A magistrate has rejected applications for bail from two of five Filipino tourists arrested for alleged attempted theft.
On Thursday, Eastern Magistrates’ Court heard that five tourists from the Philippines were arrested on April 24 after they tried but failed to steal a wallet from a Korean woman at an MTR train station on Hong Kong Island, sunwebhk.com reported.
The Korean woman said she felt someone tugging at her wallet but the pickpockets failed because her wallet was secured by a chain to her bag.
Plainclothes police who were nearby arrested the five alleged thieves.
On Thursday, four of the defendants – Rasim Linambos, Arlene Gerodias, Manuelito Camacho and Delia Neri – appeared in court while the fifth defendant, Zenaida Aviles, was absent because she was in hospital.
Defendants Linambos and Gerodias applied for bail but magistrate Peter Law rejected their applications.
The case was adjourned until May 24 and they were remanded in custody.

Disgusting
Kapal ng mga face nyo,mg totour kyo dto,tpos ganyan ang purpose nyo, nkakahiya kyo,tama lang wag kayong pagkakataon mag bail,mabulok sna kyo jan
taong maynila ang mga yan,hindi ikinakalat ang mga mata na lahat ng paligid may camera,so shameful
Nakakahiya kau,nagtour ba kau dto para mag nakaw ,,
Ay d ba nga humihingi na ng bail, ibig sabihin, convicted na.. At saka nakaapear na sila sa court. .Hehe..
Basabasa lang siguro ng maige. .
Kala cguro pinas na makalosot cla ..Singapore ganun din racket nila nag tour at nandukot di nila alam nakikita cla ayun nahuli agad
korek po..dahil dito nagiging sobrang praning at sarado ang trust ng mga employer sa atin dito..haist
grabe nmn kau di nyo tlga inisip dala2 nyo bandira ng pinas sa galing nyong yan..nkkhiya nmn…pagsinabing "Filipino" o " from the Philippines" tapos mgnankaw lang pala nakxxx…sarap umuwi nlng ng pinas..dinamay nyo lang kami mga ofw dto, bingi2han na nga lang kami minsan sa mga sinasabi ng employer namin dinagdagan nyo pa..????????????
Tama lng yan as in nilagay ang real name nila nakkhiya kayo. Nakkhiya nnman ang Pilipino sa mata ng marami.
What a shame…
Ay nakakahiya kayo subra mga bwesit dumayo lng kayo dito at nagnakaw abah nandamay pa kayo sa amin dito sa hk…Hindi nyo ba alam kahit saang sulok dito sa hk my cctv.Gawain nyo sa pinas wag nyo dalhin dito kc kunting mali nyo lng huli kayo….Di nyo lng alam gaano ka high tech dito sa hk…Buti nga sa inyo at nahuli kayo nandamay pa kayo.
Kya pla, pag nasagi mo yn Chinese ang tingin sama un pla tingin saatin stealing wallet din
Nakakahiya kau hindi naman kasi ito pilipinas na malulusutan nyo ang pgnanakaw
Buti nga sa iny0 pati dit0 dala dala ni0 yan ganyan ugaling pagnanakaw…
Haha..akala nio cguro d kau mahuhuli sa gagawin nio..lahat ng sulok ng hongkong may MATA na naka totok…kaya ikaw kabayan.. Huli ka sa MATA..
Omg kakahiya kayo dito pa kayo dumayo sa hk peste dapat lang makulong kayo
mga gago sira ulo kaming nanahimik at nag trabaho ng maayos dinamay niyo kami sa walahiya niyo…
What a shame on you people! You deserve not to be bailed! Stay behind bars, you will enjoy your stay in HK!
Dont do your evil deeds in other countries, ever. Dont embarass your countrymen who are having difficulty proving themselves to HK people…
PUT THEM BEHIND BARS,, THE BEST PUNISHMENT TO THEM!!
DON’T LET THIS PEOPLE RUN AWAY FROM THE CRIMES THEY HAD DONE