cancel na ang visa free for hong kong

[EL LOCO]

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Hong Kong to cancel visa-free entry for PHL officials, diplomats


January 29, 2014 7:22pm

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(Updated 7:32 p.m.) Hong Kong will cancel visa-free entry to the territory for Philippine official and diplomatic passport holders starting February 5 as part of its sanctions against the Philippines in connection with the 2010 Manila hostage crisis.

Diplomats have long been accustomed to special privileges in other countries. The opposite now seems true for Filipino diplomats in Hong Kong.

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced the sanctions during a press conference on Wednesday, according to a report from South China Morning Post.

At present, Filipino holders of official and diplomatic passports enjoy a 14-day visa free status when visiting Hong Kong.

However, Philippine consular officials were quick to assure ordinary Filipino travelers that holders of "regular" green and maroon passports are not affected by Hong Kong's suspension of the 14-day visa-free arrangement with the Philippines.

The assurance came early Thursday from the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong, which said the sanction covers only holders of diplomatic and official passpoorts.

"Regular passport holders (green and maroon) are not affected. Mga kababayan, HINDI po kayo apektado sa policy na ito kung ang passport ninyo ay green o maroon (You are not affected by the policy if your passport is green or maroon)," it said on its Facebook page.

It noted the suspension that takes effect Feb. 5 "will only be applicable to diplomatic (blue passport) or official (red passport) holders."

The report said negotiations between the two countries broke down on Tuesday after the Philippine government gave a “negative message” to Hong Kong.

It said the Philippine government did not grant the request of the families of the victims in the hostage-taking incident for a formal apology.

In August 2010, dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza seized a tourist bus and held hostage 25 Hong Kong nationals at the Quirino Grandstand. Eight of the hostages, as well as Mendoza, were killed during the rescue attempt by Manila police.

Visa-free access to 58 countries

In the October 2013 global index of international residence and citizenship planning company revealed that Filipino citizens have visa-free access to only 58 countries out of 218 countries, a far cry from the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, whose citizens can visit 173 countries without a visa.

The Philippines occupies the 69th place in the 2013 Visa Restrictions Index by Henley & Partners, which ranked countries according to the number of nations their citizens can access with just a passport. — Andrei Medina/KBK/HS/LBG, GMA News


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akong tubag ani noh... loslos ninyong mga insika mo (no offense to phil - tsino) soloha na inyong hongkong. dili ko pa daug daug ninyo oi. I may hate the government but I love my country.
mangayo mo pasaylo sa amo presidente sa hostage crisis! ang inyo diay milamine na gatas? unsa diay to ug mga toys na mga mercury ug ang hong kong triad drug na nadakpan sa manila. unsa man to sila. and lastly ug ang inyong pag sige ug harass sa among shoals....

[Nefarian]

Pa feeling important rana sila. Sa bisaya pa KSP.

[Syd_M]

ang inyo diay milamine na gatas? unsa diay to ug mga toys na mga mercury ug ang hong kong triad drug na nadakpan sa manila. unsa man to sila. and lastly ug ang inyong pag sige ug harass sa among shoals....

Regarding the melamine in milk, China executed 2 top executives of the companies involved, gave another a suspended death sentence, gave three others life sentences, and a 15-year and 5-year imprisonment for another two. That's more than the Philippines has done for the multitude of bus and shipping companies who've consistently had "accidents" in the past few years.

Toxic material in toys is admittedly a big problem, but it rarely happens with branded products that are made in China. The contaminated toys are usually in counterfeit and knock-off products that unscrupulous importers buy, usually under the table where there's little to no regulation. I'm not saying China is not to blame -- their lax laws are part of the reason why those unscrupulous manufacturers and counterfeiters exist -- but it's also a case of caveat emptor on our part. You buy fake and/or cheap, so don't expect things to be completely above board.

The Chinese mafia/Triad issue... well, we have our own syndicates. It's not like China is the only country with a crime problem.

As for the shoals, well, that's a diplomatic issue and is totally unrelated. From their point of view, we're the ones intruding on their territory. I think they're wrong, of course, but then I'm Filipino so I'm hardly unbiased.

Just playing Devil's Advocate here, but just because China has their own share trespasses is no reason for the Philippines to not acknowledge our mistakes. They're free to impose sanctions for what they perceive as a wrong done against them, and we're free to do the same. The hostage crisis was mishandled, plain and simple, and the proper thing to do would have been to take responsibility for it. Are we as a country so full of pride that we would refuse to apologize for when a wrong has been committed? The Pope has made public apologies for the wrongs committed by the Catholic Church in its long history; we as a predominantly Christian country should be able to do the same. I imaging Cory Aquino and Ninoy would have done so -- they must be rolling in their graves by now.

[lstorya]

Couldnt careless about Hong Kong, place is so f*****g overrated with a lot of racism toward Filipinos, Id rather go to MOA and itd be the same s**t. If it was Singapore, now, that would be a different story.

[jokosovo]

luoy atong mga kababayan nga naa didto nanginabuhi... hasulon sila ug pakuha ug visa unya kung di kakuha, aw, papaulion na lang...

[lstorya]

luoy atong mga kababayan nga naa didto nanginabuhi... hasulon sila ug pakuha ug visa unya kung di kakuha, aw, papaulion na lang...

Its only the officials brah.

[digitalsuperman]

akong tubag ani noh... loslos ninyong mga insika mo (no offense to phil - tsino) soloha na inyong hongkong. dili ko pa daug daug ninyo oi. I may hate the government but I love my country.
mangayo mo pasaylo sa amo presidente sa hostage crisis! ang inyo diay milamine na gatas? unsa diay to ug mga toys na mga mercury ug ang hong kong triad drug na nadakpan sa manila. unsa man to sila. and lastly ug ang inyong pag sige ug harass sa among shoals....

bai imong gibasa ning article nga imong gipost? misleading man gud. ang affected ani kay government officials raman. klaro kaayo sa imo article.. diay excerpt ai..

Hong Kong to cancel visa-free entry for PHL officials, diplomats


January 29, 2014 7:22pm
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763 34 4 2575



Basahin sa Filipino


"Regular passport holders (green and maroon) are not affected. Mga kababayan, HINDI po kayo apektado sa policy na ito kung ang passport ninyo ay green o maroon (You are not affected by the policy if your passport is green or maroon)," it said on its Facebook page.

It noted the suspension that takes effect Feb. 5 "will only be applicable to diplomatic (blue passport) or official (red passport) holders."

pina los4x paka nga di man affected ang regular tourist.para raman ni sa mga government officials ug diplomats.

[salbahis]

Don't get mad GET EVEN...

[adrianna]

ang mga officials raman affected ani, wala may labot ang regular tourists. ayaw lang mo ka strong dayon gud

[xxxancientxxx]

taas rasad kaaug pride ni atong presidente gud. sa tinuoray lang sala man jd to sa mga pulis... nag binogo man gud. tsk tsk... wala man tay mawala if mangayog sori...