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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17644643579371764464352938.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong&#x27;s Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. At least four people were killed when a fire engulfed several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on November 26, the government said, with media reporting that some residents were trapped inside. <em>Photo by Yan Zhao/AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong on Saturday night said one Filipina has been confirmed dead following the fire that hit several Hong Kong high-rise buildings Wednesday this week.</p><p>“With great sadness, the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirms the passing of an overseas Filipino worker from the Tai Po fire incident. Far from her native home, she had made innumerable sacrifices to provide a better life for her family,” PCG said in a Facebook post.</p><p>“The Consulate General extends our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones at this trying time,” it added.</p><p>In a <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.facebook.com/PHLinHK/posts/pfbid02A55noHKrr8tNYjFrHxqGsCP5xKifGLc1TD9BcUdfYgHwm9vR6QQdwPRpHDLv9VREl">new statement on Sunday afternoon</a>, the Philippine Consulate identified the OFW as Maryan Pascual Esteban.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FPHLinHK%2Fposts%2Fpfbid037nHLQP2egY4JLH526yrg9DYDuAUxxgeT68xk6mdte3pTXzZoHSeBVPNpMHAScuHml&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator PY Caunan yesterday visited the OFW&#x27;s bereaved family members. </p><p>Cacdac said the &quot;fullest assistance&quot; would be provided to the family. </p><p>&quot;We assured the 10-year-old son of our dear OFW that her mother lives in his heart forever, and would want nothing more than have him finish his studies,&quot; he said in a Facebook post. </p><p>The OFW&#x27;s son, Cacdac said, wants to be a firefighter &quot;para wala na pong mamatay sa sunog (so no one else will die in a fire.)&quot;</p><p>&quot;May the soul of our dearly departed OFW, a heroine who died while taking care of her employer’s five-year-old daughter, rest in God’s eternal embrace,&quot; Cacdac said.</p><p>The OFW was among the 23 Filipinos reportedly affected by the fire, and the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/28/hong-kong-blaze-death-toll-rises-to-128-1542"></a><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/28/hong-kong-blaze-death-toll-rises-to-128-1542">128 deaths</a> based on the latest report.</p><p>Based on Consul General Romulo Victor Israel Jr.&#x27;s latest update, 70 of the 83 Filipinos with registered addresses in the buildings are confirmed safe.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/29/13-filipinos-still-unaccounted-for-after-hong-kong-fire-consulate-1431"><strong>13 Filipinos still unaccounted for after Hong Kong fire -- consulate</strong></a></div><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cfMfE-SbcaA?si=jUzPNWwC-a3azIJP" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong on Saturday night said one Filipina has been confirmed dead following the fire that hit several Hong Kong high-rise buildings Wednesday this week.</p>

The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong on Saturday night said one Filipina has been confirmed dead following the fire that hit several Hong Kong high-rise buildings Wednesday this week.

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1 OFW confirmed dead after Hong Kong fire — PH consulate

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published November 30, 2025 09:14 AM PHT

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Updated November 30, 2025 04:56 PM PHT

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