Kabilang si Senador Robin Padilla sa mga Pilipinong nagtanong sa Department of Foreign Affairs tungkol sa kalagayan ng mga Pilipinong posibleng naapektuhan o nadamay sa malaking sunog sa Wang Fuk Court, isang residential building sa Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
“Hong Kong DFA, ano po ang balita? Kamusta po ang ating kababayan?” ang tanong ni Padilla na nag-aalala dahil 128 ang bilang ng kumpirmadong namatay at 79 ang sugatan sa sunog na nangyari noong Miyerkules, Nobyembre 26, 2025.
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Base sa ulat ni Samanta Li ng TVB News Hong Kong noong November 27, mas mabilis na nakakalap ng impormasyon ang Consulate General of Indonesia in Hong Kong.
Narito ang statement na ipinadala nito sa news program:
“The Consulate General of Indonesia in Hong Kong said on Thursday that two Indonesian helpers were killed and two more were injured in the fire.The Consulate General expressed its deepest sympathy."
Ang tanggapan naman ng Pilipinas, ayon pa rin sa ulat, ay wala pang datos tungkol sa bilang ng mga Overseas Foreign Workers (OFWs) na posibleng naapektuhan ng maximum level 5 fire.
Ang statement nito sa TVB News Hong Kong:
"The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong issued a statement on Thursday afternoon that it has not received any confirmed report of Filipinos killed or injured as a result of the fire.
"It added due to the scale of the calamity, it would take sometime before these reports are confirmed.”
UPDATE ON Rhodora Alcaraz Toñacao
Ang TVB News din ang nag-ulat tungkol sa kalagayan ng Filipina domestic helper na si Rhodora Alcaraz Toñacao, isa sa mga biktima ng sunog at naging kritikal ang kundisyon sa United Christian Hospital.
Habang nagaganap ang sunog, nagawa pa raw ni Rhodora na magpadala ng voice message sa kanyang kapatid na si Jacqueline para humingi ng tulong.
“Nandito kami. Nasusunugan yung building dito. Na-stuck na kami sa room. Ang usok na dito sa loob. Hawak-hawak ko yung baby.
"Tulungan ninyo kami, nasusunog na kami. Hirap na ako makahinga.’ung baby dito, hirap na din makahinga, lunod na lunod na kami sa usok.
“Ipag-pray niyo ako, nanlalambot ako. Hindi na ako makahinga,” nakapangingilabot na panawagan at panaghoy ni Rhodora.
Sa pamamagitan ng social media, mabilis na nanawagan si Jacqueline sa mga kinauukulan para matulungan ang kapatid na kararating lamang sa Hong Kong mula sa Pilipinas para magtrabaho.
Napaluha si Jacqueline sa kanyang panawagan: “Please, humihingi po kami ng tulong.
"Nananawagan po kami para sa aming kapatid na si Rhodora Alcaraz Toñacao na kararating lang po diyan sa Hong Kong.
"Siya po ay wala pa rin update sa amin. Siya po ay napasama sa sunog sa balita. Sobra na po kaming nag-aalala sa kanya.
"Nawa po ay merong makahanap sa kapatid namin diyan.
"Until now, wala pa kaming update sa kanya. Siya po ay nag-message, nag-record lang po sa message na humihingi ng tulong na nasusunugan yung building nila, kasama yung alaga niyang baby.
"Nawa po ay matulungan ninyo ang aming kapatid na si Rhodora. Kararating lang po niyan diyan para magtrabaho.”
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Nalaman ang kapalaran at kalagayan ni Rhodora dahil pa rin sa ulat ng TVB News Hong Kong.
Itinuring na bayani ang OFW dahil sa pagliligtas niya sa alagang sanggol:
“On social media, it was reported that amid the blaze, Rhodora Alcaraz, a Filipino domestic helper who had only arrived in Hong Kong a couple of days ago, was trapped in the flat with her employer and a baby during the fire.
"The domestic helper contacted her sister in the Philippines for help.
"When she was later rescued and taken to the United Christian Hospital for treatment, she was holding a three-month old baby.
"As we visited the ICU this afternoon, a doctor informed that Rhodora was in critical condition.
"The doctor specialist said she’s currently undergoing intubation and may need to be transferred to another hospital for further treatment once her condition stabilizes.
“When we contact her brother in the Philippines, he said he is praying for his sister’s safety."
As of yesterday, November 28, ang pinakahuling update mula sa Migrant Workers Office in Hong Kong, ayon sa online report ng The Sun Hong Kong, "stable" na ang kalagayan ni Rhodora.
OFWS AFFECTED BY HONG KONG FIRE
Ayon pa rin sa November 27 report ng TVB News Hong Kong, 22 OFWs ang nawawala.
“A Filipino domestic helper living in a property near Wang Fung Court claimed that 22 Filipino helpers were missing and five have been found, but she said that the helpers are concerned that their identification documents may have been lost in the fire."
Dagdag na report mula naman sa The Sun Hong Kong:
"Migrant Workers Office in Hong Kong had reported that between 70 and 80 Filipino domestic workers were employed in households affected by the Wang Fung Court fire.
"Of these, 22 have been located in various shelters set up to accommodate the victims of the fire, and were provided with care kits and assistance.
"However, they have yet to receive a report of any casualty among the workers..."