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Bangladesh Bankreceives $15M stolen

money from PHDHAKA: Bangladesh Bank authorities have accept-ed nearly $15 million of the $81 million stolen mon-ey from the Philippines’ Anti-Money LaunderingCouncil. Bangladesh Ambassador to the PhilippinesJohn Gomes received the cash in the presence of atwo-member team of the central bank’s antimoneylaundering department, Bangladesh Bank’s deputygovernor Abu Hena Mohammed Raji Hasan toldThe Daily Star. The Bangladesh Bank delegationheaded by Debaprosad Debnath, general managerof the bank’s financial intelligence unit, went toManila on Nov. 7 to work on moving back part ofthe fund. —Inquirer.net

MANILA: Philippine President RodrigoDuterte has approved the continuationof joint military exercises with U.S.forces, but the number of drills will bereduced and will exclude mockassaults, defense officials saidWednesday. Philippine DefenseSecretary Delfin Lorenzana saidDuterte also allowed the governmentto proceed with a 2014 defense accordwith Washington permitting U.S. forcesto be stationed temporarily at five des-ignated Philippine military camps,along with their warships and planes.

Duterte had previously threatenedto end military exercises with the U.S.and the presence of American forces inthe country in about two years, sayingthe Philippines’ still ill-equipped troopshave not benefited from America’ssuperior military. Lorenzana said he

and other security officials explained tothe president at a Cabinet meeting onMonday how the Philippines benefitsfrom the annual maneuvers.

“We presented to him the longyears of bilateral relationship,”Lorenzana said. “The Armed Forces ofthe Philippines enumerated the bene-fits obtained from these exercises.”

U.S. Embassy spokeswoman MollyKoscina cited the swift response ofAmerican forces after Typhoon Haiyanravaged the central Philippines in 2013.U.S. personnel reached the area fourhours after the Philippines sought help.

U.S. troops, aircraft and aid, alongwith those from other countries, havebeen credited with preventing morecasualties after the powerful stormstruck. Haiyan left more than 7,300dead or missing. “That can’t happen

unless you have an alliance and thatyou train together and work together,”Koscina said. Defense departmentpublic affairs chief Arsenio Andolongsaid the changes in annual jointmaneuvers will be discussed withAmerican military officials led by U.S.Pacific Command chief Harry Harris Jr.at a Nov. 22 meeting in Manila. Duterteordered assault exercises to be discon-tinued, the defense department said.

Andolong said two naval exercisesinvolving amphibious beach landingand boat raids may be stopped. Alargescale exercise called Balikatan orshoulder to shoulder will be retained butwill shift its focus to disaster response,humanitarian aid and counter terrorism,he said. “We still have to discuss with theAmericans what form this will take as it willbe modified,” Lorenzana told The

Associated Press. Duterte has opposedcombat exercises, saying in Septemberthat China did not want such maneuvers.While wanting to scale back engagementswith the U.S. military, Duterte has reachedout to China and Russia for possible deals,including the acquisition of weapons anddefense assets.

Lorenzana said he expected nomajor change in the Philippines’ treatyalliance with the U.S. following theelectoral victory of Donald Trump.

“Through the years, whoever wins,Democrat or Republican, the U.S. inter-est in the Asia-Pacific region hasremained the same,” Lorenzana said. Wedo not see any change with Trump’swin.” “It has been a longstanding friend-ship that some misunderstanding andirritants along the way cannot alter in agrave way,” he said. —AP

Suspected Filipinomilitants kidnap 6Vietnamese sailors

MANILA: Suspected Abu Sayyaf militantsattacked a Vietnamese cargo ship and kidnappedits captain and five crewmen off the southernPhilippine island of Basilan early Friday, in the lat-est in a wave of sea assaults that have alarmed theregion’s leaders.

About 10 gunmen boarded the MV Royal 16 atdawn off southern Basilan island, where the AbuSayyaf is active, then fled with their captives in aspeedboat, regional military spokesman Maj.Filemon Tan said, citing crewmen from anothership, MV Lorcon Iloilo, who provided help to theVietnamese ship after the attack.

Tan said ransom-seeking Abu Sayyaf militantsare suspected in the raid. In Vietnam, the Tuoi Trenewspaper said the MV Royal 16 was on its way toIndonesia from Vietnam’s northern port city of HaiPhong with 19 crew members and a cargo ofcement when it was attacked.

The ship sent an alert at 3:31 a.m. when it wasabout 18 kilometers (12 miles) southwest ofBasilan, the newspaper said, adding that six crewmembers were kidnapped. After the attack, thecargo ship anchored safely at Zamboanga port,near Basilan, with the remaining 13 crew mem-bers, including one who suffered gunshotwounds in the arm, the newspaper said.

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MANILA: Protesters display a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during an anti-U.S. protest outside the US Embassy in Manila,Philippines Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. Trump will become the 45th U.S. President after defeating Democratic presidentialcandidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8, 2016 US election. —AP

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A Vietnam Maritime Administrationofficial confirmed the attack, but gaveno details. The Vietnamese agency hasasked regional and international anti-piracy agencies for help.

Friday’s attack happened a day afterPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterteand Malaysian Prime Minister NajibRazak discussed ways to deal with thespike in piracy incidents.

Najib said at a news conference inMalaysia that Duterte had agreed toallow Malaysian security forces to enterPhilippine waters while in “hot pursuit”

of kidnappers. “The ‘hot pursuit’ is anew development, this has beenagreed to by President Duterte andPresident Jokowi and now with me,”Najib said, referring to Indonesianleader Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “So thethree countries will work to make it intoa new standard operating procedure.”

“I appreciate him (Duterte) becauseit’s a very practical way of us helpingeach other because we really need tostamp out this kidnap for ransombecause it is affecting the welfare, thesecurity of not only the Sabahans butalso foreigners who visit us in Sabah,”Najib said, referring to the Malaysian

state on Borneo island near the south-ern Philippines.

After flying back to the Philippines,Duterte refused to provide detailswhen asked about his discussion withNajib on the mounting number ofattacks at sea.

Duterte has said the attacks embar-rass him because the Abu Sayyaf per-petrators are based on the southernPhilippine island of Jolo, an impover-ished region where the militants holdtheir hostages for ransom.

During a recent visit to Indonesia,Duterte said he discussed possiblesecurity strategies with Widodo.

Despite talks by the three countrieson ratcheting up security, Abu Sayyafgunmen and allied militants - part of awider Muslim rebellion that has beenraging in the predominantly RomanCatholic nation for decades - have con-tinued attacks at sea this year, kidnap-ping Malaysian and Indonesian crew-men of slow-moving tugboats that aremostly pulling coal barges.

The security talks are complicatedbecause the Philippines and Malaysiahave had territorial issues, and ques-tions have arisen about how farMalaysian authorities chasing militantscan go as they approach Philippine ter-

ritory. In initial talks, the countries haveconsidered establishing a more securesea lane for commercial vessels as wellas coordinated law enforcementactions, including sea and air patrols.

Indonesia has restricted coal ship-ments to the Philippines because ofthe danger.

Although most of their targets havebeen tugboats, which are easy toboard, the militants attacked an ocean-going South Korean cargo ship for thefirst time about two weeks ago offsouthern Tawi Tawi province, near Sulu,abducting its South Korean skipperand a Filipino crewman.—AP

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KUALA LUMPUR: It wasn’tcoarse language that gotPhilippines President RodrigoDuterte attention this time; it washis crooning.

He and Malaysian PrimeMinister Najib Razak performedkaraoke at a state dinner inMalaysia on Thursday.

Duterte sang Bette Midler’s“Wind Beneath My Wings” whileNajib performed an upbeat ver-sion of “The Young Ones” by CliffRichards.

They sang together to the ‘70schart topper “Sha-La-La-La-La-La”by Danish rock band The Walkers.Najib danced as he sang.

Duterte, who’s well-known forusing foul language, is on a two-day visit to Malaysia.

Najib told reporters that attheir talks earlier in the day, thePhilippines had agreed withIndonesia and Malaysia to allowsecurity forces to make “hot pur-suits” in its territorial waters. Theneighbors are seeking to combatransom kidnappings at sea.—AP

Duterte turns sentimental at karaoke with Malaysian leader

KUALA LUMPUR: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, left, and Malaysia’s PrimeMinister Najib Razak pose for photographs during a welcoming ceremony inPutrajaya, Malaysia on Thursday. —AP

KUALA LUMPUR: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, arrives for a meet-ing with Philippine community at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. —AP

PUTRA JAYA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, center, inspects honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia,Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. Duterte is in Malaysia for an official visit. —AP

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 3KUWAIT: Eighteen pairs have been finallyselected for the grand-finals of ‘PinoyArabia FM-Sing Galing Duo’- singing com-petition. The grand event will be held onNovember 18, 2016 at the Discovery Mall(Live Theater) in Murgab, as Pinoy ArabiaFM celebrate 2nd anniversary. Sing GalingDuo is sponsored by Philippine Airlines,LBC, Al Rashed International TravelCompany, TikTok, ADM InternationalManpower Services Co, Al AlamiaInternational Manpower Services,Yazeemir International Manpower Agencyand Asia’s Grill Restaurant and Vistaland-Kuwait.

Grand finalists are: 1.Astro Gabriel R. Jimenez And PrisianMae Caranza 2.Nelson Jarata And Joann Nazareno3.Ezael Mar Jandusay And Marisol J. Untal4.Jeffy Cambel And Reichelle Ancheta5.Carlo Delfinado And Joanna Slayton6.Richard Suico And Bjhane Del Mundo7.Charles Vincent Molaco And BeljoreJude Camello8.Nomer Cervantes And Ariane Linda9.Emma Lou Lanuria And Mark Marquez10.Ruth Aguilo And Jerome Hantoc11.Aeronon Ore Pilola And Donna CarylMelendez12.David Micu And Vienna Villanueva13.Francisco Jaranilla & Jen Banez14.Ramy De La Cruz And Jez Reel Perucho15.Fahreen Dawood And Rowena Tinio16.Rye Quiroz Pujante And Frederick KingBalilla17.Dylan Lapira And Ice Mijares18.Mary Ann Oriendo And RowenaCervantes

Grand finals set on Friday for free

Kuwait’s Philippine Embassy hosts training seminar

KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwaithosted the training of officers from variouspost in the Middle East for the resumption ofregistration of qualified overseas voters for thepurpose of 2019 national elections. The train-ing was held at the Movenpick Hotel in theFree Trade Zone last week. The 4-day trainingwas led by Commission on Elections(Comelec) Commissioner Luie Tito Ferrer Guia,along with other officers from variousPhilippine posts in the Gulf countries.

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FCC-KFMO launches ‘dance with the sun by the sea 2’KUWAIT: The Filipino Cultural Club together with the Kuwait Filipino Mother Organization organized ‘dance with the sun by the sea 2’ at McDonald’s Corniche last Friday. The event will be heldevery Friday from November 11 to January 20, 2017. ‘Dance with the sun by the sea 2’ was organized to showcase the best of their member-talents and to promote healthy lifestyle.

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BATAC: The body of Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos is temporarily being kept and displayed at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Center is a museum situatedin Batac, Ilocos Norte . He died of lung, kidney and liver complications in Hawaii on September 28, 1989. In September 1993, after having been kept in a refrigerated,glass-topped coffin inside an air-conditioned crypt for four years, Marcos’ remains were finally taken to the Philippines. The body has been there ever since and his fami-ly refused to bury him other than hero’s cemetery.

The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos mayget his hero’s burial before the yearends, Malaca?ang said on Friday.

The President’s spokesperson ErnestoAbella said he could not provide a workingdate for Marcos’ burial at Libingan ng mgaBayani, but indicated that it was bound tohappen soon.

“The best we can say is it will be withinthe year,” Abella said in a press briefing onFriday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deniedpetitions to stop President Duterte fromallowing Marcos’ burial at the cemeteryreserved for soldiers and heroes.

According to the tribunal, the order waswell within Mr. Duterte’s prerogative as

President. Mr. Duterte earlier said he wouldallow Marcos to be laid to rest at Libingan ngmga Bayani because he was a former soldier,which under the law qualifies him to beburied there.

The decision has outraged martial lawvictims and their families, who view themove as an insult to the spirt of the 1986people’s revolution that ousted Marcos aftera 20-year rule.

They also fear that the decision wouldwhitewash Marcos’ crimes against the peo-ple.

Several petitioners, led by martial law tor-ture victims Satur Ocampo and Etta Rosales,have filed an urgent motion asking theSupreme Court to stop the Marcos family

from burying the former President at theLibingan ng mga Bayan until the magistrateshad ruled with finality on their motion forreconsideration which has yet to be filed.

The petitioners claimed that governmentofficials, led by Executive Secretary SalvadorMedialdea and Rear Admiral Ernesto C.Enriquez of the Armed Forces of thePhilippines, were already preparing for the“hasty transfer” of Marcos’ cadaver fromBatac, Ilocos Norte, to the Libingan ng mgaBayani even before the high court has yet toreceive a motion to reconsider its 9-5 deci-sion upholding President Duterte’s order tobury Marcos at the heroes’ cemetery.

Lawyer Ed Olalia of the National Union ofPublic Lawyers (NUPL), counsel of the anti-

Marcos petitioners, said the 15-day periodfor the filing of the motion for reconsidera-tion has not yet started since petitionershave yet to get a formal copy of the courtruling. Aside from Ocampo and Rosales, theother petitioners were Albay Rep. EdcelLagman and former Senator HehersonAlvarez.

“There have been reports that the prepa-rations for the interment of former PresidentFerdinand Marcos Sr., are being undertakenby respondents causing concern amongpetitioners that his remains may be hastilytransferred to the Libingan ng mga Bayanieven before the filing of a Motion forReconsideration by petitioners or during itspendency,” said Olalia. —Inquirer.net

Palace: Marcos burial within the year

MANILA : Students from the state university lie on a street during a protest in front of the Supreme court in Manila on Friday. —AFP

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FPSC-K holds gun handling and safety seminar

KUWAIT: FPSC-K , Filipino Practical Shooting Club Kuwait conducted a gun han-dling and safety seminar recently. Handling and safety seminar participantsinclude some Filipino Professionals Organization in Kuwait. ‘Funshoot’ was alsoone of many agendas!

DAVAO CITY: The Communist Partyof the Philippines (CPP), one of thestrongest allies of the PresidentRodrigo Duterte, advises him againstthe burial of late dictator FerdinandMarcos at the Libingan ng mgaBayani.

“President Duterte must beadvised against proceeding withsuch a plan. Such payment of politi-cal debt to the Marcoses willundoubtedly be regarded as an actof contempt against the Filipinopeople’s historic judgment againstthe Marcos dictatorship,” the CPPsaid in a statement.

Despite its good relations withDuterte, the CPP openly denouncedthe Supreme Court decision votingin favor for the hero’s burial forMarcos.

“In giving Marcos a hero’s burial,he would virtually be spitting on thegraves of the tens of thousands ofmartyrs who laid down their lives inthe struggle to end the puppet, bru-tal and rotten Marcos dictatorship,”the CPP said.

The CPP said Duterte “will bringto question his own assertions ofbeing a Leftist considering that theMarcos dictatorship is the epitome

of the anti-Left.”Even before the campaign,

Duterte has been consistent in hispronouncements of his leftist orien-tation asserting pro-people and anti-foreign intervention policies.

READ: Duterte stands firm onMarcos burial at Libingan ng mgaBayani

“The CPP advises GRP PresidentDuterte against fulfilling such anelection promise to the Marcosesmade in exchange for financial andpolitical support. For sure, theMarcoses would resent such anunfulfilled promise. But such will beincomparable to the deep indigna-tion that will be stirred among theFilipino people,” the CPP expressed.

The communist movement saidthat the Filipino people are still seek-ing for justice for all the crimes com-mitted by Marcos including his wife,children and cronies “who all invari-ably played nefarious roles underthe Marcos dictatorship.”

“If Duterte allows Marcos’ body tobe dug-up from Ilocos Norte and re-interred with hero’s burial, he wouldhave provided the Marcoses with theultimate act of rehabilitation,” theCPP said. —Iquirer.net

‘Hero’s burial for Marcos an insult to martyrs’?

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KUWAIT: Week 2 of the FBC 76th tourney saw moreintense clashes in the courts and continue to battle it outwith the top teams from each category took big stepscloser to the coveted title and advancing into the knock-out stage next Friday. Meanwhile, FBC Singles (PM ses-sion) is shaping up to be an exciting event to watch out.

This month proves to be a month-long birthday cele-brations as all the November FBC members birthday cele-brants giving their breakfast and lunch treats everyFriday. And last Friday, It was Romelie Desposado’s day,one of the dedicated FBC officers whom the whole FBCcelebrated.

Once again, FBC is inviting all badminton addicts to joinevery Friday in their regular tournaments from 8 am to 1pm, FBC Singles and adults/kids badmintoncoaching/tutorial and court rental from 2 pm to 5 pm. Forinquiries please call FBC or personally come at the KuwaitDisabled Sports Club in Hawally.

FBC’s 76th tourney continues

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KUWAIT: MD Strikers dominated the NUSANTARA team 923-832,980-895, 930-982 to remain unscathed in 3-game series confronta-tion and keep the second spot while Bowlersmate boosts its bid tostay alive from tenth place to fifth position in the elimination roundof the Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait - 30th AnniversaryCup Team Tournament 2016 held at COZMO Bowling Center inKheifan. COZMO stayed in the forefront while the on-off Scavengersejected once again in the elite group. Other teams that posted vic-tory were Mangaf Strikers, Asian Air safari, Original Pin Killers and AllStar Strikers.

Rated No. 2 team MD Strikers although with four bowlers in thefirst game weathered a tough challenge from huge handicappersNUSANTARA in the first two games 923 - 832, 980 - 885 but the latercounter-attacked in the third game 982-930 and the win-lose resultof 2858-2709, MD Strikers settled in its current position whileNUSANTARA stumbled from fourth to seventh place. Rudy de Lima(519) piloted his team to victory supported by Rani Skeik (514),Myra Manalo (511), Neveen Wasel (466) and Abdul Wahab Al Shatti.NUSANTARA’s players were Saleh Faraj (485), Erlisa Kantosori (420),Tatang Razak, Gantosori, Bima Nitikusumo, Benjamin Hasan, AhmadFahmi and Abel Nitikusumo. Asian Air Safari shattered COZMO’sinvincibility by dealing the lane masters second defeat 2945-2852.The Air Safari brought the fancied lane master back to its senses bysecuring a dominant two games victory and one loss 980-944, 921-858 and 1019-1025. The top scorer of Asian Air was Gani dela Cruz

(545), Sonia Mathews (508), Vernie Villaruel (489), Lito Michael (470)and Hermie Saliba (444) while COZMO’s highest scorer was FaisalSaleem (632), Ferdie Saliba (500), Neng Cervantes (492), assisted byTony Zuleta, Mohammad Karam and Alex Cervantes.

Still without its team captain, the Bowlersmate team subjugatedthe more experienced and rated Scavengers 2992-2568 when thesenior players Rocky Castil (526), Cris Carungay (521) and JoePresenta (456) complimented each other with Jelyn Colegio (479)who scored 207 and snatched the individual high game from AbelNitikusumo’s 169 points. They were supported by Imelda Daguio,Leila Cervantes and Reygan Percy. With the loss Scavengers waskicked out again from the ‘magic 8’ while Bowlersmate returned toits former rank. Scavengers players were Aji Varghese (479),Anthony King (402), Basma Ammar (373), Ali Arqoub andMohammad Othman. The encounter between Mangaf Strikers andSwooping Eagles (2847-2660) was a f izzle game when theSwooping Eagles bowed to much inexperienced team (3-0); 973-941, 912- 851, 937- 868 2847-2660. Mangaf Strikers were JasonGamba (459), Ceddie Martin Faa (446), Meds Nicdao(439), AdolfoPrena, Robert Opena and Ron Fabor while Swooping Eagles wereAlonzo Bush (504), Riz Roque (444), Danny Solis (443), JocelynBorros and Mona Corpuz. Other results: All Star Strikers extendedthe continuous fourth week slump of the Fiery Dragons 2788-2717and Original Pin Killers dumped the Indian Bowling League to itspitfall, 2803-2719.

Meanwhile, the new PBAK Executive Committee were: Rudy deLima - President; Sonia Mathews - Vice President; Maria Perly Virly -

Secretary; Lito Michael - Treasurer; Jason Gamba - Auditor; MandyManalo - PRO; Myra Manalo - Membership Officer; Over-allTournament Director - Hermie Saliba; Directors - Joe Presenta, CrisCarungay, Adolfo Prena and Joel Tizon.

Results for the Individual and Team Best :For Individual High scores:

Category Name Individual Name Individual High Game High Average

Men’s A Farid Gabriel 244 Farid Gabriel 195.77Men’s B Siddath Nair 237 Siddath Nair 199.62 Men’s C Faisal Saleem 231 Faisal Saleem 183.87Ladies A Nasha King 204 Myra Manalo 72.66Ladies B Jenlyn Colegio 207 Erlisa Kantosori 154.00

For Team High Game (Scratch) and Team High Series (Scratch): Team High Game (Scratch) Team High Series (Scratch) COZMO - 981 MD Strikers - 2972

Weekly High Series:1. Asian Air Safari - 2931 3. MD Strikers - 29722. Bowlersmate - 2968 4.Bowlersmate - 2892 Fourth round results: 1. COZMO (11753); 2. MD Strikers (11730); 3.

Asian Air Safari (11484); 4. Original Pin Killers (11454); 5. Bowlersmate(11336); 6. Mangaf Strikers (11327); 7. NUSANTARA (11322); 8. AllStars Strikers (11311); 9. Fiery Dragons (11185); 10. Scavengers(11154); 11. Indian Bowling League (10988) and 12. Swooping Eagles(10926).

PBAK 30th Anniversary Cup Team Tournament-2016 MD Strikers still unbeaten, Bowlersmate boosts ‘Magic 8’ bid