssix member artists: BonoAlbania, Grace Camacho, IreneHaagen, Gail Hills, StellaSchapero and Wong herself.

Several guest artists alsodonated their works: Sasa Tan-Carlos, Nida Hemedes-Cranbourne, CheryleCranbourne, Jared “Kyle”Long, Frieda de Gentile-Williams, Clarissa Ortiz,Abigail Wong and Pitter PatterChildren. A John Salvozapainting donated by Hills wasalso offered for sale at theevent.

The total amount raised hasbeen pledged to the KidsInternational Ministries (KIM),a non-profit organization thathelps feed, tutor, and nurturekids in poor communities in thePhilippines.

In her welcome remarks,Wong explained what her grouphas set out to do: “PinturaCircle was formed in Decemberof last year. As a society, ourgroup not only shared the samepassion for art but also believedthat with our gifts and talents,we were given the opportunityto give back and help the needythrough our art.”

Apart from raising funds forcharity, Pintura Circle is said tobe committed to “conducting arteducation and appreciationevents for the underprivilegedas well as other art lovers.”

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winning bid for Wong’s piecewas upped to $8,000 whileCamacho’s was sold for $7,800to community leader LuluSalazar.

Fierce but friendly biddingalso ensued for the other pieces,which all sold at impressiveprices: Bono’s “Once inWanchai” for $5,000; Haagen’s“Jewels” for $7,000; Schapero’s“Power to the People”, $5,500;and Hills’ “T’boli Lady”,$5,000.

The exhibit was opened byConsul General Noel Servigon,assisted by Wong and KIM’sJeff Long.

Art exhibit and auctionnets record proceeds

Pintura Circle presidentJoyce Herrera-Wong(above) introdues theparticipating artists. At left,Consul General NoelServigon leads the openingceremonies.

the exhibit opening was theauction of six carefully chosenart works donated by all sixmembers.

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Another financial literacy seminar was conducted by Len Mesina of Enrich on Oct.7. Itwas held in Bayanihan Centre where 15 attendees (six of them from FilReflex organization)learned how to save money by knowing the difference between needs and wants. Anotherseminar is set next month.—EAB

MinMa stagesannual KalilangBy Gina N. Ordona

The Mindanao (HK) MigrantsAlliance, or MinMa, has onceagain taken pride in highlight-ing the beauty of the islandthrough its music, dances andcostumes, by staging the an-nual Kalilang, or “feast,” atChater Road in Central on Sept.30.

Taking center stage at thecelebration was the SiningKambayoka Ensemble from theMindanao State University inMarawi City. With kulintangmusic in the background, thegroup exquisitely performedLumad and Moro dancesincluding Tausug, Maguindanaoand Maranao.

Kulintang is an ancient formof musical instrument played ona set of eight gongs made ofbronze in graduated sizes,horizontally laid on a woodenrack. Kalilang is a Maranaoterm for feast.

A short street dancing fromguest organizations set themode of the celebration.

The Confederation of IlocanoAssociation danced its waythrough with the famouscourtship song from theirhometown, Pamulinawen.

Members of IsabelaFederation danced dressed asscarecrows, to illustrate theirprovince’s annual Bambantifestival.

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brought the prominence of amajor product - the broom - tothe street with its presentationof the Boyboy festival.

The other performers wereTaga-Cebu Kami and thePhilippine International DanceGroup which both presented theSinulog festival, and the SouthCotabato Workers Associationwith its presentation of theT’nalak festival.

Hosts MinMA combinedthree famous festivals in theirpresentation, the Naliyagan,Kaamulan and Kadayawan.

MinMA also organized atourism booth competition,where six groups signed up todisplay products and providekey information about famousattactions in the Philippines.The contest was won by BicolAlliance, which caught the eyeof the judges with its uniqueexhibits.

Another feature of theprogram was the search forMutya ng Mindanao bagged byGrace Abapo Jainar.

Despite the festive mode thatlasted well into the night, thisyear’s Kalilang was not withoutcontroversy. As the programwas winding down, acommotion ensued afteradjudicators in the Mutyasearch apparently handed thewrong list of winners to thehost.

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manipulated the results so theirpersonal choice would win thetitle. MinMa dismissed theallegation as baseless.

The matter was brought tothe Consulate on Oct. 7, withconsular officer Rennie delaCruz acting as mediator. Gironspilled out all her complaintswhile MinMa defended itsposition. MinMa also offered toshow the judges’ score sheetsbut Giron did not even give it aglance, saying it had alreadybeen tampered with.

Last year’s contest wasmarred by a similar allegationof fraud by supporters of alosing candidate, who loudlyprotested on Chater Road afterthe names of the winners werecalled out. This, too, fizzled outafter a while.

the award, the judges wentonstage to clarify the confusion.The awarding was put on holdwhile the adjudicator and theorganizers scampered to doublecheck the tally sheets.

The next day, Marisa Giron,a supporter of the candidatenamed as third runner-up in thebeauty contest, posted amessage on facebook, claimingthat the organizers had

Street dancing, featuringdancers from variousregions of Mindanao, ushersin Kalilang, the annualshowcase of Mindanaoculture, organized by theMindanao (HK) MigrantsAlliance.


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Tarlaquenos posed for a souvenir photo right after their fifth anniversary program.

The Samahang Tarlaquenos orStar marked its fifth anniver-sary on Sept. 30 at Happy Val-ley Park with a festive meal andparlor games. Guests includingretired banker Rolly Cruz ex-tended greetings and well-wishes to the group, whileWoMed volunteers provided

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Visayas Association Hong Kong officers are inducted by Con Gen Noel Servigon. —-EAB

The new officers of VisayasAssociation Hong Kong(VISA-HK) took their oath be-fore Congen Noel Servigon onOct. 7 at the Bayanihan Centerin Kennedy Town.

The event was held duringthe fourth anniversarycelebration of Kabisig Society.

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Visayan group inducts new officersSelomenio, president (KabisigSociety); Anjo Salinas, vicepresident internal (BoholFederation); Blanche Abasa,vice president external (CebuFederation); Milagros Cerica,general secretary (SagayAssociation); Gwen Aparre,assistant secretary (BoholFederation); Nerissa Jimena,

treasurer (Iloilo Association);Abe Amor Edled, auditor (TagaCebu Kami Association); MiaFat Undaloc, PRO (Queen Cityof the south Cebu); and MarieJade Canete, muse. Advisersare: Jojo Sapio, Tess Domdom,Shermie Beloy and Francis Ita-as.VISA-HK was founded byLanie Caderao.—EAB

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There were superheroes galoreas Smart-HK (Simple, Measur-able, Achievable and ReliableTeam) celebrated its fourth an-niversary on Sept. 23 at the SaiYing Pun Community Com-plex.

The event marked the Mr.and Miss Smart 2012, wherecontestants were asked todesign superhero costumes outof recycled materials such asplastic bags and paper.

Also held during the daywere singing and dance

competitions, and the group’sown version of the popular TVgame, Pinoy Henyo.

The group’s new officers alsotook their oath of office beforevice consul Charles Macaspac.

The officers are: Marivic E.Tabarnero, president/founder;Edna Bretana and Fe Valencia,vice president; Flordeliza S.Maramag, secretary general/co-founder; Rowena Ramirez,treasurer; Rosemarie Belmis,assistant treasurer; Mary GraceIndencio, auditor; Ma. Merlinda

B. dela Cruz, assistant auditor;Vivian Baricawa, businessmanager; Divinegrace Randera,assistant business manager;Regie Troncoso, JennylynOana, Charlyn Ibanez andAnnabelle P. Corneja, PROs;Jeanette Baoilan, SimonetteInciong, Gina Ursua andJennifer Elebarin,choreographers; Hussein Baqar,protocol; Rogelio Taberneroand Dennis De Guzman,advisers.—Jo Campos

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Force Recon Airsoft GroupHong Kong or Frag-HK was of-ficially launched on Sept. 30with a group picture taking atBauhinia garden in Wan Chai.Frag says that its sister groupsin Italy, Singapore and Indone-sia simultaneously held thesame activity on the same day.

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Emilio Placido iscommanding officer while NoelCello is executive officer. Theinduction is set later this year.

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Sumali din sa pagsasanay siAmy Sim, kaibigan ng Mission,at professor sa University ofHong Kong.

Sa Oktubre 31 naman aymagkakaroon ng epilepticseizure seminar sapakikipagtulungan ngEnligthen, Action for Epilepsy,isang NGO dito sa HK.

May nakahanay din napagtuturo ng paglangoy sailalim ng kanilang programang“Life Skills for DomesticWorkers”.

Umaasa si Antonio na

makakatulong sa kanilang mgakliyente and dagdag kaalamanna makukuha mula sa mgaproyekto.

Bukod sa mga pagsasanay,may mga plano din namamasyal ang Bethune.

“Ito ay bahagi ng psycho-social service namin sa amingmga clients. Lahat sila ay maypinagdadaanan. Gusto namin nasa kabila ng mga pagsubok sabuhay ay magkaroon sila ngpanahon para mamasyal atmagsaya,” sabi ni Antonio.

Sa unang Sabado ngNobyembre ay pupunta sila saOcean Park at sa unang Sabadonaman ng Disyembre ayDisneyland ang kanilangdestinasyon.

Balaoans gather: The incoming officers of the Balaoan Migrant Workers Society headedby Mila Agtarap took their oath of office before Consul General Noel Servigon on Oct. 1 atthe Sai Ying Pun community complex. The event also featured the Search for Mutya ngBalaoan, which was won by Marilou Rodriguez, followed by Analyn Bosque and BabylynMadrid. Crowned Mrs Balaoan 2012 was Cecilia Opinaldo. The group was founded byJoey Ortega, who is also chair of Philippine Alliance. — EAB

the sun mid-october 2012 part 1

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