Rizal PHL | November l6 2013
From Get Real Philippines | November 10 2013
The HK government has finally made good its threat to impose economic sanctions vs the PHL: high level black travel alert in the PHL and banning hiring of PHL DH. The PHL president has failed to apologize over the botched handling of the hostage crisis in Luneta in 2010 where 8 nationals from HK were killed, and accepting the responsibility for the security and protection of foreign nationals.
Some observers say that this idea could have come from Mainland China. And is one of the bullying tactics of China vs PHL in territorial disputes being currently fought by the PHL. Some say that HK is racist who think that PHL are mere DH.
I agree with that observation. We went to HK two years ago and I did not like the way we were treated: the van driver cursed us when we were a little bit late for the appointed time; the bell hops did not bother to lift our bags as we were checking out. The room maid, a HK national stole some of the food we bought/brought.
Both the PHL and HK are losers in this game where collaboration and cooperation is the key to mutual growth and prosperity. HK would lose to talented and hard working , dedicated DH without whom they could not engage in higher value activities. PHL on the other hand may lose (I doubt whether the whole of HK populace will follow the mandate to send home PHL DH) the HK remittances which is part of the revenue stream that keep the country afloat, and that which continue to drive up our modest economic growth.
Who is shooting our foot: HK or PNoy?
