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221:, conducted internal investigations. He was also required to assist in police investigations. However, he only admitted to posting some of the offensive comments to both the hospital investigation team and the police force, he then claimed that his social media accounts were "hacked", with the "hackers" posting the offensive comments using his social media accounts.
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industry. This marks a slight rise from 1995, when roughly 75,000 domestic helpers from the
Philippines were estimated to be working in Singapore. By 2009, the Filipino population in Singapore increased to 163,090, and between 2010 and 2012, about 45,450 more Filipinos were newly hired into
158:. The stereotype resulted in some Filipinos working in other sectors of the economy being mistaken by locals as domestic workers. However, in recent years they have seen professional diversification, with others working as nurses, bankers, F&B and retail store staff and entertainers.
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jumped by 70% in 2007 to 212 cases. By 2013, a total of 203,243 Filipinos resided in
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