Filipinos in HK hit Korean retaliation

[jpdm]

The Korean juggernaut---vehicles (Kia and Hyundai), electronics (Samsung), phones (Samsung and LG), ships and shipbuilding (Hanjin) and there telenovelas---indicators of a dynamic, progressive and powerful Industrialized Korea--is starting to throw her weight around specially in our poor and wretched country. Can be resist them? Are we Pinoys again becoming the doormat of Asia?

Filipinos in HK hit Korean retaliation By Michael Caber
A FILIPINO migrant group based in Hong Kong denounced the South Korean Embassy for threatening to retaliate against undocumented Filipinos in Korea should the government fail to resolve the harassment and extortion complaints of some Korean businessmen.
Dolores Balladares, chairman of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong, said the embassy’s threat was “irrational and unjust” because Filipino workers in Korea, numbering about 15,000, should not be punished for the wrongdoing of corrupt and irresponsible Philippine government officials.
“We call on the South Korean government to use diplomatic ways to resolve the issue with their counterpart in Manila,” she said as the group called on the government to investigate, prosecute and punish those who are allegedly harassing and extorting money from Korean and other foreign businessmen.
The group made the call after Korean Consul General Hong Sung Mog threatened to take action against Filipino workers should the Philippine government fail to resolve the businessmen’s complaints, but the embassy resumed the issuance of working visa to Filipinos on Thursday following a meeting with immigration officials on Wednesday.
Hong also said he communicated the results of his meeting to the South Korean community here. “They are known to every important Korean businessman here and the panic is gone. The situation is going back to normal,” Hong said.
Hong refused to disclose what was agreed upon during the meeting with the immigration chief and other officials.
The South Korean Embassy issues around 200 visas every day. There are about 70,000 Filipinos working and living in Korea, 6,000 of whom are permanent residents. About 50,000 Filipinos are properly documented but some 14,000 work there illegally.
This how Korea conduct her "diplomatic relationship" with the Philippines. This how they see the Philippines and how they can easily blackmail us..
This is a sign/projection of an aggressive brand of modern Korean nationalism!!!

Because we hate nationalism! We hate Filipino nationalists!

[oldblue]

who started it?

[Jun aka Pekto]

Just trying to be neutral here.......

What is the punishment the Koreans are threatening the undocumented Pinoys with? Deportation? If that's the case, they should've done that in the first place because it's unfair to the other Pinoys who are there legally.

If it's jail time for the illegals, then I can see validation of concern by the the Pinoy group in HK.
As for retaliation against those Pinoys who are in Korea legally, I don't see any mention of retaliation against them. So I think the Koreans are acting within their bounds.

If they want to enforce the rules in their country, that's their perogative. As for the Koreans being "mighty" economically, it seems like they earned it.

Of course, that's my 2 cents for what was presented so far and may change as more things become clearer.

[empy]

this should be a fun thread :popcorn:

[CVT]

IMO, for as long as a country acts within the bounds of its legal rights, then there should be no issue there...

3303:shocked:

[metatron]

It's a purely retaliatory move from the South Koreans. they started threatening to go after illegal filipino immigrants/workers in sokor only after the current philippine immigration chief mentioned sanctions against the 50k+ illegal koreans currently living and doing business in the philippines.

[Camgen6]

who started it?

I think some Pinoy Customs Officials started it by extorting money from some South Koreans who are over staying in the country.

[empy]

sige kayo...pag nag expel kayo ng Koreano, baka hindi na mag export ng telenovela ang Korea sa Pinas...paktay tayo jan

[torque2006]

wag nyo ide-deport si sam oh :cry:

one a more serious note, i don't see how Pinoys become inferior to Koreans with this article.

looks like both countries are a bit lax in their immigration laws.

[Alpha_One]

one a more serious note, i don't see how Pinoys become inferior to Koreans with this article.

Double standards, of course.

[Jun aka Pekto]

one a more serious note, i don't see how Pinoys become inferior to Koreans with this article.

Same here unless it's a reference to S Korea's economic miracle and the Philippines' apparent lack of one....

[usokpower]

The Korean juggernaut---vehicles (Kia and Hyundai), electronics (Samsung), phones (Samsung and LG), ships and shipbuilding (Hanjin) and there telenovelas---indicators of a dynamic, progressive and powerful Industrialized Korea--is starting to throw her weight around specially in our poor and wretched country. Can be resist them? Are we Pinoys again becoming the doormat of Asia?

Filipinos in HK hit Korean retaliation By Michael Caber
A FILIPINO migrant group based in Hong Kong denounced the South Korean Embassy for threatening to retaliate against undocumented Filipinos in Korea should the government fail to resolve the harassment and extortion complaints of some Korean businessmen.
Dolores Balladares, chairman of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong, said the embassy’s threat was “irrational and unjust” because Filipino workers in Korea, numbering about 15,000, should not be punished for the wrongdoing of corrupt and irresponsible Philippine government officials.
“We call on the South Korean government to use diplomatic ways to resolve the issue with their counterpart in Manila,” she said as the group called on the government to investigate, prosecute and punish those who are allegedly harassing and extorting money from Korean and other foreign businessmen.
The group made the call after Korean Consul General Hong Sung Mog threatened to take action against Filipino workers should the Philippine government fail to resolve the businessmen’s complaints, but the embassy resumed the issuance of working visa to Filipinos on Thursday following a meeting with immigration officials on Wednesday.
Hong also said he communicated the results of his meeting to the South Korean community here. “They are known to every important Korean businessman here and the panic is gone. The situation is going back to normal,” Hong said.
Hong refused to disclose what was agreed upon during the meeting with the immigration chief and other officials.
The South Korean Embassy issues around 200 visas every day. There are about 70,000 Filipinos working and living in Korea, 6,000 of whom are permanent residents. About 50,000 Filipinos are properly documented but some 14,000 work there illegally.
This how Korea conduct her "diplomatic relationship" with the Philippines. This how they see the Philippines and how they can easily blackmail us..
This is a sign/projection of an aggressive brand of modern Korean nationalism!!!

Because we hate nationalism! We hate Filipino nationalists!

Nasaan ang link ng article na ito?????

Baka imbento nanaman ito ng kung sino sino. Anyone can come up with stories.

[van_wilder]

to end all of this, lets remove citizenship nalang. one asia nalang. tapos one america. just like euro...