{"id":246977,"date":"2020-03-04T01:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=246977"},"modified":"2025-01-13T07:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:02:14","slug":"dfa-to-bring-home-filipinos-in-hk-reportedly-fired-amid-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/04\/dfa-to-bring-home-filipinos-in-hk-reportedly-fired-amid-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"DFA to bring home Filipinos in HK reportedly fired amid Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As of posting, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to release details on the order. (File Photo By Patrick Roque, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday recommended the repatriation of Filipino workers reportedly fired in Hong Kong amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.<\/p>\n

“We’ll prepare for their repatriation pronto. Deeply disgusted with Hong Kong, which begged us to let domestic workers return to work. I extracted promise from Chinese ambassador (Huang Xilian) that they’d be given same protection from Covid-19 as Hong Kong residents,” Locsin wrote in a tweet.<\/p>\n

According to a South China Morning Post report, a Filipino was among the dozens of domestic workers sacked due to Covid-19 fears in the territory.<\/p>\n

In an earlier tweet, Locsin expressed disappointment over the news, citing the Philippine government’s effort to partially lift the travel ban imposed on Hong Kong and Macau.<\/p>\n

“Very sad to read this. We\u2019ve done good by you, Hong Kong. We expect you to do good by our people,” he said.<\/p>\n

As of posting, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to release details on the order.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it confirmed reports that some Filipinos abroad have been subjected to discrimination over the outbreak.<\/p>\n

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“There have been reports of discrimination and violence against those appearing from where the virus is found ever since Covid-19 became a global concern,” DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Menez told reporters on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Although these “reprehensible acts” have been observed, Menez said the phenomenon among Filipinos is not prevalent.<\/p>\n

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Recently, a man who insisted that he is a Filipino was involved in a scuffle in Italy after being mistaken as a Chinese.<\/p>\n

Italy, which had been struggling to tackle the outbreak, has yet to record a Covid-positive Filipino national as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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