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Survivors of Hong Kong’s fire have been receiving material and psychosocial counselling from nongovernment groups like the Mission for Migrant Workers and Bethune House shelter. —PHOTOS FROM THE SUN HONG KONG
Survivors of Hong Kong’s fire have been receiving material and psychosocial counselling from nongovernment groups like the Mission for Migrant Workers and Bethune House shelter. —PHOTOS FROM THE SUN HONG KONG
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December 13, 2025February 19, 2026Pinoys Abroad

Filipino fire victims get windfall cash aid but still reel from trauma

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HONG KONG – Filipino migrant workers who were among those who survived the tragic fire in Tai Po that killed 159 people have received a cash bonanza, mainly from the Philippine government, of at least P70,000.  Of this, P50,000 came from the Aksyon Fund (Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFW na Nangangailangan), a...