Filipino helper killed in Hong Kong fire hailed as heroine as body flown home

The body of the Filipino domestic helper who died in Hong Kong’s deadly blaze last month has been repatriated to her home country, with a senior Philippine official hailing her as a heroine. Filipino Secretary for Migrant Workers Hans Leo Cacdac said the remains of Maryan Pascual Esteban, a 39-year-old helper who died in the devastating fire, arrived in the Philippines on Saturday night. “[We] offered for her our prayers and respects as a slain overseas Filipino worker heroine,” Cacdac said on...