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MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte met withIlocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos in Laoag City onFriday in time for the launch of the “Kailian March,” afour-day trek from Ilocos Norte to Metro Maniladays before the anticipated ruling of the SupremeCourt for the hero’s burial for former PresidentFerdinand Marcos.

Duterte and Marcos met at the LaoagInternational Airport after the President’s visit totyphoon-hit Batanes on the same day. In an inter-view with the governor, Duterte reiterated his earli-er pronouncements that the former presidentdeserved to be buried at the Libingan ng mgaBayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). “Batas ‘yan... It is veryclear to me na ang (that my) decision ko, tama (isright). As a lawyer, I could only stick to what is thelaw,” Duterte said.

MANILA: The Philippines faces what could be“the most damaging” storm this year asTyphoon Sarika headed for the archipelago’sheavily-populated main island, officials saidSaturday.

Sarika, packing maximum winds of 180kilometres (112 miles) per hour, has alreadyknocked out all power and telephone lines onthe eastern island of Catanduanes, the civildefence office said.

While the storm is not the most powerful tohit the country this year, it could cause themost damage as it will cross heavily-populatedareas just north of Manila, said governmentweather forecaster Benison Estareja.

“We can see from the radar that the storm isvery destructive. It can destroy wooden hous-es, it can topple trees. It can possibly rip offroofs,” he told AFP.

“This could so far, be the most damagingtyphoon this year,” Estareja said.

Sarika is forecast to hit the province ofAurora on the east coast of the main island ofLuzon before dawn Sunday, he said.

It is expected to cross central Luzon beforeheading out to sea by Sunday evening, headded.

“This one will have an impact because mostof the people are in (that part of ) Luzon. EvenMetropolitan Manila will be affected,” hewarned.

These areas will experience strong windsand heavy rains, with coastal areas at risk ofstorm surges of upt to two metres (more thansix feet), the forecaster said. Low-lying areaswill be at risk of flooding while mountainousareas could suffer landslides.

Although the storm did not hit the eastern

region of Bicol, that area experienced heavyrains as it passed nearby on Saturday, said civildefence spokeswoman Rachel Miranda.

It left the more than 246,000 residents ofCatanduanes island without electricity andtelephone lines, she told AFP.

More than 400 people were evacuatedfrom their homes and sea and air travel inthese areas has been suspended as a safetyprecaution, officials said.

The Philippine islands are often the firstmajor landmass to be hit by storms that gen-erate over the Pacific Ocean. The SoutheastAsian archipelago endures about 20 majorstorms each year, many of them deadly.

Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever record-ed to hit land, smashed into the centralPhilippines on November 8, 2013, leaving7,350 people dead or missing.—AFP

ICC prosecutor ‘deeply concerned’ by Philippines killings

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court’s chiefprosecutor said on Thursday she was “deeply con-cerned” about thousands of alleged killings in thePhilippines, warning that those responsible could faceprosecution. “I am deeply concerned about thesealleged killings and the fact that public statementsfrom high officials of the... Philippines seem to con-done such killings,” Fatou Bensouda said in a state-ment issued in The Hague. Bensouda added she wasalso concerned that high officials “seem to encourageState forces and civilians alike to continue targetingthese individuals with lethal force.”

Since July Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte hasoverseen a brutal crackdown on illegal drugs that hasleft more than 3,300 people dead, both at the hands ofpolice as well as in unexplained circumstances, accord-ing to official data. The United Nations, the EuropeanUnion, the United States and international human rightsgroups have all raised concerns over alleged extrajudi-cial killings. Bensouda issued a warning: “Let me beclear: any person in the Philippines who incites orengages in acts of mass violence including by ordering,requesting, encouraging or contributing... to the com-mission of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC ispotentially liable for prosecution before the Court.”

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MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, fourth from right on the upper deck, tours the newly-commissioned vessel BRP Tubbatahaduring its 115th anniversary celebration, Wednesday Oct.12, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. —AP

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OFW Aguila Movement sa Kuwait organizes feeding/gift givingKUWAIT: OFW AGUILA MOVEMENT SA KUWAIT has recentlyorganized a feeding/gift-giving program for the Filipino run-away housemaids at the Philippine Embassy shelter. The pro-

gram was led by OFW Aguila was co-sponsored by OPC OFWPINOY COMMUNITY, Lorena Momo-Lanit Checelmaer, IsobalFernandez, Laday Marz Fernandez , Cherry Payot Arvan and

Miss Marivic Marivic Paradero. A huge thank to all the mem-bers who contributed in the success of this program!Mabuhay!!!

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KUWAIT: Kung ang facebook ay mayroong“Happy World Smile Day”, Ang ICSA at CAPCollege naman ay nagkaisa upang magka-roon naman ng “PALAKASAN 2016” Masaya attagumpay na nairaos muli ng mga studyanteang kanilang PALAKASAN activity noon

Friday October 7, 2016 na kung saandinaluhan ng ibat ibang studyante mula saICSA Kuwait City at ICSA Mahboula branch.

Muli na naman ay nagkaroon ngpagkakataon ang mga studyante namagkasama sama upang mgkakilala at sa

isang banda rin ay maipasa ang asignatura saedukasyong pisikal (P.E) at NSTP. Ito din ayupang turuan at sanayin ang bawatstudyante na makiangkop sa lipunan. Kasamana rin sa layunin ng nasabing pagtitipon angbawat studyante ay bigyan ng kaalaman

ukol sa kahalagahan ng kapaligiran atkalikasan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapanatiling kalinisan at disiplina. Maraming aktibidadang idinaos kasama na ang paligsahan nakung saan sinusubukan ang lakas nangbawat kalahok.

Subukan ang lakas: Palakasan 2016

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By Maria Al-Ameri

KUWAIT: Attended by the Philippine Embassy diplomatic corpsheaded by Renato Villa along with the majority of Filipinoorganizations & members of the Filipino expat community,FCC/KFMO Nationwide Collection of Recyclable Wastes & BeachClean Up Awareness Campaign kicked off last Friday, 14October 2016 at the Mc Donalds, El Cornice, Gulf road with aday full of colors. Led by Mr. Jerico, a professional fitness instruc-tor, the morning program started with a few zumba steps,warming up everyone while waiting for the guests to come.Gracing the occasion was Renato Villa who delivered a briefmessage praising FCC & KFMO for launching such a very com-mendable project, highly supported by Oliver Diong, represent-ing the Filcom coalition, whom majority of them were presentin full support of the campaign, noting that initiating such aproject is our simple way of thanking & giving back to the hostgovernment for all the goods things it has done to the existing240 thousand Filipino expat residing & working in Kuwait.

In response to the inspiring message of Ambassador Villa,Khalid El- Enezi, a representative from the Environment Public

Authority, (EPA) noted that Kuwait government likewise, is verythankful for organizing the project noting the versatility of theFilipinos to adapt in any environment he is in. Such awarenesswill provide an avenue for everyone living in Kuwait, highlight-ing that keeping our environment safe & clean is the least wecan do to save Mother Nature for further destruction. Anothernotable environment specialist from camp Arian, Boyd Bill,gave a short talk providing insight on how to recycle wastes inorder to keep our environment safe.

After the series of inspirational speeches, members of expatcommunity were treated to a full breakfast of McDonald mealcourtesy of Madame Sol Bagsic & a day full day of great sur-prizes. Moms proudly demonstrated their prowess on how torecycle wastes, creating a beautiful piece of art out of nothing,receiving a big wow from the guests, followed by a raffle draw &the most exciting activity for the kids; The On-the-Spot PaintingCompletion organized by the MAKULAY artists which drew alarge number of crowd’s attention. Moms & Dads were all thereto support, as kids worked on their imagination on how canthey possibly share in saving mother nature. Wise & full of imag-ination, 20 kids painted from the heart giving out 20 different

interpretations chosing the top three winners namely; RileyBizanes Roman, third place, Deema Al-Ghais, second place &Phoebe Rivera, first place who all received tablets & a masterpiece painting courtesy of Al-Muthanna Playgroup & RomanoRoman respectively. It was indeed a day well spent worthy ofcommendation. The morning activity ended with everyone’ssmile on the face, satisfied & full of hope that one day our worldbe a better place to live in.

Finally, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks toMcDonalds Management, Consul General Jabbar Adiong,Acting Labour Attache Angelita Narvaiz, Nestor Burayag, OWWAOfficer & to the rest of the embassy staff for always being therewith us, to the Filcom Coalition group & community leaders andthe last but not the least, the amazing moms and titas whodespite busy schedules find time to be with us in full support ofour project endeavors. A big thanks as well goes to OFWMovement for Peace and Justice, CIA CATSLAW PGBI USEBATROPA BISDAK FILCOM PANIK/PNA-K GBI TBBG KFC LAKINGBATANGENO PROUD CYCLING CLUB LBK RUGBY PCC TIGER FBIIPINOY HARLISTAS RugbII / Arieskabers RugbII / PCC BISOAK(BKC) Phil Combat.

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The acid-tongued Duterte has rejected theallegations and called the campaign an internalaffair of the Philippines. He has also branded USPresident Barack Obama a “son of a whore” andUN chief Ban Ki-moon a “fool” over their criticism.

‘The court has jurisdiction’Duterte last month challenged Ban and inter-

national human rights experts to visit the coun-try, both to investigate the allegations and toface him in a public debate.

On Wednesday Manila formally issued an invi-tation to UN Special Rapporteur AgnesCallamard to investigate the killings.

The government had initially rebuffedCallamard when she announced plans to take upDuterte’s challenge.

Callamard has since told AFP she would dis-cuss with Manila the date and scope of a fact-finding mission, state guarantees for her free-dom of movement and inquiry, and assurances

about the safety of mission members and theirinterview subjects.

Duterte has insisted that he and his policeforces have done nothing illegal, and that lawenforcers have been forced to shoot and kill aftersuspects put up a fight.

The Philippines has been an ICC memberstate since November 2011 “and as such, theCourt has jurisdiction over genocide, war crimesand crimes against humanity committed on theterritory or by nationals of the Philippines,”Bensouda said.

She added that her office “will be closely fol-lowing developments in the Philippines in theweeks to come and record any instance of incite-ment or resort to violence with a view to assess-ing whether a preliminary examination into thePhilipines needs to be opened.” The ICC’s prose-cutor has to the power to ask the Hague-basedcourt’s judges to authorise a preliminary probe,which gathers evidence to see whether a full-blown investigation — which could lead to aneventual trial — should be opened.—AFP

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MANILA: In this picture taken on October 3, 2016, relatives of alleged drug dealersgunned down by unidentified gunmen cry near the crime scene in Manila. PhilippinePresident Rodrigo Duterte defended his threat to kill criminals as “perfect” andvowed no let-up in his war on crime, as the death toll surged past 3,700. —AFP

Australian falsely accused in Philippine drug warMANILA: A Philippine judge dismissed a narcotics traffick-ing charge against an Australian man after ruling policemade up evidence, court documents show, as concernsmount about new President Rodrigo Duterte’s war ondrugs.

A Canadian man who was arrested in the same policeoperation was jailed by a different judge for life, with

authorities hailing his prosecution as a sign that the cam-paign is achieving swift results.

The crackdown has led to more than 3,300 deaths sinceDuterte took office on June 30, leading to fears police arecarrying out extrajudicial killings and breaking the law inother ways to follow the president’s orders of eliminatingillegal drugs in society.

The Australian, Damian Berg, was charged with drug traf-f ick ing after police alleged he was caught alongsideCanadian Jeremy Eaton trying to sell ecstasy tablets on aManila street in June. Berg insisted police had dragged himout of his hotel room, then brought him to the street wherethe tablets were placed on him and he was paraded beforewaiting journalists. —AFP

Club Ilonggo in Kuwait celebrates 9th ‘versary

KUWAIT: Club Ilonggo in Kuwait (CIK) celebrated a simple 9th year anniversary atMesilla Beach where they also celebrated the birthdays of CIK President OliverTupaz Diong, Treasurer Edna Aguilos, Secretary Elina Montano, Auditor JosephHernan!!! To all CIK celebrants for the month of September, October happy birth-day and more blessings and happy natal day!!!

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KUWAIT: FBC's 75th regular tournament got underway lastFriday, October 14, 2016 with several exciting matchups rightout from the start. Once again, FBC welcomes new players(beginners level) and regular members (higher level) who areequipped with concentrated power and keen tactics pavingtheir way to amazing on-court actions during the elimination

rounds until the finals. The tournament will be having 2 weekseliminations and quarter/semi/finals on the 3rd week (October14, 21 & 28, 2016).

Likewise, FBC's traditional way of bonding, everybodyshared with delight the sumptuous lunch treat for all the offi-cers and members celebrating their birthdays for the month

of October. Once again, FBC is inviting all badminton addictsto join every Friday in their regular tournaments from 8 amto 1 pm, FBC Singles and adults/k ids badmintoncoaching/tutorial and court rental from 2 pm to 5 pm. Forinquiries please visit FBC at the Kuwait Disabled Sports Clubin Hawally.

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FBC 75thTourney Kicks-Off

Yousef Power Team bags championship titleKUWAIT: CHEVROLET ALGHANIM TEAM or they callthemselves as the ‘Yousef Power Team’ bagged thechampionship title for the recently concluded 6thseason 5’8” division of the Philippine BasketballLeague in Kuwait. The championship match washeld last Friday at the Kuwait Disabled Club inHawally. Congratulations to the victors! Here’s thefinal result!

THE CHAMPIONYOUSEF POWER TEAM

1ST RUNNER-UPBAD BANANAS TEAM

2ND RUNNER-UPF.K.T.C. TEAM

3RD RUNNER-UPCABALEN TEAM

“FINALS” MOST VALUABLE PLAYER RICHIE JAVILLO (YOUSEF POWER)“SEASON’S” MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

MARLON BALDERAMA MYTHICAL FIVE

JON JON MANALO, JONG SIMBOL, RICHIE JAVIL-LO, MARLON BALDERAMA, JEFFREY SALAMIDABEST COACH BEST MANAGER ROMEO PESIGAN LAICA JANE DUMA