Marietta Sabas who has been working in Hong Kong for 24 years told Philstar.com that she booked Philippine Airlines tickets worth HKD3,800 (P24,535) at Peya Travel last November. The travel agency, popular among Filipino workers in Hong Kong, gave no clear answer when she asked them about getting a refund. The Philippine Consulate General of the Philippines in Hong Kong said it is "deeply concerned over the incident." According to the latest data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, there were 85,704 Filipino workers deployed in Hong Kong in 2015. Of that number, 57,703 were rehires, or had previously worked in Hong Kong.

Source: Philippine Star December 20, 2017 03:11 UTC