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By Vir B. Lumicao
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| Anybody seen this Filipina? |
A 38-year-old Filipina domestic helper remains missing three
days after mysteriously disappearing since she left her employer’s home on
Lyttelton Road in Mid-Levels on Sunday morning for her day off.
An officer of the Consulate said Wednesday, Dec 22, that she tried to reach the missing woman, Gemma Baflor Hinaloc, by phone but with no success.
Welfare Officer Virsie Tamayao from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said she tried to call the woman’s phone number after reading a report about Hinaloc’s disappearance, but no one was answering.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
Tamayao said Hinaloc had been serving the same employer for the past 7 years and had already claimed her long service pay.
None of her relatives and friends has contacted the
Consulate to enquire about Hinaloc, a native of
The Hong Kong Police also said that it had not received any call from the public since it issued an appeal on Tuesday for information on the woman.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
A police spokeswoman said Hinaloc was reported by her employer as missing on Monday, after she failed to return from her holiday on the evening of Dec 19. She’s believed to have gone missing in Central.
The OWWA Hong Kong head said she had sent the woman’s family a message about the incident.
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| PRESS FOR DETAILS! |
Hinaloc was described by the police in a press release Tuesday as about 5-feet-4 tall, 60 kilograms in weight and chubby. She has a round face with yellow complexion and long black hair, according to the statement.
The helper was last seen wearing a black jacket, grey trousers, black sandals and a black cap, and was carrying a white rucksack.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Hong Kong Island on 2860 1040 or 9886 0034.
Informants can also email to rmpu-hki@police.gov.hk or contact any police station.
