Philippine Coast Guard Shoot down Taiwanese Illegal Poachers

[C'thulhu]

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Bitaw... murag gi-hostage na nila ang mga OFWs didto... Wala ra ba ta nanghilabot sa mga Taiwanese diri...
Kung i-ban na lang kaha tanan made in taiwan products diri...

Not sure if this is related to the incident or just an isolated case of mugging, lets hope that our OFWs there are safe...

Taiwan-based Pinoy beaten up with a pipe

At least one overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan has been physically attacked amid rising tension over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters last week, a Taiwan-based Filipino said on Thursday.

In a radio interview, the OFW identified only as "Roger" also said the Philippine office representing them, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), was inaccessible.

"May sinaktan dito, (ginamitan ng) tubo. Lalaki siya, hindi namin makuha ang pangalan, nasa hospital siya," he said in an interview on dzBB radio Thursday noon.

Taiwan-based Pinoy beaten up with a pipe | Pinoy Abroad | GMA News Online

[Ronzkie23]

Not sure if this is related to the incident or just an isolated case of mugging, lets hope that our OFWs there are safe...

Taiwan-based Pinoy beaten up with a pipe | Pinoy Abroad | GMA News Online

Unya unsaon man nato ni?puslan man below the belt nmn cla tungod ani issue?mangita ta Taiwanese diri unya birahan nato?! dugay dugay na raba jud!

[Ronzkie23]

TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Tourism Bureau to cease promoting tours to Philippines

‘RED’:An official from the bureau said that it would no longer attend the Philippine Travel Tour Expo and that the sanctions could cost the Philippines NT$3.75 billion

Tourism Bureau Deputy Director-General Chang Hsi-tsung (張錫聰) yesterday said that the bureau would not encourage people to travel to the Philippines after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a “red” travel alert for the country.
If tourists needed to cancel trips following the adjustment in the alert level, Chang said that travel agencies would be required to refund any tour charges after deducting indispensable costs, such as visa application fees or airfares.
Chang said that the bureau had met with the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), as well as travel agents yesterday to discuss the matter. He said that the CAA would also discuss with Taiwanese airlines the possibility of issuing fare refunds if people choose to cancel trips, including charter flights.
Although the CAA has no authority over Philippine airlines, it has asked such airlines to consider refunding customers given the circumstances.
Meanwhile, Chang said the bureau would not encourage travel agents to form tour groups heading to the Philippines, even though it cannot completely ban the practice.
Though the bureau had previously tried to attract more Philippine tourists, Chang said it would stop attending the Philippine Travel Tour Expo and suspend scouting tours it organized for Philippine travel agents for next month and July.
Last year, about 105,000 Filipinos came to Taiwan, although only about one-fifth came for tourism purposes.
On the other hand, about 211,000 Taiwanese visited the Philippines, 70 percent of whom were tourists.
The expansion of tourism sanctions on the Philippines could cost the Philippines at least NT$3.75 billion (US$125 million) in lost tourism revenue, the bureau said.
Meanwhile, the government said its decision to impose a hiring freeze on Filipino workers would cost about 3,000 Filipinos each month the opportunity to work in Taiwan.
The Council of Labor Affairs’ Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training said the measure would suspend application procedures for Filipinos and prevent Filipinos who have already received work permits from entering the country.
There are an estimated 87,000 Filipinos currently working in Taiwan in the manufacturing, construction and fishing sectors, and also as home nurses and caregivers.
About 35,000 Filipinos arrive every year to work in Taiwan.
The bureau did not expect that its hiring freeze would hurt employers because they are still able to hire workers from other countries. Currently, Taiwan allows workers from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mongolia.
Chang Chih-yuan (張致遠), secretary-general of the Allied Association for Science Park Industries, said several companies in major industrial parks have voiced support for the government’s punitive measures against the Philippines.
Chang said that 4,200 Filipinos are currently employed in the Hsinchu Science Park, accounting for about 90 percent of its total foreign employees.
Another 3,800 Filipinos work in two other major science parks in central and southern Taiwan, he said, adding that they are primarily employed by integrated -circuit packaging and testing firms.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc has 1,500 Filipino employees, while Siliconware Precision Industries Co has 2,000 and ChipMOS Technology Inc has between 500 and 600, comprising 15 percent of its total workforce.

The companies said the freeze on bringing Filipino workers to Taiwan was not expected to have an adverse effect on their operations in the short term, but could compromise their labor sources and increase their labor costs if it persists.
Innolux Corp and AU Optronics Corp, two of Taiwan’s largest flat panel firms, said the punitive measure will not hurt their operations because Filipino workers only represent a small fraction of their workforces.
Wu Ying-liang (吳胤良), manager of the Taishin Ta-chong Equity Fund, said that because local enterprises still can hire foreign workers from other countries, the punitive action is unlikely to be felt on the local bourse.

Source: TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Tourism Bureau to cease promoting tours to Philippines - Taipei Times

[emow]

^ Taiwan is being childish.... this sense of patriotism is really stupid.

[dbalagosa]

TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Tourism Bureau to cease promoting tours to Philippines

‘RED’:An official from the bureau said that it would no longer attend the Philippine Travel Tour Expo and that the sanctions could cost the Philippines NT$3.75 billion

Tourism Bureau Deputy Director-General Chang Hsi-tsung (張錫聰) yesterday said that the bureau would not encourage people to travel to the Philippines after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a “red” travel alert for the country.
If tourists needed to cancel trips following the adjustment in the alert level, Chang said that travel agencies would be required to refund any tour charges after deducting indispensable costs, such as visa application fees or airfares.
Chang said that the bureau had met with the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), as well as travel agents yesterday to discuss the matter. He said that the CAA would also discuss with Taiwanese airlines the possibility of issuing fare refunds if people choose to cancel trips, including charter flights.
Although the CAA has no authority over Philippine airlines, it has asked such airlines to consider refunding customers given the circumstances.
Meanwhile, Chang said the bureau would not encourage travel agents to form tour groups heading to the Philippines, even though it cannot completely ban the practice.
Though the bureau had previously tried to attract more Philippine tourists, Chang said it would stop attending the Philippine Travel Tour Expo and suspend scouting tours it organized for Philippine travel agents for next month and July.
Last year, about 105,000 Filipinos came to Taiwan, although only about one-fifth came for tourism purposes.
On the other hand, about 211,000 Taiwanese visited the Philippines, 70 percent of whom were tourists.
The expansion of tourism sanctions on the Philippines could cost the Philippines at least NT$3.75 billion (US$125 million) in lost tourism revenue, the bureau said.
Meanwhile, the government said its decision to impose a hiring freeze on Filipino workers would cost about 3,000 Filipinos each month the opportunity to work in Taiwan.
The Council of Labor Affairs’ Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training said the measure would suspend application procedures for Filipinos and prevent Filipinos who have already received work permits from entering the country.
There are an estimated 87,000 Filipinos currently working in Taiwan in the manufacturing, construction and fishing sectors, and also as home nurses and caregivers.
About 35,000 Filipinos arrive every year to work in Taiwan.
The bureau did not expect that its hiring freeze would hurt employers because they are still able to hire workers from other countries. Currently, Taiwan allows workers from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mongolia.
Chang Chih-yuan (張致遠), secretary-general of the Allied Association for Science Park Industries, said several companies in major industrial parks have voiced support for the government’s punitive measures against the Philippines.
Chang said that 4,200 Filipinos are currently employed in the Hsinchu Science Park, accounting for about 90 percent of its total foreign employees.
Another 3,800 Filipinos work in two other major science parks in central and southern Taiwan, he said, adding that they are primarily employed by integrated -circuit packaging and testing firms.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc has 1,500 Filipino employees, while Siliconware Precision Industries Co has 2,000 and ChipMOS Technology Inc has between 500 and 600, comprising 15 percent of its total workforce.

The companies said the freeze on bringing Filipino workers to Taiwan was not expected to have an adverse effect on their operations in the short term, but could compromise their labor sources and increase their labor costs if it persists.
Innolux Corp and AU Optronics Corp, two of Taiwan’s largest flat panel firms, said the punitive measure will not hurt their operations because Filipino workers only represent a small fraction of their workforces.
Wu Ying-liang (吳胤良), manager of the Taishin Ta-chong Equity Fund, said that because local enterprises still can hire foreign workers from other countries, the punitive action is unlikely to be felt on the local bourse.

Source: TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Tourism Bureau to cease promoting tours to Philippines - Taipei Times

mag pa gahi jud sila oh. inamaw na ning ilaha dah.

[twEATer]

boss ang pangutana unsa man pud ato buhaton sa ila EEZ nga wala naman cla natural resources dd2 tungod sa ka polluted mao bitaw over the bakod na cla...paetah!motou na jud diay ko nga RICH gyud diay ang Philippines sa mga natural resources.

OT: Rich ug natural resources? I certainly agree. And something that I can be proud of.... I hope lang dyud dili kita mismo mo-abusar sa unsay gihatag sa ato sumala sa mga natural resources in exchange of profit.

OnT: Sige lang dyud ko ug atang kung unsa dyud buhaton sa ato gobyerno ani nga issue. Kay hangtud karon nga pila na ka-adlaw ang nilabay, pirteng gamaya ra dyud sa impormasyon nga atong makita ug mabasa.

[vanillaicecream88]

Not sure if this is related to the incident or just an isolated case of mugging, lets hope that our OFWs there are safe...



Taiwan-based Pinoy beaten up with a pipe | Pinoy Abroad | GMA News Online

Hala uy... Sa kadaghan Pinoy na gi-abuse didto dapat mu-demand pud ta ug sorry...
I-discourage sad nato ang Filipino tourists na muadto didto (but I think di na kinahanglan)...
Stupid Taiwanese...

[vanillaicecream88]

Nabasan nako sa lain sites na in trouble na jud mga OFWs didto karon... Di na kagawas sa ila dorm and if mupalit sa tindahan pangutan-on pa if Filipino bah... Then siyempre mu-deny sila kay ang mga buang na Taiwanese di daw mubaligya sa mga Pinoys...

[vanillaicecream88]

Buang ning Taiwan di mudawat sa appology kay ngaong from the "people of the Philippines" daw... Dapat gikan daw sa Philippine government daw kay sila daw nakasala...
So nganong karon nadamay man ning mga inosenteng OFW na wala man nay kinalaman...

[Romeojin]

You guys had far underestimate the greatness of Penoy administration. Red travel warning? you kidding me ? HK still had not lifted their black travel warning against us.. did it affected us? hello! we had record breaking tourist arrivals!

You guys daft? or too blind to see that year-on-year we had tensions.. HK, China, Malaysia, Taiwan.. it wouldn't be a shocker to see another tension next year. Can't you see, this administration eats tension for breakfast. Lets just grow a spine, we are in capable hands. For sure, they will send our hard working DFA secretary for another diplomatic missions and/or maybe Binay or whomever this time.

And it isn't like our countrymen are being sacrifice like chess pieces the one we saw in Sabah, Filipinos beaten up in Taiwan now that's manageable. And btw beating Taiwanese here is way childish, we shouldn't stoop to their levels and always bear in mind the Golden rule but in any case there's a need to beat Taiwanese, i know people.