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DUBAI – Magkakaroon muli ng reh-istrasyon para sa overseas absentee vot-ers (OAV) ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) na isasagawa sa tanggapan ng konsulada ng Pilipinas sa Dubai sim-ula sa Nobyembre 2. Ayon sa opisyal na pahayag mula sa konsulada, ang rehistra-syon ay unang itinakda sa Oktubre

JEDDAH – Inihayag ng Saudi Ara-bia’s Passport Department (Jawazat) na binabalak nitong mag issue ng residency permits (iqamas) sa mga expatriate work-ers paglapag mismo sa airport, bilang pagtugon ng Saudi government sa pag-palaganap ng electronic services nito.

“Our goal is to enhance services to citizens and expatriates and help them receive our services at their homes and offices without the need for visiting the Jawazat,” ayon kay department’s chief, Lt. Gen. Salim Al-Belaihed.

Residency permits iaabot paglapag sa airport: Saudi

Absentee voting registration

isasagawang muli

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Balitang lokal

Ni Kabayan Henri Abenis-Macahilo

DUBAI – Nahaharap sa batikos ang proseso ng pagpili ng mga nominasyon ng Bagong Bayani Award (BBA) ng Philippine Overseas Welfare Administration (POEA), matapos ianunsiyo ang pagkaka-pili ng isa sa mga kasapi ng Filipino Community in Dubai and Northern Emirates (FilCom DNE) na si Wafa Kasimieh, bilang awardee para sa kategoryang Community and Social Service.

Ayon sa mga kumukwestiyon na mga pinuno ng mga samahang miy-embro ng FilCom DNE, marami sa kanila ang hindi nakatanggap ng an-umang komunikasyon mula sa tang-gapan ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), ukol sa nominasyon ng Bagong Bayani Award para sa ta-ong ito. Ayon din sa kanila, bagama’t hindi nila kinukwestiyon ang pag-kakahalal at pagkakapili kay Kasim-ieh, mas naging maganda sana kung mas marami ang nakaalam ukol sa patimpalak upang mas marami rin ang nakapagsumite ng kanilang nominasyon.

Si Myrna Anderson, pinuno ng Lightform International Filipino Photographers Guild (Lightform), ay isa sa mga nagrereklamo dahil hindi siya nakatanggap ng naturang komunikasyon, na ipinadala uma-no ng tanggapan ng POLO sa mga

DUBAI – Isa si Illac Diaz, dat-ing modelo at pamangkin ng dating Miss Universe at artistang si Gloria Diaz, sa labinlimang napiling tagapagsalita ng TEDx Dubai, na bahagi ng TED, isang prestihiyoso at ekslusibong pro-grama na nagbibigay ng pagka-kataon sa mga komunidad, mga organisasyon, at mga indibidwal sa buong mundo, na maibahagi ang kanilang mga kakaibang ideya.

Si Diaz na isa na ngayong so-cial entrepreneur at alagad ng agham, ay nagsalita ukol sa kan-yang imbensiyong eco-friendly solar bottle light bulb, na na-kapagbibigay liwanag sa isang buong silid gamit lamang ang bote ng softdrinks, corrugated sheets, tubig, at chlorine.

Sa kanyang 18 minutong ta-lumpati sa harap ng libu-libong matatalinong taong tulad niya, ipinaliwanag ni Diaz kung pa-paanong nabigyan ng ilaw ang mga pinakamahirap na lugar sa Metro Manila, gamit ang “Isang Litrong Litrong Liwanag”, na kan-yang dinesenyo at ginawa kasa-ma ang ilang mga kaklase niya sa Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology (MIT), kung saan siya nag-aral bilang Fulbright-Humphrey Scholar and Research Fellow in a Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS).

DUBAI – Bumisita kamakailan si Borys Kolesnikov, ang Pangalawang Punong Ministro at Ministro ng In-prastraktura ng Ukraine kamakailan at nagpahayag ito ng malaking paghanga sa Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) dahil sa mabilis ni-tong pagtapos ng Dubai Metro at sa paglulunsad ng mga magagandang proyekto para sa ikauunlad ng siste-ma ng mga pampublikong sasakyan ng Dubai.

“Accomplishing the Dubai Metro project, considering its length and

Bagong Bayani Award binatikosmiyembro ng FilCom DNE sa pama-magitan ng email, noong buwan ng Marso.

“Bakit napakabias ng paraan ng pagpili? Maraming mga kababayan natin, na bagama’t hindi kilala, ay nagtatrabaho at tumataya ng kanilang buhay sa mga oras na ito, na para sa akin, sila ang itinuturing kong mga tunay na bagong bayani. Hindi dapat ito nakukuha sa pama-magitan ng pagpapaparty at pag-bibigay ng mga donasyon. Kung na-laman ko sana ang tungkol sa award na ito, e di sana nakapagnominate ako ng gusto kong inominate,” pa-hayag ni Anderson.

Sumasang-ayon din si Dennis Bandojo, pinuno ng Lingkod OFW sa pahayag ni Anderson dahil ayon sa kanya, hindi naging patas ang proseso ng pagpili ng awardee. Na-kapagtataka din aniya kung bakit wala sa loob ng inbox ng egroups ang email na nag-aanunsiyo ng pag-bubukas ng nominsyon para sa na-turang award. Nakalakip din umano sa naturang email ang kopya ng porma para sa nominasyon.

“For me the issue here is beyond the fitness of the recipient. It [points out] to our willingness to admit fault and error so that we can identify our failure and weakness, so that we can move forward. I am not ques-tioning the nomination of Wafa. I am not against the Labor Attache

[Amilbahar Amilasan]. Ang sa akin lang sana ay dapat naging maayos ang selection process. Dahil kung naging maayos sana ito, ay naging maayos din ang proseso ng nomi-nasyon at pagpili ng awardee, so whoever is being selected is beyond scrutiny,” paliwanag ni Bandojo.

Maging ang mismong Communi-cations Director na si Matilyn Ba-gunu, ay umaming siya mismo ay hindi rin nakatanggap ng naturang email. “Isa ako sa maraming hindi nakatanggap ng naturang email, bagay na hindi ko rin maintindi-han. Sinisiguro ko na hindi na ito mangyayari next time. Kaming mga leaders na mismo ang personal na kukuha ng mga nomination forms mula sa POLO para ipamigay sa mga members,” ayon kay Bagunu. Plano din umanong ayusin ni Ba-gunu ang egroup system ng FilCom DNE, para gawin itong ligtas mula sa mga magtatangkang pumasok dito nang walang pahintulot sa mga kinauukulan.

Samantala, tumanggi munang magbigay ng kanyang pahayag ang kasalukuyang representante ng organisasyong pinuno ng FilCom DNE, na si Alan Bacason ukol sa isyu. “Since hindi pa ako ang na-kaupo sa pwesto kung kailan nai-padala diumano itong nasabing email, gusto ko munang maka-usap ang mga past officers to sort this is-

sue out, bago ako magbigay ng anu-mang pahayag,” ayon kay Bacason.

Dagdag ni Bacason, na bagama’t nakatanggap siya noon ng email tungkol sa naturang patimpalak, ito ay bilang isang forwarded mes-sage lamang na ipinadala sa kanya ng isang miyembro ng liderato ng FilCom DNE noon, at hindi direk-tang ipinadala sa kanyang FilCom egroup mailbox.

Sa kabilang dako, sa kanyang pa-glilinaw sa Kabayan Weekly ukol sa naturang isyu, kinumpirma ni Labor Attache Amilbahar Amilasan, na nagpadala nga ang kanyang tang-gapan ng email sa FilCom egroup noong Marso 21, 2011. Inihayag din niyang kinausap niya ang noo’y pinuno ng FilCom DNE na si Liza Magno-Concepcion, ilang araw matapos pinadala ng kanyang tang-gapan ang naturang email, upang hikayatin ito na magbigay ng kan-yang mga nominasyon, upang may mahirang na awardee mula mismo sa UAE.

“I just want to clarify that we have not lapsed on our responsibility to inform the public about the awards. Besides, Bagong Bayani Awards has been there for the last several years. People should know about this. Sana ‘yung mga gustong magrekla-mo ay bumisita sa opisina ko para sa isang paglilinaw,” pahayag ni Amilasan.

Ang isinagawang pulong sa pagitan ng Pangalawang Punong Ministro ng Ukraine, Borys Kolesnikov at RTA CEO Mattar Al Tayer. Nakamasid ang mga delegado ng Ukraine at mga opisyal ng RTA. (RTA)

Mataas na opisyal ng Ukraine pinabilib ng RTA

number of stations, in less than 5 years exceeds what the Ukraine has achieved over 50 years!,” pahayag ni Kolesnikov sa kanyang paki-kipagpulong kay Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman ng Board at Executive Director ng RTA.

Sa kanyang talumpati, isinalaysay ni Kolesnikov kung paano sinimu-lan ang proyekto ng tren sa kanilang bansa na sinimulan 50 taon na ang nakararaan. Inihayag din niya ang layunin ng kanilang pagbisita sa Dubai at sa kanilang pakikipagpu-

long sa mga opisyal ng RTA. “The start of rail projects in

Ukraine dates back to 50 years ago, and there are metro lines in three major cities but the government is currently constructing a metro system in a fourth city and 95% of metro tracks are underground. The visit aimed at benefiting from RTA’s experience in constructing & oper-ating the Dubai Metro, delivery of service to passengers and linking the metro stations with other tran-sit modes as the Ukraine is braced

for hosting The 2012 UEFA Euro-pean Football Championship,” ani Kolesnikov.

Sa kabilang dako naman, isang presentasyon ang isinagawa ni Al Tayer para sa buong delegasyon ng Ukraine, na kinabibilangan ng mga matataas na opisyal ng pama-halaan at mga mayor ng ilang mga munisipalidad nito. Sa kanyang presentasyon, ipinakita ni Al Tayer ang kabuuan ng proyekto ng Dubai Metro na sinimulang itayo noong 2006. – HAM

Illac Diaz napiling tagapagsalita sa TEDx

Dubai 2011

Sa kanyang presentasyon inihayag ni Diaz na ang natur-ang proyekto ay isa lamang sa maraming proyekto ng MyShel-ter Foundation, isang non-stock, non-profit organization na iti-natag ni Diaz, siyam na taon na ang nakalilipas. Mula nang naimbento ang solar bottle light bulb noon lamang April 2011, umabot na sa 15,000 solar bulbs sa 20 lungsod sa buong Pilipi-nas ang ginagamit ng ating mga kabababayan. Aniya, dahil sa kanyang imbensiyon, maram-ing pamilyang Pilipino na ang nakatitipid ng Php200-400 sa kanilang bayarin sa kuryente. Si Diaz ay napabilang na sa hanay ng mga sikat at matatalinong mga personalidad na nakapagtalump-ati sa TED, tulad nina Bill Clinton at Bill Gates. – HAM


Balitang lokal

DUBAI – May bago nang anyo ang website ng Al Ameen, bahagi ng serbisyo ng Dubai Police kung saan maaaring mag-ulat ng krimen ang mga mamamayan. Ang pagba-bago sa website nito ay inihayag ka-makailan sa GITEX 2011. Mismong si Lieutenant General Dhahi Khal-fan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief ng Dubai Police ang naglunsad ng mas

DUBAI – Isang taon nang na-mamayagpag ang natatanging programa ng mag-asawang Art at Elle los Banos, na naghahatid ng inspirasyon at magagandang aral sa mga Pilipinong tagapa-kinig sa buong UAE at Gulpo. Simula nang unang mag-ere ang programang Filipino Excellence Middle East (FEME) sa Dubai Eye 103.8 FM, marami nang naim-bitahang bisita ang mga los Ba-nos mula sa iba’t ibang larangan at estado sa buhay, na nabigyan ng pagkakataong maibahagi ang kanilang mga natatanging galing at talino bilang mga Pilipinong OFW sa Gitnang Silangan.

“Celebrating one year of our radio show is really fulfilling. Our roles as hosts are to facilitate the discussions and bring out the best of our guests’ success stories and best practices. By doing so our listeners are inspired, encour-aged and ultimately empowered to move on and become excellent individuals themselves,” pahayag ni Art tungkol sa programang FEME.

Sa pagdiriwang ng FEME ng un-ang taong anibersayo, iimbitah-ang muli ng mag-asawang Art at Elle ang kanilang mga naging bis-ita na tinuturing nilang mga FEME

DUBAI – Simula sa Nobyembre 15, isasagawa ng Abu Dhabi Nation-al Oil Company for Distribution (AD-NOC – FOD), ang ikalawang yugto ng pagbebenta nito ng gas cylinder na naglalaman ng liquefied petro-leum gas (LPG) sa mababang halaga, kaakibat ang ilang mga kinauuku-lang ahensiya ng lokal na pamaha-laan ng Sharjah. Ito ay matapos mag-palabas ng direktiba si Pangulong Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

RAS AL KAIMAH – Otsenta’y singko (85) ang bilang ng mga preso na may iba’t ibang nasyo-nalidad ang pinalaya ni Shaikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, miy-embro ng Supreme Council at pinuno ng Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). Ang pagpapalabas ng kautusan ni Qasimi, ay base na rin sa mabuting asal na ipinakita ng mga preso, habang pinagsisil-bihan ang kani-kanilang mga sentensiya, mula sa tanggapan Department of Penal and Cor-

Ang mag-asawa na sina Art at Rachel na nagagalak sa pagganap sa kanilang gawain upang mag-bigay serbisyo sa ating mga kababayan sa bansang United Arab Emirates.

FEME nagdiriwang ng isang taong anibersaryo

mentors, para sa isang masayang pagtitipon para sa pagbibigay pugay at pasasalamat sa paki-kiisa ng mga ito sa tagumpay na tinatamasa ngayon ng program-ang FEME. Isang payak ngunit makabuluhang kaganapan ang kasalukuyang pinaghahandaan ng mag-asawa para sa darating na Nobyembre 18.

“We will be gathering all our previous guests to be able to meet one another and exchange notes. It’s very important that we create a network of excellent in-dividuals who can complement one another considering that our guests, who we now call FEME mentors, represent various social classes, professions, corporate positions, and enterprises,” dag-dag ni Art.

Si Art ay nagtatrabaho bilang isang exhibitions consultant, habang si Elle naman ay isang freelance journalist na nakabase sa UAE. Bukod sa kanilang pro-grama sa radio, ang dalawa ay aktibo rin sa mga gawain ng mga organisasyon ng mga Pilipino sa UAE. Ang FEME ay mapapaking-gan tuwing Martes ng gabi, mula alas 10 hanggang alas 12 ng hatinggabi sa Dubai Eye 103.8 FM.

Mga preso pinalaya ng pinuno ng RAK

rectional Institutions ng RAK.Babayaran din ng pinuno ang

mga multa at perang kabayaran ng mga presong nakatanggap ng kanyang amnestiya. Layon ng makataong gawaing ito umano ni Qasimi, na makapagbagong buhay ang mga naturang preso, at makapiling nila ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay sa nalala-pit na Eid Al Adha ngayong Nobyembre.

Malaki naman ang pasasala-mat ni Ahmed Mohammed Al

Khateri, namumuno ng Courts Department sa RAK, sa ipinaki-tang kabutihang ito ng kanilang iginagalang na pinuno. Sumasa-lamin lamang ito aniya sa pag-papahalaga sa katauhan at la-wak ng pang-unawa ng lahat ng mga namumuno ng bansa.

Hangad lamang ni Khateri para sa mga preso na pahalagahan nila ang ibinigay na ito na pag-kakataon sa kanila at totohanin nila ang kanilang paghahangad ng pagbabagong buhay. – WAM

Al Ameen may bagong website

Si Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim sa paglulunsad ng bagong Al Ameen website.

pinagandang portal ng Al Ameen. Ayon kay Tamim, ang mga pag-

babagong isinagawa sa website para sa naturang serbisyo ng kani-yang tanggapan, ay may layong makapagsilbi sa mas maraming ma-mamayan. Ang website na maaar-ing basahin sa Ingles at Arabic, ay naglalaman ng mga impormasyon ukol sa lahat ng mga serbisyo ng

kapulisan. Ang Al Ameen service ay inil-

unsad noong 2003, at pinatatakbo ng tanggapan ng Department of State Security. Ito ay bukas sa lahat ng oras, at naghihikayat sa mga ma-mamayan na ipagbigay alam sa oto-ridad ang anumang impormasyong makatutulong sa pagsugpo ng kri-men at nagbabanta sa seguridad ng bansa o di kaya’y sa mga residente nito.

Tulad na lamang sa mga taong nakasaksi ng isang krimen. Maaari itong tumawag sa Al Ameen toll free number upang iulat ang kri-meng nasaksihan. Sinisiguro naman ng mga kapulisan na itatago nila ang pagkakakilanlan ng sinumang magbibigay sa kanila ng ulat o impormasyon.

Ang Al Ameen ay maaaring tawa-gan sa telepono 8004888, fax: 2097777 / 04, o di kaya’y magpada-la ng e-mail: [email protected], at maiksing text message sa SMS 4444. Ang BlackBerry pin number para dito ay 21DDDBBO. Malapit na ring gamitin ang serbisyo sa pama-magitan ng iPhone, bago matapos ang taong ito. Ang Al Ameen web-site ay www.alameen.ae.

Mas murang LPG mabibili sa Sharjahat si General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince ng Abu Dhabi at Deputy Supreme Com-mander ng Hukbong Sandatahan ng UAE, na isagawa ang naturang aksiyon.

Ang mga LPG ay mabibili mula sa anim na ADNOC service stations sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Sharjah – Al Ghail, Al Dhaid, Muwailih, Al Day-jour, Al Mirqab, at Miliha. Ang mga residente ay makabibili naman ng

LPG gamit ang Rahal Card, na ipina-mimigay ng libre sa 12 service sta-tions sa lugar.

Ang mga residente mula sa ibang Emirate ay maaaring bumili ng mu-rang LPG sa Sharjah sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng E-Gas card, na nag-kakahalaga ng AED200 ang isang beses na aplikasyon.

Sa kasalukuyan ay nagbebenta na ng 25 pound cylinder ng LPG ang ADNOC sa Ajman, Umm al-Qu-wain, Ras Al Khaimah at Fujairah, sa halagang AED20 lamang. – WAM


Balitang lokal

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DUBAI – Upang makapag-bigay ng mas mabilis at mas magandang serbisyo sa mga Pili-pino sa Dubai at Hilagang Emir-ates, inilunsad kamakailan ng tanggapan ng konsulada ng Pili-pinas ang website nito. Makikita sa www.pcgdubai.net ang mga mahahalagang impormasyon at mga kaganapan na dapat malaman ng mga Pilipinong residente ng Dubai at Hilagang Emirates at ng buong UAE. Ang bagong website na may Arabic translation na rin, ay mas kaaya-aya nang tingnan dahil sa mga makulay na mga larawan na makikita rito.

Updated na rin ang mga bali-tang may kinalaman sa Philip-pine mission sa UAE at Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Detalyado rin ang mapa at di-reksiyon kung paano mapupun-tahan ang tanggapan ng kon-sulada ng Pilipinas sa Dubai, para sa mga hindi pa nakapu-punta rito. Kumpleto na rin ito sa listahan ng mga bagong nu-merong maaaring tawagan at mga email address na puwedeng sulatan, para sa iba’t ibang tran-saksiyon o mga katanungan.

Sa kanyang pahina sa website,

Masaya ang tugon ng mga nego-syante at company executives sa planong ito ng Saudi government at magkakaroon umano ito ng pos-itive impact sa kanilang business activities.

“We welcome this move by the Jawazat,” said Rafeek Younus, man-aging director of Saudi Engineering Group International and vice presi-dent of Saihati Group. “It’s good news for both expatriate workers and company owners,” he added.

Ayon pa kay Younus ang pag-issue ng iqamas sa airport ay mal-aking tulong sa mga expatriates upang maka-report agad sa traba-ho sa susunod na araw ng walang pagkaantala.

“Since medical examination of foreign workers is conducted by well-qualified health centers under the strict observation of Saudi mis-sions abroad, there is no need for another medical test in the King-dom. This will allow Jawazat to is-sue iqamas at the airports on arrival of workers without delay,” aniya.

Sinabi rin ni Younus na may mga

kumpanya tulad ng Saudi Aramco at Saudi Electricity Company ang hindi nagbibigay ng ID sa foreign workers until they obtain iqamas.

Samantala, ang Al-Belaihed ay naglunsad ng maliit na card system para sa regular na mga pasahero sakaling gustong dumaan sa mabi-lis na proseso; at upang makadaan ng mabilisan sa immigration.

“We have established five e-gates at King Khaled Airport in Riyadh and four at King Fahd Airport in Dammam,” aniya, at sinabi pa nito na ipakikilala ang sistema sa lahat ng Saudi airports.

31, subali’t ang araw na ito ay idineklarang special non-work-ing holiday ng Malacanang upang gunitain ang Araw ng mga Patay, kung kaya’t iniurong ito.

Nakasaad naman sa anun-siyo ng konsulada na ang la-hat ng mga aplikasyon ng mga Pilipinong magpaparehistro sa Dubai at Hilagang Emirates, ay

kinakailangang isagawa sa kon-sulada. Kinakailangan din dalhin ng mga aplikante ang kanilang mga pasaporte o di kaya’y Seaman’s Book sa kanilang pagpaparehistro.

Ang rehistrasyon para sa mga OAV ay tatakbo hanggang Oktu-bre 31, 2012, upang mabigyan umano ang lahat ng mga Pilipino sa labas ng bansa na gamitin ang kanilang karapatan sa pagboto sa gaganaping halalan sa 2013.

Konsulada may bagong websitemalugod namang inaanyayahan ni Consul General Benito Vale-riano ang mga Pilipino sa Dubai at Hilagang Emirates na bumisi-ta sa bago nilang website.

“Ang pagnanais na higit pang mapabuti ang aming pagliling-kod sa inyo ang siyang panguna-hing dahilan sa pagbabagong ito ng ating website. Lubos kaming umaasa na sa pamamagitan nito, higit naming maipaaabot sa inyo ang mga dapat ninyong mabatid ukol sa gawain ng Konsulada Panlahat. Nawa’y maging mabi-sang gabay ito sa pakikitungo ninyo sa aming tanggapan upang higit na mapabuti at mapaginha-wa ang inyong pagbisita sa ating Konsulada Panlahat,” pahayag ni Valeriano.

Samantala, inaanyayahan na-man ni Valeriano ang sinumang may mga pagnanais, kahilin-gan, at kuru-kuro upang mas mapabuti ang serbisyo ng kon-sulada, na personal na bumisita sa konsulada.

“Walang hindi natutugunan ang magandang pag-uusap. Bu-kas po ang aming tanggapan lalo at higit sa mga taal na nangan-gailangan,” dagdag ng Consul General. – HAM

DUBAI – Masaya ang bonding moments ng mga kalahok ng Filipi-na Fashionista Kultura (FFK) 2011 fashion contest sa isang impor-mal na salu-salo sa Barrio Fiesta Restaurant Burjuman kamakailan, kasama ang ilan sa mga sponsors ng patimpalak at mga miyembro ng lokal na media.

Kinalimutan muna ng 23 nagga-gandahang kalahok ang kompeti-syon, at inenjoy nila ang presensi-ya ng bawat isa, kung saan ang iba sa kanila ay naging matalik nang magkakaibigan.

“Fashion, Filipina at Kultura ay hindi lamang isang kompetisyon dahil mayroon itong kabuluhan

Mga kalahok ng FFK nag-bondingat bawa’t halagang kikitain sa kompetisyon mula sa ticket sales, ay mapupunta para sa plane tick-ets pauwi ng 15 wards ng POLO-OWWA,” paliwanag ni Sherry Hi-nojales, ang lumikha ng konsepto ng FFK at organizer ng longest run-ning fashion event sa bansa.

Ang papalaring mananalo sa Grand Fashion Night sa Nobyem-bre 25, ay mag-uuwi ng AED10,000 cash prize at trip sa Macau at Hong Kong. Maliban sa pagpapakita ng angking ganda ng mga Pilipinong kababaihan, ipamamalas din ng FFK ang galing ng mga Pilipinong fashion designers na nakabase sa UAE. Mga kandidata ng Filipina Fashionista Kultura UAE 2011.

DUBAI - RAYMOND WEIL announces the launch of its jasmine collection as the brand celebrates its 35th anniversary in the world of luxury watchmaking.

This exclusive col-lection for women of taste and style fur-ther strengthens RAY-MOND WEIL’s luxury watch bouquet in the country, which is acknowl-edged as one of the leading Middle East markets for the brand.

Olivier Bernheim, Presi-dent & CEO of RAYMOND WEIL Genève, who launched the exclusive line in the UAE said customers of the brand are great watch connoisseurs and with the country’s economy be-ing extremely stable, the demand for its products has picked up speed, especially among women.

“The jasmine collection cele-brates our very special Ruby an-niversary. This collection gives a nod to those women who nurture elegance and beauty without los-

RAYMOND WEIL announces the launch of the jasmine collection

ing their independence. The jasmine exudes modernity, classicism and exclusivity, a perfect reflec-

tion of the RAYMOND W E I L w o m a n ,”

said Olivi-er Bernheim.“ T h r o u g h

creativity, watch-making know-how, accessibility and above all, indepen-dence, the RAYMOND WEIL dynasty, com-posed of three succes-sive generations, has

been inventing and boldly rein-venting itself, while still preserv-ing the DNA of its original suc-cess,” added Mr. Bernheim.

In the brand’s purest tradition, the new jasmine collection com-bines all the elements of RAY-MOND WEIL’s feminine watches. The exclusive line has a volup-tuously rounded curved case, horns merging perfectly with the bezel in its most discreet version or submerged in the brilliance of its diamonds in the set version.

The bracelet wraps harmo-niously around the wrist in refined elegance and the dial is embellished

with blue-tinted, leaf-shaped hands.

In its automatic or quartz version, with a 29 or 35mm diameter, with or

without a diamond setting, in stainless

steel or pink gold, the jasmine will light up women’s eyes from East to West. In its version on a leather strap, the jas-mine would be perfect for an evening in town with its pink gold case and its

diamonds reflecting like Ben-gal lights. jasmine is more than an emblem it is a homage to women!

RAYMOND WEIL offers all the elements of excellence of the Swiss luxury watchmaking in-dustry namely precision, quality, reliability, nobility and technical nature of the materials.

The jasmine collection is avail-able across the UAE from Al-Futtaim Watches and Jewellery stores.


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R ecently, Malacañang announced that former President Gloria Maca-

pagal Arroyo is free to travel to Germany to seek medical treatment. When presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda was asked if the Palace was worried Gloria might not re-turn after President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III vowed to file the first government case against her in November, he said that it was up to her “if she wanted to stay away.”

First of all, why did P-Noy announce that he was going to file a case against her in No-vember, which is next month? In war – and P-Noy is at war with the Arroyos — you don’t disclose the date when you’d

attack your enemy. If Gen. Dwight Eisenhower announced when D-Day would occur, Hitler would have sent all his forces to Norman-dy. P-Noy violated the rules of the “Art of War” by telling Gloria what his strategy was.

P-Noy may not be a student warrior of the ancient war tacti-cian, Sun Tzu; but he should be savvy enough not to go about tell-ing everybody his strategy. But he wouldn’t have won the presidency if he did not have the political sav-vy to deal with the rigor and intri-cacies of a presidential campaign, not to mention the cheating that has become the rule rather than the exception.

Or could it be that P-Noy has wittingly given Gloria the signal to leave the country? If so, was it

out of humanitarian consideration or political accommodation… or both? But since Gloria appears to be ailing, then it can be presumed that P-Noy is allowing her to leave for the same reason – humanitar-ian — that the late dictator Ferdi-nand E. Marcos allowed his father, the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who was then in pris-on, to go to the U.S. to seek medi-cal treatment in 1980.

“Rare disease”According to a news report, Jose

Miguel “Mike” Arroyo issued a statement saying that his wife’s ail-ment was “hypoparathyroidism.” He claimed that it was a “rare disease” but not life-threatening. However, he said, “It seems there is no expert in the Philippines who can treat her ailment.” Really?

I looked up “hypoparathy-roidism” and this is what I found from the website of the University of Maryland Medi-cal Center: “Hypoparathyroid-ism is a rare condition that occurs when the parathyroid glands, located in your neck, do not make enough parathy-roid hormone. Parathyroid hor-mone helps regulate the levels of calcium and phosphorus in your blood. If you have hypo-parathyroidism, your body has too little calcium and too much phosphorus. Hypoparathyroid-ism may be either inherited or acquired (from injury to the glands or, more rarely, from surgery on the thyroid gland).”

As for treatment, the website said: “The main treatment for hypoparathyroidism is aimed at restoring the levels of cal-cium in the body. If you have hypoparathyroidism, you will probably have to take calcium and vitamin D (which is re-quired for the body to absorb calcium) supplements for the rest of your life. To treat tetany (muscle spasms), calcium will be given intravenously (IV).

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Would Gloria come back?

Two Filipina nurses filed in to take pictures,” noted a Reuters dis-

patch on crowds lining up to peek at the corpses of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and his son Mutassim. “Be-cause of the stench of rotting flesh… guards handed out green surgical masks.”

Ahead of the Filipinas in the queue was Abdullah al-Senus-si, with flowing white beard. He “was so frail he had to be supported by people on either side.”

“We wanted to know if it was true or not,” Senussi explained.

United Nations and the Nato coalition also want to know if Gadhafi and son were summarily executed. There is grainy footage showing both were captured alive, after Nato jets whacked their 75-car con-voy sprinting from embattled

Sirte. Their corpses turned up an hour later.

These killings could sear “hopes for a new Libya, based on rights, not revenge,” BBC’s Jeremy Bowen noted. These could be “the origi-nal sin they may come to regret…. They need to get the fundamentals right from the very start.”

For now, the issue has been shoved to back burners. In Tripoli, the National Transitional Council is sketching out a timetable for new elections. Libyans also cel-ebrated in their usual way—by firing guns. But this time, they pointed the artillery seawards. And some thrust flowers into AK-47 barrels.

That image hits recall-buttons of Edsa for Filipinos. Demonstra-tors handed flowers to soldiers (then edging to get within range of the rebels), then hunkered down in Camps Aguinaldo and Crame. Corazon Aquno’s regime pri-

oritized restoring a constitutional government.

Sunday provided, meanwhile, a coincidental but striking coun-terpoint. Over 70 percent of 3.8 million Tunisian electors voted in the first free election of the “Arab Spring.” The poll came nine months after the “Jasmine Revolt” ousted Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his ostentatious wife (lam-pooned as the “Imelda Marcos of North Africa” by Times of India).

By Tuesday, we should know the 217 delegates to a Constituent As-sembly that would name a prime minister and draft a charter. Will the assembly, as forecast, house the largest number of women del-egates ever in the Arab world? That’s incendiary in a region where women are not even al-lowed to drive, as in Saudi Arabia.

Those two Filipina nurses, in Misrata’s funeral queue, were among over 1,800 Filipinos who

didn’t show up for August’s man-datory evacuation. Egypt, China, India and other countries yanked out their nationals after Gad-hafi skittered from Tripoli. Libya used to hire 1.5 million foreign workers.

“Not all (Filipinos) left. Some were unable to go,” wrote Michel Cousins in Arab News. “Others stayed on, either because they wanted to help or because there might be difficulties returning to Libya after the conflict was over.”

There were over 23,713 Filipi-nos in Libya then—up from 7,913 in 2006. Among them were doc-tors, professors, computer engi-neers to construction workers. Some were undocumented or “TNT” (tago ng tago): Men out-numbered women by roughly two to one.

Most clustered in Tripoli and Benghazi. Almahdi Alonto from Mindanao and Regilito Laurel from Manila were among 15 Fili-pino academics at the University of Misrata. Both taught English. “Your contracts are void, if you leave,” they were told.

So, they stayed—until the revolt shut down the university in Feb-ruary. By then, over a thousand people had been killed and 3,000 injured, just in Misrata. The 15 Filipino academics left.

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Arab News adds. “Others sim-ply walked out of their homes, not knowing if they’d ever re-turn.” They caught a boat for Benghazi’s refugee camp. As volunteers, they worked at Ha-wari hospital, doing various jobs. That included teaching English to nurses.

“It was not easy. They had not been paid since April,” although some subsistence funds seeped down from the National Transitional Council. Despite the destruction and deaths, the new government will reopen universities, prob-ably sooner rather than later. “Libya will continue to need Filipinos for the foreseeable fu-ture, especially teachers, nurs-es and engineers,” Laurel and Alonto say.

Gadhafi’s death spurred in-quiries at the Philippine Over-seas Employment Administra-tion (POEA) from Filipinos chafing to get jobs in Libya. No one knows how long it will take for Libya to normalize. To prevent reckless stampedes, the President may have to use his +44 percent support from OFWs, shown in the latest SWS survey.

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“rare disease,” what is so impor-tant that she has to attend Clin-ton’s conference? And it makes one wonder if her trip to Germany was orchestrated to coincide with the New York event. If so, who were involved?

Conspiracy theoryI usually take conspiracy theo-

ries with a grain of salt. But there is one conspiracy theory that keeps crossing my mind since the May 10, 2010 presidential elec-tion. About two weeks before the election, “Aquinorroyo” started buzzing around in Manila. I ig-nored it and accepted the results of the elections hook, line, and sinker. “No way it could have hap-pened,” I told my source.

But on June 3, 2010, at a “Peo-ple’s Congress” convened by the Solidarity for Sovereignty at the Club Filipino, the lead convenor, Ma. Linda Olaguer-Montayre, in her opening remarks, said: “We have been told that prior to the elections the big personalities of the eco-political-media and aca-demic elite in our country per-suaded presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino to agree to an arrangement with Gloria Arroyo to forestall or obviate any further possible chaos or trouble in con-nection with the coming electoral exercise.”

According to Olaguer-Montayre,

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predictable chapter of the “Arab Spring” is now unfolding. Gad-hafi, Mubarak and Ben Ali were

Buo na umano ang plano ng pamahalaan upang tugunan at lapatan ng solusyon ang ilang problema ng bansa gaya ng

karukhaan at kawalan ng trabaho.

Ito umano ay sa pamamagitan ng pagtata-pyas ng insidente ng kahirapan at pagpaparami ng oportunidad para sa trabaho.

Sa isang pag-aaral, lumalabas na kinakailan-gang maibaba mula sa 33.1% tungo sa 16.6 % sa taong 2015 ang insidente ng kahirapan at mapalago ang pamumuhunan sa bansa mula sa 15.6 % tungo sa 22 % sa taong 2016 kung nais ng pamahalaan na matupad ang hangarin nitong makaahon sa kahirapan.

Ito ang dapat pagsikapan ng pamahalaan upang mabawasan ang halaga ng pangangal-akal sa Pilipinas at upang madaling maka-hikayat ng mga bagong mamumuhunan at ma-parami ang mga negosyo.

Upang maabot ang mga target ng pamaha-laan, kinakailangan ng estratehiya gaya ng pagpapalakas ng competitiveness ng bansa at ng mga mamamayan upang lumago ang mga trabaho; padaliin o simplehan kung maari ang pagkuha ng financing, malakihang pamumu-

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hanan sa imprastraktura, palaganapin ang tapat na pamamahala at pagyamanin ang human re-sources sa pamamagitan ng pinagbuting social services.

Ilan sa mga sektor na maaring maging pagmu-lan ng maraming trabaho ay ang business pro-cess outsourcing, tourism at agro-industriyal.

Ang pamumuhunan sa imprastraktura ay makatutulong sa agrikultura at pagyayamanin nito ang produksyon ng pagkain.

Dito dapat pumasok ang Department of La-bor, Department of Education at Department of Health – mga pangunahing ahensiya na dapat humanap ng mga paraan para makatulong sa job generation program.

Maganda ang ‘timing’ dahil dumating ito sa panahong mataas ang kumpiyansa sa Pan-gulo ng bansang Pilipinas sa mga creditor at investor.

Ang plataporma ng pamahalaang Benigno Aquino III na malinis na pamamahala at kon-tra katiwalian ang kumukumbinsi sa mga credit rating agency gaya ng Moody’s para maging pa-bor ang mga rating nito sa Pilipinas.

Your doctor may also prescribe di-uretics (water pills) to prevent los-ing too much calcium in the urine and to reduce the amount of cal-cium and vitamin D needed.”

It also noted: “It is important to get regular checkups so your doc-tor can monitor the levels of calci-um and phosphorus in your blood over time.”

TreatableA layperson, like me, would

conclude that although it is a “rare condition,” it is treatable with Cal-cium and Vitamin D supplements. In my opinion, this is something that the doctors at St. Luke Medi-cal Center in Taguig City know since they were the ones who di-agnosed her condition in the first place.

Calcium and Vitamin D supple-ments are available off the shelf in local pharmacies. Elderly peo-ple commonly use these health supplements.

So, what is actually the score on Gloria’s trip to Germany?

But, hey, she’s not only going to Germany for “medical treatment,” she’s also going to New York after-wards to attend a forum hosted by her former classmate and former U.S. President Bill Clinton! Now, if she’s really suffering from this

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a large amount of money was paid on behalf of Aquino and the Lib-eral Party to certain personalities who were going to insure that Aquino would win the election. Translation: Aquino would not be cheated.

But what was in it for Gloria when she was not even running for president? One possible ex-planation could be that the “Aqui-norroyo” agreement was made to guarantee that the Arroyos would not be prosecuted by the Aquino administration. And given that until now the Aquino adminis-tration has not yet filed a single case against Gloria gives some credence to the “Aquinorroyo” conspiracy theory. I find it hard to believe that P-Noy would enter into a secret agreement with the Arroyos. It simply doesn’t reflect in his character as an honest per-son. But yet… but yet… it seems that things are moving in that direction.

Political asylumThe question is: Would Gloria

come back? Could it be that Glo-ria’s trip to the U.S. purportedly to attend Clinton’s conference is ac-tually part of a plan that would al-low her and Mike to seek political asylum in the United States? And once the Arroyos have applied for political asylum, they would be allowed to stay in the U.S. while

their application is being pro-cessed, which could take several years.

I fervently hope that I am wrong; that the Arroyos would come back to face justice. But should they decide to live in exile, it would be wretched punishment for them — wandering in the wilderness of shame.

At the end of the day, Gloria might find a way to escape from the law. But one thing for sure, she can’t escape from the Law of Karma. As someone once said, “Nothing escapes the Law of Kar-ma. You get from the world what you give to the world.” And what has Gloria given to the world that she deserves to be given back? What goes around comes around, indeed.

in power collectively for 95 years. Now, they’re in history’s dustbin.

“Kings Abdullah of Jordan and Mohammed of Morocco are trying to stay ahead of the curve of pro-test,” CNN notes. The 85-year-old crown prince of Saudi Arabia has died. Geriatrics spurs transition of power there.

Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen cling to power by simply killing more of their people. That is a deadend.

“2011 is to the Arabs what 1989 was to the communist world,” writes Hoover Institution senior fellow Fouad Ajami. “The Arabs are now coming into ownership of their own history and we have to celebrate.”

Two million of the 10 million Fil-ipino OFWs are in the Middle East. Their lives, and the future of their families back home, twist with the changes upending the scle-rotic leadership of the Arab world. Libya was yesterday. Syria and Ye-men form the eye of today’s storm. (Email: [email protected])


Balitang Pinas

Metro Manila

Cordillera

Central Luzon

QUEZON CITY -- Kasado na ang pagpapalabas ng P10 bily-ong pondo para sa modernization program ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Ito ang inihayag ni Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad matapos ipag-utos ni Pan-gulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang pagpapalabas ng naturang pondo para sa modernisasyon ng AFP.

Ayon kay Abad, inihahanda na ang Special Allotment Release Or-ders (SAROs) kung saan tig-P5 bi-lyon ang ilalabas mula sa 2010 at 2011 appropriations.

Ang naturang pondo ay ilalaan para sa mga bagong kagamitan ng

LUNGSOD NG QUEZON -- Libreng edukasyon para sa mga anak ng mga pulis at sundalong namatay sa paglilingkod sa bayan ang panukalang isinusulong ni Se-nador Jinggoy Estrada sa Senado.

Sa panukalang Senate Bill 753, ang mga anak na menor de edad ng mga pulis at mga sundalong namatay sa serbisyo o pagtatang-gol sa bayan ay dapat bigyan ng mga benepisyo katulad ng libreng tuition fee, resonableng book at transportation allowance, kagam-itang pang eskwela, damit, at pagkain hanggang makatapos siya ng pag-aaral.

Sinabi ni Estrada, “Ang pagka-matay ng isang pulis o sundalo ay hindi lamang nangangahulu-gang nawalan tayo ng isang tag-apagtanggol. Nangangahulugan din ito na may nawalang ama ng tahanan. May nawalang tag-apagtaguyod ng isang pamilya. Ang kanilang pamilya ay lalong mababaon sa kahirapan. At ang dahilan? Ipinagbuwis ng kanilang padre de pamilya ang kanyang buhay para sa bayan.”

“Nararapat lamang na bilang pagkilala sa kanilang kontribusy-on sa integridad at seguridad ng bayan mabigyan ng benepisyo ang kanilang mga naiwan upang masiguro ang kapakanan ang kanilang mga naiwanan,” dagdag ni Senador Estrada.

Sa ilalim ng Senate Bill 753, mabibigyan din ng parehong be-nepisyo ang mga anak na hindi na menor de edad subalit hindi pa nakatapos ng kanilang edu-kasyon. Kasama rin dito ang mga anak ng sundalong namatay bago pa naaprobahan ang panukalang batas.

Samantala, naiangat na ang pa-nukalang batas sa Senate Commit-tee on Public Order and Danger-ous Drugs and National Defense and Security. (PIA)

TABUK, Kalinga-- Magpapa-tayo ng sariling gusali ang Red Cross - Kalinga Chapter sa lupa na ipinagkaloob ng pamahalaang panlalawigan.

Ayon kay Nichole Laed ng PRC-Kalinga Chapter, ang proyekto na nagkakahalaga ng P4 milyon ay uumpisahan bago matapos ang taon. Para sa inisyal na pondo ng proyekto, nagbigay ang Interna-tional Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ng P600,000.

Ito ay madaragdagan sa pama-magitan ng ilulunsad na mga fund raising projects ng Board of Di-rectors (BOD) ng Kalinga chapter, sinabi ni Laed. Bukod dito, hum-ingi rin ng tulong ang BOD mula sa mga walong bayan ng probinsiya.

Kinakailangan ang sariling gusali para sa Red Cross upang magka-roon ng mas maayos na opisina, blood station, disaster at rescue training center, at iba pang pasili-dad. (PIA)

BALER, Aurora -- Hinikayat ng Department of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz ang mga kompanya na sumailalim ang kanilang mga manggagawa sa isang pagsubok (testing) na maaaring makita ang antas ng tingga (lead) sa kanilang dugo.

Binanggit ni Baldos ang kaso ng isang empleyado ng isang kompa-nya ng semiconductor na natag-puang mataas ang antas ng tingga sa kanyang dugo. Sinabi niya na maaaring gawin ang pagsubok sa Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), isang nakakabit na ahensiya ng DOLE.

Sinabi ni OSHC executive di-rector Ma. Teresa Cocueco na ang mga taong may tingga sa dugo ay pwedeng magka-anemia, nervous system dysfunction, problema sa bato, hypertension, at decreased fertility ay maaaring mapigil sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalit sa tingga (ng kakaunting nakalala-song sangkap).

Ang mahusay na pagsubay-bay sa lebel ng tingga sa dugo ay ang paghahalinhinan ng mga mangagawa sa iba’t ibang gawain upang mabawasan ang pagkalan-tad sa tingga, wika niya. (PIA)

KORONADAL CITY -- Siniguro ni Lt. Col. Alexis Noel Bravo, com-manding officer ng 27th Infan-try Battalion, Philippine Army na nakabase sa Tupi, South Cotabato na hindi bumaba ang moral ng kanyang nasasakupang tropa sa kabila ng nangyaring karahasan sa

P10B pondo para sa modernisasyon ng AFP, kasado na

ating hukbong sandatahan katu-lad ng armored personnel carriers, communication equipment, sealift vessels, aircrafts at mga armas.

Ilang mga sasakyan naman ang bibilhin upang magamit para sa civil military operations, health services, at disaster response ac-tivities ng AFP.

Gayundin, bahagi ng naturang pondo ay gagamitin para sa pagpa-pataas ng antas ng kakayahan ng mga sundalo sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang pagsasanay.

Idinagdag pa ni Abad na nais ng Pangulo na malutas ang anu-mang kaguluhan sa pamamagi-tan lamang ng isang mapayapang

pamamaraan.Isa sa paraan upang makamtan

ang kapayapaan ay ang dagliang pagtaas ng antas ng kakayahan ng ating mga sundalo na may pinaka-mahalagang papel na gagampanan upang makamit ang kapayapaan, dagdag pa ni Abad

Samantala, siniguro naman ng kalihim na bawat pisong gagas-tusin ay ilalaan lamang para sa tamang kagamitan at operational support ng AFP.

Kinakailangan namang mag-sumite ng isang komprehensibong ulat batay sa katayuan ng pagpa-patupad ng naturang moderniza-tion program ang AFP. (PIA)

Libreng edukasyon para sa mga naulila

ng sundalong pinatay

Baldoz nagbabala sa sangkap na tingga

sa mga kompanya ng semiconductor

Red Cross-Kalinga magkakaroon

ng sariling gusali

Tropa ng 27th IB hindi demoralisado – Lt. Col. BravoAl-Barka, Basilan na ikinasawi ng 19 na sundalo.

Nanatili rin aniya ang kanilang suporta sa anumang kautusan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III bi-lang commander-in-chief sa kabila ng lumalabas na balitang ilang opi-syal ng militar ang nagbabalak na

mag-resign sa kanilang tungkulin dahil sa umano’y pagkadismaya sa desisyon ng Pangulo.

Inamin nito na patuloy nilang mi-nomonitor ang mga balita subali’t patuloy lang umano silang tumutu-pad sa kanilang mga responsibili-dad bilang mga sundalo.

Aniya, abala sila sa pagtupad ng kanilang tungkulin para pag-isipan pa ang demoralisasyon. Palagian din umano silang handa sa anu-mang magiging desisyon ng mga nakatataas na opisyal at walang balak na sumalungat sa kautusan ng ‘higher headquarters’.

Sa kasalukuyan, nakahanda lang sila sa magiging epekto ng karahasan sakaling magkaka-roon ng “spill-over” sa kanilang nasasakupan.

Sa ngayon walang dapat ikaba-hala dahil nanatiling mapayapa ang nasasakupan ng 27th IB, ayon kay Lt. Col. Bravo. (PIA)


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LAOAG CITY -- Hindi na kai-langan pang mangamba ang mga may sakit sa bato dahil may mas mabilis at mas mura nang lunas para rito.

Ipinakilala ng Black Nazarene Hospital sa Ilocos Norte ang mod-ernong teknolohiya na kung tawa-gin ay Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy o ESWL.

Ang modernong teknolohiyang ito ay tumutunaw sa mga bato sa pamamagitan ng isang fluoroscop-ic x-ray imaging system o ng isang ultrasound imaging system.

Pahihigain ang pasyente sa isang apparatus’ bed na sa likod nito ay may nakasuportang coupling

BUTUAN CITY -- Ang pama-halaan ng Australya ay magtatayo ng 5,000 silid-aralan sa bansa na isang malaking ambag sa sektor ng edukasyon, wika ni Pangulong Be-nigno S. Aquino III.

Nagkita ang Pangulo at ang Australian Foreign Minister na si Kevin Rudd sa Palasyo kahapon ng umaga. Mahalaga ang pagbisita ni Rudd sa Pilipinas sa pagpapatatag sa relasyon ng Pilipinas at Aus-tralya, sabi ng Pangulo.

Inihayag ng Pangulo habang binabanggit niya ang kanyang ta-lumpati sa inagurasyon ng Diag-nostic Center ng National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) sa Quezon City na ang pagpapatayo ng bansang Australya ng 5,000 silid-aralan ay isa sa mga gaga-win nilang tulong sa Pilipinas sa susunod na taon. Idinagdag pa ng Pangulo na maraming relasyon ang bansang Pilipinas sa Australya,

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON -- Muling ipinaalala ng Depart-ment of Labor and Employment na ilegal ang anumang uri ng child labor sa bansa at ang dapat umano ay mapangalagaan ang mga karapatan at kapakanan ng mga ito.

Binigyang-diin ni DOLE Re-gional Assistant Director Irma Valiente na ang child labor ay malinaw na paglabag sa labi-ndalawang karapatan ng mga bata partikular diumano ang karapatan ng mga ito sa edukasyon kung kaya’t umaasa siyang sa pama-magitan ng pagtutulungan ng mga government at non-government institution ay maibabalik ang mga bata sa paaralan.

Determinado rin umano ang DOLE at katuwang nilang insti-tusyon at ahensya na matugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng mga bata, mga kabataan at kasapi ng komunidad upang magkaroon ng panibagong pag-asa ang bansa.

Ayon pa kay Valiente, pinaigting din nila ang relasyon ng DOLE sa mga lokal na pamahalaan upang

BUTUAN CITY -- Sinabi ni Pangu-long Benigno S. Aquino III na itinutulak ng administrasyon ang mga program-ang may layuning magpapabuti sa kali-dad ng pamumuhay ng mga taong may kapansanan o Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Sa mensahe ng Pangulo sa 26th Apolinario Mabini Awards na ginanap sa Heroes Hall ng Malacañang noong Lunes (Oktubre 24), binanggit ng Pan-gulo na bawat Pilipino, mayaman man o mahirap ay pantay-pantay ang karapatan at pagkakataon sa pagkamit ng tagumpay sa buhay.

Binanggit ng Pangulo na ang mga nanalo sa nasabing pagdiriwang ay nagsisilbing patunay na ang mga Pi-noy ay makakamit ang anuman sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng kanilang angking mga talento at katangian. Binigyang-diin ng Pangulo na anuman ang kundisyon ng buhay ng tao ay may kakayanang abutin ang kanyang min-imithi sa buhay.

Ang madreng si Ma. Paula Valeriana Baerts, ICM, ang siyang nakatanggap ng pinakamataas na parangal sa na-sabing pagdiriwang. Si Baerts ay isang Belgian na kasapi ng Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sa taong 1965, ipinadala siya sa Pilipinas at nadestino sa Philippine Orthopedic Center. Habang siya ay nagseserbi-syo sa ospital, nakita niya ang isang miserableng kalagayan ng isang may kapansanan na nagdulot sa kanya ng pagkasabik na mapabuti ang kanilang buhay. Si Baerts din ang nagtatag ng Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, isang “non-stock”, “non-profit”, at isang non-government organization (NGO) na may layuning paunlarin ang buhay ng mga may kapansanan. (PIA)

Central Visayas

CEBU CITY -- Ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) angay nga mopahigayon og dinalia’ng og kompleto’ng pagtuon sa kalig-on sa tropa ug sa maabot pa nga kalig-onon niini taliwala sa dugo’ong pan-agsungi karon tali sa tropa sa kagamhanan ug sa Moro Islamic Libera-tion Front (MILF) didto sa Basilan ug Zamboanga Sibugay dilin pa lang dugay.

Mao kini ang giluwata’ng pamahayag ni Senator Chiz Escudero.Ang duguong engkwentro tali sa sundalo ug mga sakop sa MILF didto

sa Basilan nikutlo og 19 ka kinabuhi sa habig sa mga militar ug la-ing 6 pa didto sa Zamboanga. Gitataw ni Escudero kinsa chairman sa Senate committee on justice and human rights nga karon na ang ensakto’ng panahon aron tun-an pagbalik sa AFP ang gidaghanon sa ila’ng mga sakop ug ang mga bakante alang sa mga bag-ong recruit nga kinahangla’ng masudlan aron paglig-on sa pwersa sa militar sa nasud.

Sumala pa niya nga samtang ato’ng gidayeg ang kabayanihon ug kai-sog sa ato’ng tropa militar sa pagsungasong sa panggubatan ato usab nga nahikalimtan nga sila dehado sa gidaghanon ingon man minos usab ang kaigmat sa kapatagan diin labaw nga suweto ang kontra’ng mga rebelde.

Dugang pa niya nga angay hinuklugan kini nga pangutana kung unsa ka maayo ang ato’ng pwersa militar ug natuman pa usab niini ang tinuig nga quota sa military recruitment.

Giklaro sa senador ang ka importante ‘ning maong pagtuon aron makab-ot ang gikinahangla’ng kusog ug potensyal sa tropa ug ang mga kabag-ohan nga motakdo sa mga kasamtangang standard operating procedures sa pagpaumemto sa tropa ingon man sa recruitment.

Matud pa niya nga gikinahanglan nga masunod ang tinuig nga quota aron nga kada tuig ang pwersa militar sa nasud magkalig-on ug dili ma-susama sa usa ka ilaga nga mabitik lang dayon sa gidaghanon sa kontra.

“As the country’s guardians of democracy and Constitution, we need to give them enough physical, material and arsenal support to keep and improve their morale and efficiency,” matud pa ni Escudero.

Gitataw niya nga ang AFP ang anaa sa insakto’ng posisyon nga makahibalo sa kahimtang sa panggubatan ug angay nga mohan-ay gi-layon og mga protocols base sa dili maka angayon nga lakang sa mga salbahis nga elemento batok sa tropa sa kagamhanan partikular na sa Mindanao. (PIA)

Dinaliang pagtuon sa kalig-on sa pwersa militar ug recruitment gikinahanglan sa AFPModernong teknolohiya panlunas

sa sakit sa bato, ipinakilala sa Ilocos

Pamahalaan ng Australya magtatayo ng 5,000 na silid-aralan sa Pilipinas

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd during the cour-tesy call at the Music Room, Malacañang Palace Friday October 21, 2011.

Anumang uri ng child labor, ilegal: DOLEmas matulungan ang ahensya sa kabuuang implementasyon ng mga programa nito. Naniniwala umano silang mas alam ng mga Local Government Unit (LGU) ang pangangailangan ng kanilang mga nasasakupan.

Partikular ding binigyang-diin ni Valiente ang pagpapalakas pa ng programa sa paglaban sa child labor sa dahilang hindi dapat pag-trabahuhin ang mga bata lalo na ang mga menor de edad, at upang malinawan ang publiko, ay muli rin niyang ipinaalala ang kauku-lang penalidad sakaling luma-bag sa RA 9231 o ang Anti-Child Abuse Law.

Maliban sa child labor, pinag-sisikapan din ng ahensya ang pagbibigay solusyon sa illegal recruitment kung kaya’t mahigpit nilang pinababantayan ang mga pantalan, na siyang kinukunsid-erang entry at exit point ng mga ilegal na aktibidad.

Pagtitiyak pa ni Valiente na sa ngayon ay aktibo at nasa full im-plementation na ang lahat ng pro-grama ng DOLE. (PIA)

device na may lamang tubig at nakapuwesto sa tapat ng kidney stones.

Hinahanap ng mga ito sa ating katawan ang mga bato at saka tinutunaw. Pagkatapos ng pang-gagamot sa loob lamang ng isang oras ay kusang sasama sa ihi ng pasyente ang mga batong natunaw.

Ang panggagamot na ito ay napatunayang mas mura at mas mabilis kaysa operasyon. Wala nang anesthesia at sakit na mara-ramdaman bunsod ng sugat.

“Bukod sa mura na ito, mabilis pa dahil pagkatapos ng treatment, pwede na agad bumalik sa tra-baho ang mga pasyente, wala ng

recovery stage,” paglilinaw ni Dr. Benjie Reyes.

Ang pagkakaroon ng sakit sa bato ang naitalang pangalawa sa dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga Pilipino sa bansa kaya nararapat lamang na agapan ito para makai-was sa komplikasyon.

Samantala, natuwa naman si Ilo-cos Norte Governor Imelda “Imee” Marcos sa pagdami ng mga ospi-tal sa probinsya kalakip nito ang pagkakaroon ng mga modernong pasilidad para sa mas modernong panggagamot.

Ang probinsya ng Ilocos Norte ay panglima pa lamang sa bansa na mayroong ESWL. (PIA)

lalung-lalo na sa larangan ng diplomasya.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na pinanana-tili ng Pilipinas at Australya ang kanilang magandang relasyon sa kalakal at sa depensa pati na rin sa kooperasyon sa “disaster risk man-agement” at edukasyon.

Samantala, sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino na sinunggaban na niya ang pagkakataon na humiling kay Rudd na makipagpulong siya sa Punong Ministro ng Australya na si Julia Gillard.

Si Rudd na dating Punong Minis-tro ng Australya ay bumisita noong Oktubre 20-21, 2011. Ito ang un-ang opisyal na bisita ni Rudd sa bansa mula ng nanumpa sa kan-yang katungkulan noong ika-14 ng Setyembre, 2010.

Isa sa mga tampok ng ika-65 na anibersaryo ng bilateral na relas-yon ng Pilipinas at Australya ay ang pagbisita ni Rudd sa bansa. (PIA)

Pangulong Aquino, tututukan mga programa sa mga may kapansanan


oFw news

MANILA -- State-owned De-velopment Bank of the Philip-pines (DBP) awarded recently a Mitsubishi L-300 van to the fam-ily of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who won in the Indepen-dence Day draw of its “DBP Pan-gkabuhayan Para sa Pinoy” raffle program.

DBP president & chief executive officer Francisco F. Del Rosario, Jr. turned over the van’s keys to Ma-ria Teresa De Venecia of Sta. Cruz, Manila, wife of winner Alexander De Venecia, during simple cer-emonies held at the DBP head-

AGUSAN DEL SUR -- Twenty three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have undergone training on financial literacy to equip them with business skills, just in case they opt to start a business instead of going abroad again to find work.

According to Provincial Public Employment Service Assistance Office manager (PESO manager) Divina Lagumbay, this activity is the first of the series of activities lined up with partner agencies in order to help the OFWs who were repatriated from the countries due to peace and order problems abroad.

A number of trainings have al-ready been held in Agusan del Norte by the Department of Trade and Industry as the Overseas

MANILA—An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia was sent to jail after he had allegedly drawn a dirty-finger on a piece of paper, according to Migrante International.

Eric Jocson, chairperson of the Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (Brotherhood in the Middle East), the Riyadh-based local chapter of Migrante, said Willie (not his real name), 32, from Laguna, a factory worker, was sent to jail on October 14 and now detained in Azizia Po-

AN ABUSED overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was repatriated with the help of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and the Philippine Overseas Labor office last October 5.

Aleli Anonuevo, 33, was brought home after sustaining a fractured leg after her employer allegedly kicked her causing her to fall down the stairs.

Anonuevo was a domestic

MANILA—Dozens of dis-tressed overseas Filipino work-ers (OFWs) in Oman, all of whom are women, are still at the Philippine Embassy’s Fili-pino Workers Resource Cen-ter, with some of them who are in the facility for half a year, according to a Filipino migrants rights group.

Migrante-Middle East re-gional coordinator John Leon-ard Monterona said some of the distressed OFWs discretely managed to call him as they plead for their repatriation.

“Some of their (OFWs in the center) kins in the Philippines called me last week seek-ing assistance for their repa-triation,” Monterona said in a statement.

Monterona said most of the distressed OFWs were run-aways from their employers due to alleged abuses and la-bor malpractices.

“Most of them have been in FWRC for two to three

OFW imprisoned over ‘dirty-finger’ illustration -- Migrantelice station, Exit 20 in Riyadh.

“He was allegedly caught by his supervisor with an illustration of a dirty finger on a piece of paper un-der it a caption that says ‘F... you Mohamad’,” Jocson added.

Jocson said upon seeing the dirty-finger sketch, Willie’s super-visor asked him ‘what is that?’, the OFW replied back ‘not for you’. His supervisor quickly said “If not me, to whom you said that?”

Jocson added that the OFW and his supervisor had an argument

on that day as Willie is complain-ing on his supervisor’s decision to transfer him to another job site.

Talking to Willie’s co-worker over the phone on Monday (Oc-tober 24), Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona said they came to know that on the same day (October 14), his supervisor allegedly reported the ‘dirty finger’ illustration to a Mutawa or religious police who arrested Willie and sent him at Azizia police station in Riyadh.

“It is unfortunate that because of what he had sketched, he was sent to jail and might probably face a case over violation of customary prohibition,” Monterona added.

Monterona said his group will be consulting a local Shariah law-yer if what Willie had drawn really constitute an offense.

“It is totally wrong to equate that what he had drawn is in reference to Mohamad, the prophet, as we OFWs had high regard and respect to the Muslim prophet. Blasphemy

must be ruled out,” Monterona said.

Monterona said he believed Wil-lie had just expressed his disgust and frustration to his supervisor that prompted him to draw a dirty finger, instead of engaging in a long and heated argument with his supervisor.

Monterona said he will be coor-dinating with the Philippine em-bassy officials in Riyadh to send a consular team to provide assis-tance to the jailed OFW. (OFWJC)

Distressed OFWs in Oman seek repatriationmonths, while others for over six months,” Monterona said.

Among the 30 distressed OFWs is a 19-year old female domestic helper from Maguindanao.

Monterona said she was de-ployed by a local agency in Ma-nila on July 10, 2011 as a house-hold service worker, but she only worked for 10 days in her em-ployer in United Arab Emirates.

Monterona said he found out that the counterpart Abu Dha-bi-based agency of the Manila-based recruitment agency trans-ferred her to Al Ain to work for another employer.

“She was brought to Oman by her new employer, where she also ran away over alleged abuses and maltreatment,” Mon-terona added.

“Clearly, she was a victim of human smuggling. She is under-age and should have not been deployed in the first place.”

Monterona, citing Philippine Overseas Employment Adminis-tration (POEA) statistics in 2010,

said that the government han-dled 1,648 cases of illegal re-cruitment but only acted and resolved some 283, or a dispo-sition rate of 17 percent. Some 1,365 cases were pending by end of 2010.

“On 2004, only 12 persons were arrested and six recruit-ment agencies were closed, out of the 1,648 cases of il-legal recruitment handdled by the POEA,” Monterona noted.

Illegal recruitment cases disposition recorded by the POEA which was its highest rate recorded on 2004 with 44.5 percent or 650 cases have been acted out of 1,462 illegal recruitment cases.

Monterona urges the Inter-Agency Committee against Trafficking headed by Vice President Jejomar Binay, also presidential adviser on OFWs concerns, to work hard in fil-ing and pursuing cases against illegal recruiters and human traffickers. (OFWJC)

Saudi-based OFW wins in DBP raffle programquarters in Makati City. Mr. De Venecia worked as a safety officer in Saudi Arabia. His winning en-try in the raffle program was a re-mittance pick-up transaction thru MLhuillier.

The raffle program is a major promotional campaign that aims to promote livelihood opportuni-ties for OFWs and enhance public awareness of the Bank’s remittance services. It also envisions to en-courage the entrepreneurial spirit among OFWs and their families in line with the Bank’s continuing ef-forts to support the sector. (DBP)

PH agencies help rescue abused Kuwait OFWhelper who sought help from the Sectoral Office for Concerns in Kuwait after the incident. On Sep-tember 21, Anonuevo was turned over to the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait.

According to the City Public In-formation Office, Anonuevo was begging her employers to let her go home. Her employer refused and demanded that she give back the salary given to her in exchange for her freedom. (PIA)

OFWs undergo 2-day training on financial literacy and entrepreneurship

Workers Welfare Administration declared it has a reintegration fund in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines amounting to P2 billion. OFWs are being offered the opportunity to engage in busi-ness and forget their dreams to go and work abroad, Lagumbay said.

Lagumbay added that the train-ings are also in preparation to the plan of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur to put up a re-source center or a “One-stop cen-ter” that will cater to the needs of the OFWs, the youth, the families of the OFWs and the migrants.

“The center will serve as the infor-mation, research, networking and advocacy for our clients,” she said. This include addressing the psycho-social problems of the youth.

“With parents abroad, many young people are misguided be-cause of the absence of their par-ents, and that is how the center will be of help. Region-wide, there is no center that focuses on the problems of the youth...We will also put a kiosk and com-puters at the center so that youth can have access to the internet in looking for job that will fit their knowledge and skills,” Lagumbay said.

In this recent training, accord-ing to Lagumbay, OFW partici-pants were taught how to plan for their retirement and investment in order to achieve their dreams. They will be taught also family budgeting and simple bookkeep-ing or record keeping. (PIA)


Edukasyon

USAPING ISLAMANG KASAL (Annikah)

Ang Allah ay nagsabi: “(At kabilang sa Kanyang mga Tanda ay ito, na nilikha Niya para sa inyo ang asawa mula sa inyo, nang mamuhay nawa kayo nang mapa-yapa sa kanila, at inilagay Niya ang pagmamahal at habag sa pagitan (ng mga puso) ninyo. Katotohanan, dito ay ang mga Tanda para sa mga taong nag-iisip.)” [ARROUM:21]

Ang Propeta Muhammad (PBUH) ay nagsabi: [O mga binata, yaong sa inyo ay makapagtataguyod sa mga kahilingan ng buhay may asawa ay dapat mag-asawa, sapagkat pumipigil ito sa pagtitig (nang maha-lay) at higit na nakapangangalaga sa mga mahahalay na bagay. Subalit yaong mga walang kakayahan ay nararapat na mag-ayuno, sapagkat ito ay isang pama-maraan ng pagpigil sa makamundong pagnanasa]. (Naiulat ni Al-Bukhari at Muslim)

ANG ILAN SA MGA KAHALAGAHAN NG KASAL (PAG-AASAWA)

1. Pagligtas sa lipi ng sangkatauhan, o pagpaparami ng sambayanang Muslim.

2. Pangangalaga mula sa mahahalay na bagay at pangangalunya.

3. Pagtatanggol sa babae sa pamamagitan ng lalaki, at pagtataguyod nito sa pamamagitan ng pagkukupkop at pagtutustos.

4. Pagpapahalaga sa mga lahi at dangal at pagbigkis ng pagkamag-anakan at mga mahal sa buhay.

5. Pagdadalisay sa mga ari at pagpapakasasa ng ka-ligayahan sa mga ipinahintulot ng Allah.

ANG KASUNDUAN SA KASALMas mainam na umpisahan ito sa pamamagitan ng

KHUTBA (talumpati), at ang pagbigkas dito “Innal-hamda lillahi nahmaduhu wa nas tainuh…” Pagkata-pos ay ikakasal si ginoo.

MGA KONDISYON SA PAGKABISA NG KASAL1. Matiyak ang bawat isa sa dalawang mag-aasawa

(sa pamamagitan ng hudyat, pagtakda ng pangalan, pa-glalarawan, paghiwalay).

2.Pagsang-ayon ng dalawang mag-aasawa sa isa’t-isa.3. Pagkakaroon ng WALI (tagapangalagang malapit

na kamag-anak) ng babae, batay sa sinabi ng Propeta (PBUH) : « Walang kasal maliban kung sa pamamagi-tan ng Wali ». Isinalaysay ng limang mananalaysay.

4. Ang pagsasaksi sa kasunduan sa pamamagitan ng dalawang makatarungang saksi, batay sa Hadith na naiulat ni Jabir mula sa Sugo (PBUH) : “Walang kasal maliban kung sa pamamagitan ng Wali at dalawang saksi na makatarungan”.

IPINAGBABAWAL NA MGA KABABAIHAN SA KASAL

PERMANENTENG (PALAGIANG) KABAWALANA. PAGKAKAMAG-ANAKAN1. Ina at Lola2. Anak na Babae at Apong Babae3. Kapatid4. Pamangking babae at ang anak nito5. Tiyahin (kapatid na babae ng ama at ina)B. DAHILAN1. Pagsumpa sa isa’t-isa (LI’AN).2. Nakapagsusuan: [kapantay ng pagkakamag-anakan].3. Asawa ng Ama (o ng Lolo) [pagkatapos ng kasunduan]4. Asawa ng Anak (o ng Apong Lalaki) [pagkatapos ng kasunduan]5. Ina ng Asawa (biyenan) o lola.

[pagkatapos ng kasunduan]6. Anak na Babae ng Asawa (o apo) [pagkatapos masipingan]

PANSAMANTALANG KABAWALAN1. Dalawang magkapatid na babaing sabay na

pakakasalan2. Mahigit sa apat na asawa3. Takdang Panahon ng Paghihintay (pagkatapos ng

paghihiwalay)4. Mangangalunya5. Babaing tatlong ulit na hiniwalayan6. Isang babaing nasa kalagayan ng IHRAM7. Isang di-mananampalatayang babae8. Isang aliping babae

ANG AKLAT NG TALAQ (PAGHIHIWALAY)AL-KHUL’: Ang karapatan ng babae na ipawalang-

bisa ang kanyang kasal.Ang Allah ay nagsabi: “Kung kayo ay nangangambang

tunay na hindi nila (ang lalaki’t babae na mag-asawa) mapananatili ang hangganan na ipinag-utos ng Al-lah, walang sisisihin sa kanilang dalawa kung siya (ang asawang babae) ay magbibigay ng isang bagay bilang pantubos para sa kanyang kalayaan.” [Al-Baqarah:229]

Tingnan din ang HADEETH BLG. 914 sa Bulugh Al-Maram.

Itinakda ng Allah ang buhay may-asawa na may pag-mamahal at habag. Ngunit kapag umabot na sa sara-dong daan, kung gayon ay maaaring hilingin ng asawang babae ang KHUL’ at tubusin ang kanyang sarili mula sa kanyang asawa. Maliban kung hindi ito kinakailangan. samakatuwid, ito ay hindi kanais-nais.

AT-TALAQ (ANG PAGHIHIWALAY)Ang Allah ay nagsabi: “Ang pakikipaghiwalay ay ipi-

nahihintulot lamang ng dalawang ulit. Kung kaya’t nara-rapat na panatilihin ang pagsasama ng may katarungan, o hiwalayan nang mahusay. [Al-Baqarah:229]

KAHULUGAN NG AT-TALAQ:Sa palawikaang pananaw: Palayain. Magpalaya.Sa panghukumang pananaw: Palayain ang babae mula sa buklod ng kasal.

ANG ALITUNTUNIN NG AT-TALAQSa pangkalahatan, ito ay kamuhi-muhi sa Allah.

Ngunit sa ilang pagkakataon, ito ang tanging kasagutan o solusyon.

KAILAN MAKIKIPAGHIWALAYKapag ang asawang babae ay napadalisay, bago mag-

karoon ng pakikipagtalik sa kanya (asawang babae). Kung hindi, ito ay HARAM.

SINO ANG MAAARING MAKIPAGHIWALAYAng tumpak na pasiya, napagtanto na ang asawang

lalaki ang siyang magpapahalaga nito.

SUNNAH TALAQ laban sa BID’A TALAQ Sa PanahonKapag ang asawang babae ay dalisay at bago ang pak-

ikipagtalik. Kapag ang asawang babae ay dinatnan ng buwanang

dalaw (o pagdurugo sanhi ng panganganak), o kapag na-padalisay pagkatapos ng isang pakikipagtalik.

Sa BilangHiwalayan siya ng isang beses. Hiwalayan siya nang maraming ulit (tatlong ulit para

sa malayang lalaki at dalawang ulit para sa lalaking alipin).

DUBAI – Tatlumpu’t limang mga batang mag-aaral mula sa Al Amin Primary School ang na-tuto ng tamang pagsakay at pag-baba sa school bus, bilang bahagi ng kampanyang “Let us protect our youngsters from school ac-cidents”, isang programa na isi-nasagawa ngayon ng Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) Traffic and Patrols Directorate para sa pagbibigay kaalaman sa publiko ukol sa ka-ligtasan sa trapiko.

Kaakibat ng ADP sa progrmang pagbibisita sa mga paaralan para sa naturang programa ang Abu Dhabi Education Council, na may

DUBAI – Isang programa ang pl-anong ilunsad ng tanggapan ng De-partment of Finance ng RTA upang mapaigi ang abilidad sa human re-sources ng naturang departamento. Sa ganitong paraan umano ay ma-papantayan ng naturang departa-mento ang bilis ng pagdami ng mga matagumpay na programa ng RTA sa larangan ng serbisyo publiko.

“This integrated program is tailored to nurture a generation of professional & qualified ac-countants who have the scientific know-how, practical experience

ADP pinaiigting ang kampanya para sa mga batang mag-aaral

Ang pagtuturo sa mga batang mag-aaral ay bahagi ng kampanya ng ADP.

layong mas lumalim pa ang kaala-man ng mga bata ukol sa paksa ng trapiko. Ito ang pahayag ni First Lt. Ayshah Al Zaabi, ang Officer-in-Charge ng traffic awareness ng public relations section ng ADP.

Gumagamit ng mga larawan at mga dokumentaryo ang ADP, upang ipaintindi sa mga kabata-an ang kahalagahan ng pagiging maingat, upang makaiwas sa mga aksidente. Natututo ang mga bata ng traffic signals, tamang pagta-wid sa daan, mga peligro sa pag-bibisekleta, at paglalaro ng bola sa tabing daan dahil sa program-ang ito ng ADP.

Programa sa pagpapalaganap ng propesyonalismo ilulunsad

Ahmed Al Kaabi

and international recognition. This will ultimately reflect on the qual-ity of RTA financial performance and contribute to maintaining its financial excellence as a pioneer government agency at the Dubai Emirate under the prevailing chal-lenges & meltdown faced by orga-nizations across the globe,” pali-wanag ng Direktor ng RTA Finance na si Ahmed Al Kaabi, tungkol sa programang “Together Towards Professionalism”.

Nakapaloob sa naturang pro-grama ang ipamamahaging mga kurso ukol sa international account-ing standards, periodic financial re-ports, diverse accounting. May mga pagsasanay rin ukol sa iba’t ibang financial procedures, at introduc-tory course para sa Certified Man-agement Accountants (CMA). Ang lahat ng pagsasanay ay ibabahagi ng mga eksperto sa larangan ng ac-counting at finance. Bahagi rin ng naturang programa ang tanggapan ng Department of Human Resourc-es and Development ng RTA.

Ang “Together Towards Profes-sionalism” ay sisimulan sa 2012. – HAM

IF YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT YOURSELF, DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN.


world news

MANILA, Philippines — More than 16,000 people have fled from four southern Philippine towns where government troops have been bat-tling Muslim guerrillas and outlaws in clashes that are endangering already-shaky peace talks and a years-long truce.

Attempts by Philippine authorities to arrest several current and former commanders of the 11,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front and al-lied gunmen accused of kidnappings for ransom and other crimes sparked separate deadly clashes last week in Zamboanga Sibugay province and on Basilan island.

The Moro group has been waging a bloody fight for self-rule in southern Mindanao region, homeland of mi-nority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic Philippines. A cease-fire has held since 2008.

President Benigno Aquino III said Monday his administration would continue talks with the insurgents but seek the arrest of criminals, including those from the rebel group.

The 120,000-strong military suf-fered one of its biggest losses in years in Basilan last week when troops tried to capture a fugitive rebel commander and other outlaws, igniting daylong fighting that killed 19 soldiers.

Fearing more clashes, nearly 6,000 villagers have fled from Al-Barka and outlying towns in Basilan, a predomi-nantly Muslim province about 550

16,000 people flee southern Phil. homes due to clashes

miles (880 kilometers) south of Ma-nila, Office of Civil Defense Adminis-trator Benito Ramos said.

In Zamboanga Sibugay, also in the south, about 10,800 villagers have fled to safety from three towns, in-cluding in coastal Payao, where air force OV-10 bomber planes, naval gunboats and about 700 army troops and police have been trying to flush out more than 120 former Muslim reb-els and bandits encamped in a hilly forest, officials said.

Zamboanga Sibugay police chief Ruben Cariaga said military aircraft staged bombing runs for a second day Tuesday (October 25) in Payao. Troops assaulted the bandits after OV-10 planes dropped bombs on their lair Monday but were met by heavy ma-chine-gun fire that killed two soldiers, he said.

Cariaga said Tuesday that the gun-men, who include members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, had been surrounded.

The gunmen, accused of kidnap-pings for ransom, extortion and other crimes, may be holding at least one kidnap victim, officials said.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman Von Al Haq has urged the military to stop the Payao offensive, saying Muslim rebels from his group were among those surrounded by troops but the criminals being sought by authorities were not their members

In this photo released by Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III addresses the media during a news conference Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 at the Presi-dential Palace in Manila, Philippines. Aquino announced the Philippine military has launched air strikes against suspected outlaws in a southern town, but the country’s larg-est Muslim rebel group said its followers are being affected by the bombings. (AP Photo) ▶13

SHANGHAI — China’s chronic fuel shortages are worsening with the onset of winter, as output lags behind surging demand following price cuts that are worsening refin-ers’ losses.

The shortfalls are worst in east-ern and central China, where some filling stations have run out of die-sel fuel and authorities are warning against hoarding. A surge in de-mand due to the end-of-year rush of construction projects and factory deliveries, the autumn harvest and transport of coal suppliers for win-ter heating has been worsened by hoarding following a recent cut in the government’s wholesale price for fuel products, analysts and gov-ernment reports said Thursday.

“Some companies expect sup-plies to be tight and they are storing the oil to boost profits because they know demand will be stronger in this season,” said Lin Boqiang, an energy professor at Xiamen University.

In a notice on its website Thurs-day, the government in Hunan province called on local authori-ties to prevent illegal sales and hoarding of fuel to ensure “orderly supplies.”

“Short supplies persist and the number of filling stations that have suspended sales has in-creased,” the notice said. The last three months of the year account for nearly a third of annual fuel demand, according to the Hunan government. (AP)

China sees fuel shortages, warns against hoarding

NEW DELHI — A poor gov-ernment clerk from a desolate region of eastern India has be-come the first person ever to win $1 million on an Indian game show.

Sushil Kumar’s staggering win on the popular Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” has transformed him into a role model for millions of aspiring youth yearning to escape from lives of poverty and find a role in India’s burgeoning economy.

His win echoes the plot of the 2008 Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire,” whose impoverished protagonist won the grand prize on the show.

Kumar and his wife of four months wept when Indian movie legend Amitabh Bachchan, the show’s host, handed them a check for 50 million rupees (just over $1 million) after the contestant gave

Poor clerk first to win million on India game show

In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, photograph, Sushil Kumar, left, with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, shows $1 million check after winning on an Indian game show, in Mumbai, India. Kumar, a government clerk from a deso-late region of eastern India, has become the first person ever to win $1 million on the popular Indian version of “Who wants to be a Millionaire.” (AP Photo)

all the right answers.“You have created history. Your

grit and determination has made

you come so far in this show,” Bachchan said.

“We’re happy of course but mostly we’re just really stunned,” Kumar told The Asso-ciated Press.

Before Kumar went on the program, which was taped Tues-day and will air next week, he earned $120 a month as a gov-ernment office worker and sup-plemented his income by work-ing as a private tutor in the small town of Motihari in the eastern state of Bihar.

Kumar, the 26-year-old son of a farm laborer, told viewers his family was so poor they couldn’t afford a television set, forcing him to go to a neighbor’s home to watch the quiz show. Watch-ing him tick off correct answer

after correct answer, his neighbors persuaded him to try out for the show, he said.

The trip to the Mumbai studio where the show is taped was his first ride in a plane and his first visit to a big city, he said.

Before arriving on the set, Kumar was confident of winning $50,000 or $100,000, but the jackpot seemed like a distant dream.

Just before the 13th question, he considered walking away with the $200,000 he had in hand but de-cided to take advantage of the op-tion to peek at the final question.

“When I looked at the question, I didn’t think I knew the answer but I kept staring at it for a long time and suddenly I knew that two of the four options were definitely not correct,” Kumar said.

Kumar still had one of four life-lines granted on the show — the convenient double dip option that allows a contestant to offer two possible answers to a question.

The show’s organizers declined

to reveal the final question before it is aired next week, saying only that it dealt with history.

Kumar has clear, if modest, plans for the money.

He said he will use some to pay for a preparatory course so he can take India’s tough civil service exam, which could lead to a se-cure and prestigious lifetime job.

He said he will also buy a new home for his wife, pay off his par-ents’ debts and give his four broth-ers startup cash so they can set up small businesses.

And he plans to build a library in Motihari so the children of his vil-lage will have access to the books and knowledge he so desperately craved, he said.

The show first started in 2000 with a jackpot of $200,000, which was won twice. The prize money was hiked to $1 million last year. (AP)


world news

World BriefsIn Pakistan, Clinton seeks strong anti-terror pushISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Obama administration was delivering a blunt warning Thursday that the United States will do what it must to go after militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan, whether Pakistan helps or not. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton led an unusually large U.S. delegation for two days of talks with civilian and military leaders who have resisted previous U.S. demands to take a harder tack against militants who attack American soldiers and interests in Afghanistan.

Flooding fears loom large for Bangkok residentsBANGKOK — The threat has loomed large over this giant metropolis for weeks: Floodwaters could rapidly swamp glitzy downtown Bangkok, ruin-ing treasured ancient palaces and chic boutiques on skyscraper-lined av-enues in the heart of the Thai economy. The floods haven’t come, but the sense of imminent doom is growing by the day, seeping in through worried conversations, school closings and emptied store shelves. One measure of the fear: the protective walls of sandbags scattered across the city’s canals, homes and shop-fronts are expanding in number and height daily.

Autumn harvest watched warily in food-poor NKoreaWONSAN, North Korea — Scythe in hand, a woman slices through a bright green field of rice. Oxen plod down country roads pulling carts piled high with harvested stalks of grain. This autumn, as farmers fan out into fields of corn, wheat, rice and cabbage, such evocative pastoral scenes — the stuff of centuries-old Dutch landscape paintings — also are a reminder of the challenges North Korea faces in feeding its people.

Pakistan on alert after leak in nuke power plantKARACHI, Pakistan — An official at a nuclear power plant in Pakistan says it declared a seven-hour emergency after heavy water leaked out of a reactor during maintenance work. Tariq Rasheed says Tuesday night’s leak did not cause any damage or radiation. He said on Thursday that the plant located in the southern city of Karachi was safe and that the emergency was declared as standard procedure.

Renowned SKorean climber missing on Nepal trekKATMANDU, Nepal — Officials in Nepal say a renowned South Korean climb-er and two of his partners have disappeared while trying to summit Mount An-napurna. Dipendra Poudel of Nepal’s mountaineering department said rescuers have not been able to find any trace of the three climbers missing since Tuesday.Park Young-seok has climbed the worlds 14 tallest mountains and reached both the north and south poles. He first climbed Annapurna in 1996.

Australians cheer Queen Elizabeth during boat tripCANBERRA, Australia — Thousands of people cheered and waved from the banks of the Australian capital’s central lake as Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, took a motor boat to a flower show Thursday in their first public appearance of a 10-day tour of Australia. The 85-year-old queen wore a lilac hat and coat and her 90-year-old husband a hat to protect against the late morning spring sunshine as they waved to well-wishers from the open boat beneath an almost cloudless sky. The couple, who arrived Wednesday, appeared fresh despite the 11-hour time differ-ence from their London home.

UN: NKorea holds up to 200,000 political prisonersSEOUL, South Korea — A United Nations envoy says North Korea is estimated to hold up to 200,000 people in political prisons, a sharp increase from a decade ago. Special U.N. rapporteur on North Korean human rights Marzuki Darusman gave the estimate in his report to the U.N. General Assembly. He cited a comparison of satellite images published by human rights groups. (AP)

BANGKOK, Thailand — It took only a second for the murky flood-waters swamping parts of Asia to swallow Nguyen Phuoc Hien’s baby. His 3-year-old daughter had been playing happily while her aunt studied, but somehow, the girl slipped quietly outside the family home deep in Vietnam’s southern Mekong Delta.

When Hien’s wife returned to the shack from feeding the pigs and realized her youngest child was missing, “she was in a panic looking around,” he recalled. “Our neighbors helped us look for her. Her body was found an hour later in the canal near the house.”

Children make up around a quarter of the nearly 800 deaths reported since July across Thai-land, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines, according to the United Nations. The region has been ravaged by some of the worst flooding in decades, but drownings are a huge unreported epidemic in Asia. Every year, an estimated 240,000 children up to 17 years old die — mostly because the ma-jority of kids simply never learn to swim.

That annual number is roughly equal to the total deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but day-to-day water deaths rarely get attention.

“Those (in the tsunami) were counted because they drowned in a space of six to eight hours in the region, and everyone was just stunned because the number was enormous,” said Michael Linnan, technical director of the U.S.-based Alliance for Safe Children in Bangkok, who has studied child drowning. “But the reality is that in that the 364 days before that, an equal number of mothers and children had drowned as well. But they drown one at a time and not in a disaster setting, so they weren’t counted.”

During excessive flooding, it’s easy for children to accidentally get in over their heads while play-ing or wading in filthy water where it’s impossible to see what dangers lurk beneath each step. Some fall into fast-moving canals or streams in their yards or villages, while oth-

and not in the area under fire.The Payao offensive has dis-

placed many of his group’s civil-ian followers and was endanger-ing the cease-fire, Al Haq said. He expressed optimism the peace talks would survive the latest test.

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“We’ve consistently said that the most civilized way to end the rebellion is through negotiations and not by the law of the gun,” Al Haq told The Associated Press by telephone.

Japanese Ambassador Toshi-nao Urabe, whose country has been backing the peace talks for years, said he hoped the cease-

fire would be respected and that both sides would continue efforts to foster peace talks.

“The recent firefights are a source of serious concern for me because it is jeopardizing the peace process,” Urabe said. (AP)

In this Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, a Thai child carries a gas tank through floods in Rangsit district on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Children make up around a quarter of the nearly 800 deaths the United Nations has tallied since July across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philip-pines, which have been ravaged by some of the worst flooding in decades. Drownings are a huge unreported epidemic in Southeast Asia, killing an estimated 240,000 children up to 17 years old each year mostly because the majority of kids in the region simply never learn to swim. (AP Photo)

Killer Asia floods swallow children who can’t swim

ers lose their footing on porches or windows, falling into waters sur-rounding their houses — some-times at night. Often their disap-pearance goes unnoticed because parents are busy trying to salvage livestock, crops or meager belong-ings vital to the family’s survival.

“You have very little dry land and you have massive popula-tion movements,” Linnan said. “It doesn’t take very long for a child to slip away from an already harried mother or older sibling who are trying to schlep all the belongings.

It takes only two or three minutes for a child to drown.”

Monster seasonal monsoon rains have overwhelmed swollen rivers, dams and canals in the region, and back-to-back typhoons and tropical storms have hammered the Philippines, China and Vietnam. Some 4 million acres of Thailand have been inundated in the coun-try’s worst flooding in a half cen-tury, and the waters are creeping deeper into Bangkok, an anxious capital city of 9 million barricaded behind walls of sandbags.(AP)

Non-smokers living with smokers have a 35% increased risk of getting lung cancer compared to non-smokers living with fellow non-smokers.

Smokers’ children are more likely to get bronchitis, pneumonia, and other chest infections, especially in their first year of life.

Chronic cough and phlegm are also more frequent among children of parents who smoke.

In the workplace, chronic exposure to tobacco smoke reduces airway function to the same degree as smoking one to ten cigarettes a day.

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Asia to remain ‘a bright spot’ in world economyMANILA -- The Asian region will

continue to enjoy the confidence of investors especially now that some uncertainties on major economies have taken a backseat.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said outlook on emerging market econ-omies (EMEs) in the region “contin-ues to be relatively upbeat albeit at a slightly moderate pace.”

“Assuming that global financial volatility does not escalate sharply, Asia is expected to remain a bright spot in the world economy,” he said.

A summit in Europe today is widely expected to bring the nec-essary solution to address the debt crisis in that region amidst the dis-agreements among major players like Germany and France on what

BSP governor says fundamental strength of the region include improvement in intra-regional trade and investments

solution to implement.Tetangco said Philippine monetary

officials are also hopeful “that indeed we would be seeing the beginning of the end of the European crisis.”

He said the expectations on pos-sible solution to the Euro debt cri-sis has extended positively on US’ growth prospect.

He explained that “a double dip

recession is not in our own base-line scenario, but a significant part of the risk to the US is currently tied to risk of collateral damage from Europe.”

He, on the other hand, pointed out that these positive expecta-tions further solidify Asia’s posi-tion on world economy.

He said fundamental strength of the region include improve-ment in intra-regional trade and investments.

“This should provide a counter-weight to support Asian exports, in the face of a prolonged slow-down in the US and EU that could dampen external demand,” he said.

The central bank chief also cited that economies with large domestic consumer base like the

Governor Amando Tetangco Jr

DUBAI has injected fresh funds to revive the battered real estate sector of the emirate and restore investor confidence. The Invest-ment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the government’s main investment arm, has also signed a memoran-dum of understanding with Cana-da’s Brookfield Asset Management to create another $1 billion invest-ment fund to develop the property sector of the emirate.

His Highness Shaikh Moham-med bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved a number of tourism, residential and commercial devel-opment projects worth more than AED2 billion.

The project will be carried out by the Dubai Real Estate Corpora-tion under the umbrella of Wasl Group. This was disclosed during Shaikh Mohammed’s visit to the headquarters of Wasl Group in Dubai. He was accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Shaikh Mak-toum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Board Chairman of the Dubai Real Estate Corporation.

Shaikh Mohammed, Shaikh Hamdan, Shaikh Maktoum, a num-

Philippines will “likewise prove to be resilient.”

Another strength of Asia is its having policy space and room for deficit spending, both of which are great boosters of growth.

Tetangco said the current chal-lenge for the region is “how to step up to their role as key driv-ers of global growth” since “the rise in the economic weight of the Asian economies implies that their stake in the economic performance of other countries must also be increasing.”

“In view of this, Asian EMEs should not only ensure the further strengthening of the regional econ-omy but should also actively con-tribute to policy dialogues toward forging a balanced and sustainable global growth,” he added. (PNA)

Fresh funds to boost Dubai growth

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum viewing the designs of engineering projects at the headquarters of Wasl group in Dubai on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during the visit. (WAM)

Shaikh Mohammed approves tourism, residential and commercial development projects worth AED2 billion

ber of officials and board members of the corporation viewed a dem-onstration about the assets of the Dubai Real Estate Corporation and the projects being executed by it to modernise the real estate sector in the emirate.

After the demonstration present-ed by Hisham Abdullah Al Qasimi, CEO of Wasl Group for Assets Management, Shaikh Mohammed viewed the designs of engineering projects, and was briefed about the execution of those projects.

Shaikh Mohammed was also briefed about the rehabilitation of a heritage project near Al Mak-toum Hospital, which reflects the heritage and cultural environment of the UAE people.

The project comprises a special-ised museum of the health sector that relates the story of Al Mak-toum Hospital, the first hospital in the UAE that started in 1951. The project includes a hotel, a residen-tial tower and commercial and res-idential buildings. It also includes

a souq, restaurants to serve local food, as well as other amenities.

Wasl will also develop the Ju-meirah Beach Club project, which is expected to become an inter-national icon among beach clubs with its state-of-the-art facilities and a comprehensive unique de-sign that houses a luxurious hotel, spa and private beach villas. Other projects include expansion of the Le Meridien Airport Hotel and the development of Al Muraqqabat area.

Shaikh Mohammed lauded the efforts of the corporation headed by Shaikh Maktoum.

Meanwhile, the Investment Cor-poration of Dubai (ICD) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management to form a $1 billion investment fund to develop the real estate sector of Dubai.

The ICD and Brookfield will each deploy $100 million in the joint fund, UAE state news agency WAM said on Wednesday.

“We see this agreement as an-other big step in our next phase of growth. It once more affirms Dubai’s attractiveness as a premier investment destination in this re-gion,” Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai’s Supreme Fiscal Committee and Board Member of the ICDE said.

V. Shankar, Standard Chartered’s global chief executive for non-US operations, said: “The move is clearly a step in the right direction and it will restore investor confi-dence in the emirate’s real estate market. The $1 billion fund is not a small size and I think Dubai can build on the success of that.”

The fund, with a maximum cap size of $1 billion, will target a wide class of assets in both freehold and non-freehold areas. It will also seek additional funds from a select group of local, regional and inter-national investors.


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Abu Dhabi to ban trucks during fogTHE traffic department at Abu Dhabi Police is set to announce new regu-lations to restrict trucks and industrial vehicles in Abu Dhabi roads dur-ing times of heavy fog and low visibility, Wam has reported.

The plan involves intensifying traffic patrols in the city and highway roads during fog to enforce the ban on trucks, as well as promoting safe driving among motorists. The move follows a series of accidents that took place recently due to fog in which seven people were killed and two sustained serious injuries.

Dubai Metro Green Line to be extendedDUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to extend Dubai Metro’s Green Line, which was launched last month, to the Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) soon, a Dubai-based newspaper has reported.

The line, which currently runs between Al Qusais and Al Jaddaf, is expected to pass through Al Warqa, Ras Al Khor, Silicon Oasis and end at the DIAC, where around 30,000 students would benefit from the metro, said Eisa Al Dossari, CEO of the RTA’s Public Transport Agency.

Thai floods may cause hard drive shortagesAPPLE CEO Tim Cook has warned of a global shortage in hard disk drive supplies in the coming months due to the floods in Thailand, Cnet has reported.

“There are several factories that are currently not operable, and the recovery timeline for these factories is not known at this point. I’m virtu-ally certain there will be an overall industry shortage of disk drives as a result of the disaster,” he said.

Hitachi, Toshiba, and Western Digital have HDD plants in Thailand that have curtailed production because of the supply shortage.

RTA unveils dedicated rental taxi serviceDUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a dedicated taxi service aimed at customers who run on a fixed route daily, Emir-ates 24-7 has reported. The service is available through subscription on weekly, monthly or yearly bases.

“We have dedicated 60 taxis for the service and more would be added depending on the demand. We are starting this service for the safety and convenience of our loyal passengers, who have to book taxis daily for their trips,” said Abdul Mohsin Ibrahim CEO of RTA’s strategic and cor-porate governance department.

Study says mobile phones don’t cause cancerRESEARCHERS at Denmark’s Institute of Cancer Epidemiology have said mobile phones do not increase the risk of cancer, Reuters has reported.

Scientists looked at more than 350,000 people aged at least 30 who subscribed to mobile phone contracts and compared their rates of brain tumours with non-subscribers between 1990 and 2007.

The results, released on the British Medical Journal’s website, chime with a series of other studies that have reached similar conclusions.

Kuwait producing 2.9M bpdKUWAIT’S Oil Minister Mohammad Al Busairi has said the Gulf country is producing 2.9 million barrels of oil per day and described current oil prices as “reasonable for the consumer and for production levels,” Re-uters has reported.

Additional oil pumped into the market by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had helped lower prices from levels in June, after they were pushed up by fighting in OPEC producer Libya, he said.

Hyundai launches new sedan in UAEJUMA Al Majid, the exclusive distributor of Hyundai Motors in the UAE, has unveiled the new Azera in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The premium large Azera has a wide panorama sunroof, Nappa leather seats, front seat cooler and ventilated seats, suede interior, smart key and an electronic parking brake.

It is equipped with a six-cylinder, 3.0-liter engine built on an all-alumin-ium body, which minimises weight and utilises a roller chain drive system that significantly reduces engine noise levels.

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services pro-vider, is marking its most ambitious advertising campaign to date at The Dubai Fountain in association with Emaar Properties. The display is set to highlight DHL’s new advertising campaign, which reinforces its po-sition as the international special-ists and market leaders of express services in the Middle East

Premiering at the iconic site in Downtown Dubai on 20th Octo-ber, the display, complete with an eye-catching light show, has been choreographed in dramatic style to a specially reworked version of the Motown classic “Ain’t No Moun-tain High Enough,” which is also the anthemic soundtrack to DHL’s new campaign on air now across the region.

“This is a really exciting time for us, and we are absolutely thrilled to be working in association with Emaar Properties to help spread DHL’s compelling message of of-fering unrivaled speed, efficiency and strong customer service,” said Frank-Uwe Ungerer, Country Man-ager for DHL Express UAE.

“This is the first time DHL has ever done anything on this scale in the region, and it really does make for a spectacular sight, made all the more special as people in Dubai can sing along to the iconic music - I’d urge everyone in Dubai to get down to The Dubai Fountain and enjoy the performance while they can.”

DHL rolls out its biggestad campaign worldwide

DHL, in association with Emaar Properties, creates striking display at The Dubai Fountain to illustrate its unrivaled speed and efficiency.

“International Specialist” ad drive covers 42 major global marketsAhmad Al Matrooshi, Managing

Director of Emaar Properties, said: “Described as ‘The Centre of Now,’ Downtown Dubai’s iconic attrac-tions including The Dubai Fountain inspire businesses and individuals to push their creativity and bring innovative experiences. The choice of DHL to build their internation-al advertising campaign with The Dubai Fountain, the world’s tallest performing fountain, as a backdrop is a testament to the wide appeal of this must-visit tourist attraction.”

New global ad campaignThe high-profile initiative is part

of DHL’s most ambitious global advertising campaign, which is currently appearing across 42 key markets worldwide, demonstrating DHL’s international capabilities to meet the express shipping needs of all industries, and highlighting its global expertise and enhanced customer service. The campaign has been making headlines across the world, recently winning a highly coveted International Stevie Award at the International Business AwardsSM held at The Emirates Pal-ace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

In addition to the display at The Dubai Fountain, in associa-tion with Emaar Properties, the International Specialist advertising campaign will also be highly vis-ible across the UAE and the wider region following high-level roll out of the campaign

Elliott Santon, Marketing Man-ager at DHL Express in the UAE, added: “We’re delighted to have won the prestigious Stevie® Award for our new DHL International Spe-cialist campaign. The performance at The Dubai Fountain in associa-tion with Emaar is particularly ex-citing for us and adds a unique fla-vor to the overall campaign, which is running on TV, radio and print media across the UAE until mid-December - all reinforcing the mes-sage that DHL are the International Specialists in Express shipping.”

The DHL display at The Dubai Fountain will run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening for a month.

Significant investment program The company is expanding its

worldwide capabilities and im-proving customer service through a significant investment program into infrastructure, employees and the brand.

DHL has been a pioneer in the Middle East logistics industry over the last 30 years through its innova-tion, service excellence and com-mitment to providing customers with superior logistics solutions. It currently has eight service cen-ters, 30 service points, one hub and gateway, over 800 employees and 200 vehicles, while its dedicated airside facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi further enhance DHL’s ex-tensive network and unique con-nectivity strength.

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and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, His Highness Shaikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the emirate has shot into international limelight due to the presence of market leaders such as RAK Ceramics, Julphar Pharmaceu-ticals, ARC International (makers of Pyrex Glass and Luminarc) and Ma-safi water which operate from Ras Al Khaimah.

Established in 1992, Utico has played a key role in developing the

QUALITY AUSTRIA, one of Eu-rope’s largest certification bodies, has announced that Utico Middle East, UAE’s first private full service utilities provider, has become the first company in the Mena region to achieve the ISO 50001 energy man-agement certification.

The award is in recognition of Utico’s environment protection policies and energy management systems and joins a slew of certifi-cations achieved by the company in recent times, a statement from the company said.

A high-level delegation from Quality Austria visited the UAE to honour UTICO, a privately held Ghantoot Group company based in Ras Al Khaimah.

At a ceremony held in Dubai on October 26, Quality Austria also awarded Utico other distinctions including ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO18001, making it the first water company in the world to simultane-

Utico wins top energy certification

Jack Mollisson of Quality Austria presents the certification to UTICO CEO Ravi Bondada and Man-aging Director Richard Menezes.

ously hold such prestigious certifi-cations. The company also provides power and waste management ser-vices across the region, the state-ment said.

“Our latest recognition is further acknowledgement of our custom-er-oriented policies with a strong emphasis on environment protec-tion,” said Richard Menezes, man-aging director of Utico Middle East. “Achieving this standard is a mile-stone for the UAE since it involves meeting the stringent conditions in environmental and energy practices in our operations.”

“By being the first in the Mena region to achieve this unique dis-tinction, the company has further elevated UAE’s profile as a country committed to safeguarding the envi-ronment and demonstrating its de-termination to introduce policies in all aspects of our operations,” said Rashid Mehran AlBalooshi, chair-man, Utico.

The ISO50001 is a new standard launched in 2011 that has identified energy management as one of the top five areas in business operation. The standard provides organisations and companies with a recognised framework for integrating energy efficiency into their management practices.

Although originally intended for industry, the standard applies to any type of organisation wishing to ef-fectively manage its energy uses and efficiency. The company was select-ed for the distinction after a strin-gent six-month audit and review of its operations and services by Qual-ity Austria, the statement said.

The new recognition also brings into sharp focus the increasing ma-turity of companies based in Ras Al Khaimah to be able to deliver ser-vices and facilities that are on par with international standards.

Guided by the progressive poli-cies of Supreme Council Member

PARZEL ExPRESS and Logistics is rolling out its automated parcel collection and delivery service in the United Arab Emirates with the offer of an attractive two-month free parcel delivery for customers, the company said.

The free offer, starting from Oc-tober 31 to December 31, comes during the special launch cere-mony in Dubai on Tuesday as the company has marked the transition from a pilot testing phase of its ser-vice to a new strategic expansion phase.

The new and innovative Parzel

Parzel seeks UAE market shareLogistics company offers free parcel delivery: New Parzel concept is the first of its kind delivery model in the Middle East

Known as “Parzel Delivery Points,” it provides an automated service that allows customers to de-liver or collect parcels at an easy to access location of their choice

Obaid Al Qahash, CEO of Parzel, says that the offer of complimentary parcel services will help solidify his company’s presence in the UAE market.

Parzel delivers services via touch screen kiosks with separate, secure compartments for each delivery.

By Abdul Haque Chowdhury concept is the first of its kind de-livery model in the Middle East. Known as “Parzel Delivery Points,” it provides an automated service that allows customers to deliver or collect parcels at an easy to access location of their choice.

Automated booths are available for self-service parcel collection 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Parzel delivers services via touch screen kiosks with separate, secure compartments for each delivery. Compartments are allocated per transaction based on specific size and weight requirements.

Obaid Al Qahash, CEO of Parzel, told Kabayan Weekly that the offer of complimentary parcel services

would help solidify his company’s presence in the UAE market.

“We are committed to extending our reach to all target audiences, both private and corporate, while improving our relationship with customers by giving them the op-portunity to try the concept and ex-perience its convenience, efficien-cy and ease of use,” he explained.

Qahash said the new automated delivery system, which has been successfully implemented in Ger-many, was expected to be an in-stant hit in the UAE, where the ma-chine is making its regional debut.

The fee structure for delivery is flat for the UAE. Customers have

to pay AED 12 for documents and AED 18 for non-documents, said Seraj Merchant, Operations Direc-tor of Parzel.

In Dubai, Parzel has parcel ter-minals in four locations - the DIFC, Times Square Centre, Dubai Ma-rina Walk and Dubai Marina Mall. Automated parcel terminals are provided by Parzel’s Austrian part-ner KEBA, a leading provider of in-novative automation solutions for the industrial, banking and service sectors.

Mohamed Bintaliah, Board Member of Parzel, said: “We pro-vide the logistics industry with greater levels of efficiency, better

technology and less complexity. The Parzel solution gives logistics companies a real alternative that can only improve their relation-ships with their customers.”

In the coming months, Parzel would be pressing ahead with the expansion of its operation with a wide range of domestic and inter-national services to suit both per-sonal and business needs.

Parzel operates as full-fledged logistics company offering both first and last mile delivery and au-tomated solutions for documents and parcels, attestations, baggage, air and sea freight, import and ex-port, warehousing and storage.

region’s utilities with specialisation in water, waste, steam, power and related services for clientele requir-ing reliable and low-cost utilities. The company also offers full con-sultancy from concept to design and implementation, conducting feasi-bility studies, aiding in policy for-mulation for regulatory authorities and large industrial parks, conserva-tion and efficiency building, invest-ment and development.


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TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. is aiming to be the world’s No. 1 in green cars, targeting cumulative sales of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2017 with alliance partner Renault SA of France.

The Japanese maker of the Leaf electric car announced Monday its six-year strategy, planning a plug-in hybrid by the fiscal year ending March 2017 and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent per vehicle compared with 2005 levels.

Nissan, based in Yokohama, also aims to improve fuel efficiency of its vehicles by 35 percent com-pared with 2005.

Nissan President and Chief Ex-ecutive Carlos Ghosn said being ecological can deliver a competi-tive edge by allowing the auto-

TOKYO — Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. said Thursday its net loss grew to 70.3 billion yen ($925 million) for the six months through September, battered by the strong yen and weak software sales.

The maker of the Wii game con-sole and DS handheld slashed its forecast for the full year through next March to a 20 billion yen ($263 million) net loss, it said in a statement. In July, it had predicted an annual net profit of 20 billion yen.

Nintendo, which scored success by courting casual gamers, is now battling increased competition from Apple Inc.’s iPhone and other devices that offer simple games.

Competition in portable gaming is also heating up with the antici-pated arrival of rival Sony Corp.’s latest portable offering, PlaySta-tion Vita. Vita goes on sale in Ja-pan on Dec. 17, and early next year in the U.S. and Europe.

The strong yen has also dealt a heavy blow to the company, which receives nearly 80 percent of its sales overseas. Nintendo said ex-change rate losses totaled 52.4 bil-lion yen ($689 million).

Overall sales during the half-year tumbled 41 percent to 215.7 billion yen. And the half-year loss was twice as big a loss as the com-pany had projected in July. During the same period last year, it had a

In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn poses with the automaker’s “Leaf” zero-emission electric vehicle at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan. Nissan said Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 it is aiming to be the world’s No. 1 in green cars, targeting cumulative sales of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles with alliance partner Renault SA of France. (AP Photo)

Nissan aims to be world No. 1 in green vehicles

maker to stand out as good corpo-rate citizen.

“More consumers are demand-ing products in line with their val-ues, including cars and trucks with a lower carbon footprint,” he told reporters at company headquar-ters. “At the same time, we are using technology to make our fac-tories greener and more efficient.”

Ghosn said Nissan was work-ing on a fuel cell, another kind of zero-emissions vehicle, as well as other types of environmental tech-nology such as clean diesels.

He said growth was coming from emerging markets, and Bra-zil, India and Russia are expected to overtake Japan in auto demand. The Japanese auto market, which has been stagnant for years, now trails China, the world’s largest.

Japanese automakers suffered a major setback from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that dis-rupted suppliers and stalled pro-duction for months. Nissan has sprung back relatively well, part-ly on the back of the boost from emerging markets.

Electric cars remain a niche market so far. Nissan has sold about 16,600 Leaf cars around the world since they went on sale in December 2010.

But competition in electric vehi-cles is likely to intensify as others, such as Japanese rival Toyota Mo-tor Corp., enter the sector.

Toyota already offers plug-in hy-brid cars, which run partly as EVs but switch to become regular hy-brids with gas engines when they run out of the electric charge. (AP)

This Sept. 2, 2011 file photo, shows a shopper reading a product label at Costco Wholesale in Mountain View, Calif. Consumers’ confidence in the economy remained weak in September after dropping to a post-recession low during the month before as Americans continue to worry about high unemployment and low wages.(AP Photo)

Nintendo’s losses grow, slashes forecast

net loss of 2 billion yen.Nintendo’s 3DS handheld,

which offers 3D gaming without special glasses, has been a rela-tive disappointment since it went on sale in February in Japan and in March overseas.

The company is fighting to win back customers ahead of the criti-cal year-end shopping season, cutting the price of the 3DS, and is coming out with more games, including 3D versions of its trade-mark Super Mario games.

The price reduction has lifted 3DS sales, the company said Thursday. For the six months, it sold 3.07 million units of the 3DS, and 8.13 million units of software.

One title, “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D,” sold more than a million units, but the com-pany acknowledged that the 3DS “has yet to have many hit titles.”

Sales of its regular DS handheld for the half-year fell to 2.58 mil-lion units from 6.69 million the same period a year ago. Sales of Nintendo DS software declined to 28.99 million units during the six-month period from 54.84 million last year.

As for its Wii game console, sales for the period fell to 3.35 million units from 4.97 million units last year, while software sales declined to 36.45 million units from 65.21 million a year earlier. (AP)

BEIJING — China’s Communist Party is preparing for its biggest policy meeting of the year by ratcheting up pressure on social media sites that have fast become forums for informa-tion and public expression beyond government control.

The latest warning shots at social

China mulls microblog limits before party meeting media were fired by Wang Chen, a senior propaganda official, who told a meeting of government and Internet company officials this week that Twit-ter-like microblog services need tighter regulation. Wang reiterated a warning that punishment will be meted out to people who post rumors or falsehoods.

“Microblog sites should strengthen the management of information dis-semination, and not provide channels for the spread of rumors,” Wang said according to a transcript of his speech posted on Sina.com. “Those who fab-ricate facts and concoct lies online, resulting in serious consequences,

should be severely punished accord-ing to the law.”

Wang’s remarks, widely reported in state media Friday, come ahead of Sat-urday’s opening of the annual meeting of the party’s Central Committee and fit with this year’s stated agenda: re-forming the cultural system.

Behind the scenes, the 200-plus members of the party elite drawn from the government, the provinces and the military will try to dampen infighting over who will lead China when Presi-dent Hu Jintao and many in his collec-tive leadership must retire a year from now. (AP)


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It is that time of the year again where year-end performance appraisal starts to kick in.

You have probably already re-ceived an email from your Hu-man Resources (HR) Department informing you that the appraisal process will start next month. Like so many others before you, you probably tend to ignore it and only start the process a day before the deadline. Then you’re in a hurry to fill up the form, you dread it to the extent of copying from colleagues just the formality done.

This is not the right way. It is also not a good idea to see your appraisal as a mere system to get over with or a dreadful process to go through. If you do not se-riously consider managing your own appraisal, then don’t com-plain when at the end of the year you do not get the promotion that you have been waiting for or the salary raise that you have been asking.

As an employee and an HR pro-fessional, I have been through this process hundreds of times now and at both sides of the court. Most employees consider ap-praisal as judgment day instead of an opportunity where they can talk about their contribution in the firm and what are the areas they can work on for their future development.

So how are you going to make the most of your appraisal? Here are few tips benefit from the pro-cess and do better in your next appraisal :Start your self-assessment nowThis is the time to start look-

ing back at what you have done for your employer. This is not the time to be modest. You should create the setting for a promotion by keeping your line manager in-formed of your good performance and your plans to move up.

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Showcase your abilities and skills; let them feel that you are now ready for a bigger role.

Record your achievementsMy former manager always told

me to record what I have been do-ing specially the significant ones. I used to feel weird about it until I re-alized that memories are short and if I don’t write it somewhere it will be forgotten until the appraisal comes. It would be good to keep record of emails like a thank you note from one of your stakeholders, maybe a time when you helped your col-league on her spreadsheet and meet her deadline, or those times that you had successfully stepped up on is-sues that needed decision making when your boss was not around. Write it in a way that shows your maturity and growth.

Review your roleIt is good to look at your job de-

scription and assess the competen-cies required to do the job. If you

don’t have one, ask for it or create your own. Understanding your role specification can help you identify what is expected of you, what are the competencies required that you already have, and what you still need to develop. If you know what is expected of you, you know what your targets are and how to manage your boss’s expectations. If you don’t know what is expected of you, how can you assess if you are doing well or not?

Setup a regular catch up with your manager

It is never wrong to ask for feed-back. Remember, appraisal does not only happen once a year, you are being appraised every day. Under-standing your strength and weak-nesses can leverage you to position yourself better during the appraisal period. Every time I ask my manager for feedback, I would always tell him the reason, “I want to know what ar-eas I need to improve on”. It shows

that you believe in self development.Own your career developmentWhen I left my previous job to join

a new firm, my manager told me to manage my career and don’t wait for my manager to manage me. What he meant was that I needed to take re-sponsibility of my own career devel-opment. Always be on the lookout for opportunities to learn new things, and make a note of the results, the take away points, how you apply them on your job and keep these record in your individual development plan.

Don’t make SMART goals but SMARTER goals. Smarter stands for:

S – pecific M – easurableA – chievableR – ealisticT – ime boundE – njoyableR – ewardingSuggest on areas where you feel

you can improve. Put yourself on courses offered by your Learning and

Development team and this can help you expand your knowledge and develop your skills.

Get feedback from other mentors

Have a trusted colleague or mentor to give you feedback on how you’ve been doing. It is best to hear the thoughts of oth-ers and ask for their opinion and suggestion.

Think positiveTreat your appraisal as an op-

portunity and not a hurdle to your career. If you think this way, you will never feel uncertain and re-luctant. Use your negative feed-back as a tool to improve yourself.

Jessie Quintilla is the Public Re-lations & Communications Com-mittee Director of the Filipino Human Resources Practitioners’ Association - UAE. She is current-ly working as a Human Resources Officer in a multinational insur-ance provider.


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WORLD WAR II (WWII) is one of the most trying and also one of the most significant events in history because of its aftermath which has, ironically yet seren-dipitously, brought countries all throughout the world to unite to-ward world peace.

The Philippines was not alien to the vestiges of WWII as its pri-mary city, Manila, was the sec-ond most devastated city in the world, next only to Warsaw in Poland. As such, it was no sur-prise that the Philippines was not indifferent to such show of global concern.

In 1945, the Philippines, to-gether with 50 other countries, signed the United Nations Char-ter in San Francisco, USA, with commitments of “maintaining international peace and secu-rity, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting social progress, better living stan-dards, and human rights.” (www.un.org)

This international organization replaced the League of Nations which was said to have “failed” in its job of preventing another world war. As of now, there are already 193 member states, with the addition of its newest mem-ber, South Sudan, in July 2011. With its 17 specialized agencies, the work of the United Nations has reached every nook and cran-ny of the globe not only for its peacekeeping mandate, but also for its broad range of tasks that are ultimately aimed at achieving sustainable development in vari-ous respects such as social, cul-tural, environmental, health, and economic.

The passing of time since the

Philippines, United Nations and Millennium Development Goals

inception of the United Nations has seen countless developments among its member nations. And in September of 2000, 189 UN member-countries reaffirmed their commitment to the very goals and objectives of the UN through the adoption of the Mil-lennium Declaration (MD), thus, the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

All in all, there are eight MDGs which the Philippines is target-ing to achieve in four years time,

Metro Manila, Philippines. (AP photo)

and they have been formulated in a way that they are measurable, quantifiable, and realistic. As stipulated, the eight goals are:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2. Achieve universal primary education

3. Promote gender equality and empower women

4. Reduce child mortality5. Improve maternal health6. Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria,

other diseases

7. Ensure environmental sustainability

8. Develop a global partner-ship for development

These goals have 21 targets which are quantified through in-dicators set as benchmarks for measuring the country’s prog-ress until these goals are finally achieved in its target year — 2015:

“Containing commitments to achieve the eight MDGs (and the specific targets under them) by 2015, the declaration reflects the

vision of entire nations, working together with international and country-based organizations, to wipe out poverty and the worst forms of human deprivation, and lay the foundations for sustain-able human development by the year 2015.” (www.un.org.ph)

Since the adoption of the MD in 2000, the Philippines has achieved progress towards at-taining the MDGs, particularly in terms of gender equality, reduc-ing child mortality, and combat-ing HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

Today, as the world celebrates United Nations Day, the Philip-pines is reminded to remember and put into conscious action the goals of the UN.

The UN Week 2011 is also an acknowledgment of the programs of the government that have worked their way to the realiza-tion of the MDGs and the nation-al goal of overall progress. With the government’s numerous de-velopment and support programs such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Pantawid Pasada Program, Public-Private Partnership (PPP), the K-12, Na-tional Greening Program, Con-vergence Program, etc.— all under the long-term Philippine Development Plan — the country is right on track in attaining the MDGs.

With this, the UN fully sup-ports efforts of the country to attain the MDGs by 2015, and realize the vision of sustainable human development which will be evident in the lives of people and felt across continents, among nations, within communities, and among all Filipinos. (PIA)

SIRTE, Libya -- “This is where Muammar Gaddafi has hidden for the last three weeks of his life,” a local resident, who iden-tified him as Munsif, said when he led a group of Xinhua report-ers to a double-floor house in the coastal town of Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown.

The house, numbered 24 in the Salahdin street in northern Sirte, is located in a neighborhood of relatively wealthy people in the city. But months of battles have

Gaddafi spends last days in fear, humblenessleft the city, where Gaddafi was born in 1942, completely in ruins, with all types of shell cases visible on the city roads and literally not a single building undamaged.

Not long after Gaddafi took pow-er and became Libya’s top figure in 1969, he implemented extensive programs to expand his hometown village into a city, which he later even wished to become the center of a “United States of Africa.”

But at last, it is only a place for himself. The Libyan ex-leader, rath-

er than running into the southern desert or seeking refuge in neigh-boring countries as many had pre-dicted, opted to stay in his birth-place until his “mysterious” death after he was captured alive by fighters of the now ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) on Oct. 20.

“Gaddafi was moving with his close guards from place to place within this district, but this was where he spent his last three weeks,” Munsif said, opening the

gate of the house and then the door of the living room, where about twenty dirty mattresses and empty bottles of water are scattered around in a messy way.

Despite Gaddafi’s conven-tional defiance towards the end of his life as suggested by his voice recordings broadcasted by a Syria- based channel, Gaddafi was certainly living in humble-ness and fear that he had not ex-perienced for over four decades.

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Events

Ang mga kandidata at opisyal ng Kikay habang abala sa pagbabasa ng Kabayan Weekly.

Pinaliliwanag ni Ria Mendoza, KW Managing Editor sa mga kandidata ng Kikay ang mga nilalaman ng pahayagang Kabayan Weekly ng sila ay bumisita sa tanggapan ng Kabayan Weekly.

THREE of the top finalists of Kikay, Pinay Top Model Compe-tition, visited Kabayan Weekly’s office last October 22. Michelle Santos, Jennylyn Ceniza and And-

Kikay visits Kabayan WeeklyKasama sa larawan ang publisher ng Kabayan Weekly, Mr. Atallah Habib, Nemia Puyot, KW Group Manager at mga kandidata ng KIKAY.

hel De Castro, together with E-Faith, Managing Director of Pulse International Businessmen Ser-vices, the event organizer and Roy Lopez, the event creative director.

They were welcomed by Atallah Habib, Kabayan Weekly Publisher and Nemia Puyot, Group Manager who wished them luck with the next set of challenges.

DUBAI – Para tugunan ang mga kahilingan ng mga nais matuto ng accounting basics, nagsagawa na na-man ng dalawang araw na Account-ing for Non-Accountants (AFNA) Seminar ang Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Dubai and Northern Emirates Chap-ter kamakailan.

Sa dalawang araw na pagsasanay, natuto ang 41 na mga Pilipinong non-accountants na mula sa iba’t ibang larangan at propesyon, ang tamang theoretical and technical understanding ng basic account-ing concepts, kaalaman sa papel ng accounting and finance profes-sional sa mga business organiza-tions at pagpapahalaga ng kabulu-han ng accounting sa mga business

PICPA nagbigay kasanayan para sa mga non-accountantsoperations.

Ang mga lecturers na sina Edgar Bacason (PICPA DNE Adviser), Mel-vin Pineda, Jerry Ebdani, Cynthia Caguillo at Maebelle Grace Prado, ay nagbahagi ng kanilang kagal-ingan sa mga sumusunod na mga paksa: Forms of Business Organiza-tion, Types of Business Operation, Overview of Basic Accounting, Ac-counting Process/Cycle, Concepts of Accruals/Deferrals, Treasury Func-tions and Comprehensive Exercises of all topics.

Ang seminar na isinagawa sa Movenpick Hotel, ay bahagi pa rin ng programa para sa ikauunlad ng propesyon ng samahan, tungo sa pagsulong ng antas ng propesyong accounting sa UAE.Ang mga estudyante na dumalo sa AFNA seminar sa pangunguna ng PICPA.

DUBAI -- BT Ambassador Dame Kelly Holmes, double gold mid-distance champion, highlighted the importance of sport in bring-ing together people of different backgrounds and providing inspi-ration for young people the world over during her visit to Dubai as guest of BT and the British Embassy.

During her stay, Dame Kelly visited Dubai College, where she spoke to the students about her motivation in sport. She also led a short training session with aspir-ing young sports enthusiasts and discussed personal experiences

BT Brand Ambassador Dame Kelly Holmes highlights importance of sportsfrom her career as one of the UK’s top athletes. She emphasised the important role sport plays in modern society in both personal development as well as social integration.

Dame Kelly also attended a reception with leading business figures from Dubai, hosted by Olivier Campenon, BT president E*MEA and Guy Warrington, HM consul general, at his official resi-dence in Dubai.

Dame Kelly Holmes, BT brand ambassador and double gold champion said “I know first-hand the benefits of being involved in

sport, and it was fantastic to meet young people here in Dubai who are themselves inspired by the whole range of sporting activities.”

Guy Warrington said “I am de-lighted to welcome Dame Kelly Holmes to Dubai. She is one of the UK’s greatest Olympians and an inspiration to us all. The UK is extremely excited and proud to be hosting the Olympic and Paralym-pic Games next year, which will take place in what is currently Eu-rope’s largest ongoing construc-tion project, delivering new jobs and much needed regeneration to East London with new housing

and facilities. This can be added to the sporting legacy of the games with a particular emphasis on youth participation.”

Peter Hill, headmaster at Dubai College, said “It is a pleasure to play host to such a prominent and inspiring personality as Dame Kel-ly Holmes. She is a role model for many of us who strive to achieve excellence in our professional lives. At Dubai College we are conscious that school is not mere-ly an institution of education, it helps create and shape the world outlook of our students and this visit is part of our efforts to pro-

mote positive role models.”Olivier Campenon said: “Sports,

like communications services, is at the very heart of making the world a better and more connect-ed place. It is a pleasure and an honour to have an opportunity to work closely with individuals like Dame Kelly.”

Besides Dame Kelly Holmes, the BT Ambassador programme includes Ade Adepitan, Lee Pear-son, Nathan Stephens, Liz John-son, Alistair and Jonathan Brown-lee, Leon Taylor, Oscar Pistorius, Greg Searle, Jonnie Peacock and BT employee Richard Fox.


Community

DUBAI – Masaya ang nagdaang weekend ng Filipino Human Resource Practitioners Association (Fil-HR) exec-utive committee dahil sa nagtagumpay ang kanilang ‘meet and greet’ na isin-agawa sa Ras Al Khaimah.

Isang maiksi ngunit masayang pro-grama sa loob ng Acacia Hotel ang in-ihanda ng mga punong abala na sina Mike Fortes, HR Executive ng hotel at Lyn Federico, Operations Manager na-man nito para sa mga bisita. Inulan din ng mga regalo ang mga bisita na mula sa Dubai.

Nagkaroon naman ng pormal na pagtanggap sa 15 na mga bagong miyembro ng samahan sa araw na iyon. Matapos ang programa, tumu-loy ang buong grupo sa isang theme park doon para sa isang masayang paglilibang.

Ang ‘meet and greet’ ay isang akti-bidad na kinaugalian na ng FIL-HR, sa paglalayong mas lumalim ang pag-kakakilala ng mga miyembro nito sa

DUBAI – Nagsagawa ka-makailan ng online auction ang tanggapan ng Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), para ibenta ang 350 na kakaibang plaka ng mga sasakyan, sa ilalim ng serye A, B, C, D, E, G, I, J, at K. Nagsagawa rin ang RTA ng online auction para sa mga kakaibang plaka para sa mga quad bikes sa kauna-unahang pag-kakataon. Ang online auction ay tumakbo sa loob ng tatlong araw, mula ika-17 hanggang ika-24 ng Oktubre.

“Online auctions are particularly attractive to a wide spectrum of community members as they can have the liberty to select suitable numbers in a hassle-free environ-ment and time-saving process. Successes made by previous on-line auctions have contributed to boosting the online services provided by the Licensing Dep’t in resonance with its annual plan aimed at upgrading the quality of transactions in the public interest,” pahayag ni Mohammed Abdul Ka-

RTA nag-auction ng mga kakaibang plaka ng sasakyan

reem Nimaat, direktor ng tangga-pan ng Vehicles Licensing Agency ng RTA.

Isinagawa ang naturang auction sa pamamagitan ng pagrehistro sa RTA portal o di kaya’y pagpunta sa mga Licensing Centers sa Deira at Bur Dubai, sa Main Customer Ser-vice Center, at sa Unified Services Center (Al Tawar Municipality).

FIL-HR ‘meet and greet’ sa RAK tagumpay

buong UAE. Ang ganitong patitipun-tipon ay isinasagawa nila tuwing ika-lawang Biyernes ng buwan.

“Part of our ‘reaching out’ program this fiscal year is to change our month-ly Executive Committee meeting struc-ture and incorporate the Meet & Greet session. It is our one way of welcom-ing new members, catching up with the existing ones and developing our relationship within the group. It is the

best way to network, get feedback on how the organization can best sup-port them and encourage members to actively participate on our programs,” paliwanag ni Jessie Quintilla, PR and Communications Director ng FIL-HR.

Sa pagbisita ng FIL-HR executive committee sa Ras Al Khaimah, masa-ya silang sinalubong ng kanilang mga miyembro mula sa Ajman, Fujairah, at sa mga karatig na Emirates. – HAM

Mohammed Abdul Kareem Nimaat

ABU DHABI – Matapos mag-tagumpay ang unang market day sa Masdar City, isang masaya at mata-ong street fair at organic market day ang isinagawang muli sa isa sa mga lungsod sa buong mundo na kayang itaguyod ang sarili, na di-naluhan ng mga residente mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng UAE.

Libu-libong katao ang dumalo sa “The Market @ Masdar City” na ginanap kamakailan sa gitna ng Masdar Institute of Science and Technology campus, na nagsimula ng alas diyes ng umaga hanggang alas singko ng hapon. Mahigit sa 30 retailers ang nakibahagi, dala ang kanilang mga produkto tulad ng pagkain, mga alahas, at samu’t saring mga nilikha ng sining. Ang naturang street fair ay suportado ng Enviroment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD).

Bukod sa mga paninda naa-liw rin ang mga tao sa iba’t ibang pagtatanghal na isinagawa ng mga local entertainers, at mga recre-ational activities na inihanda ng mga orgnizers para sa buong pami-lya, tulad ng mga larong pambata, magic shows at face painting. Bago matapos ang araw, ginanap ang isang raffle draw na namigay ng naggagandahang mga regalo para sa mga bisita ng “The Market@Masdar City”.

Binigyan din ng pagkakataong sumakay ang mga bisita sa Masdar City’s Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Masdar City muling nagsagawa ng Market Day

Nasiyahan ang mga bata sa iba’t ibang palaro sa ginanap na “The Market@Masdar City” kamakailan.

Sari-saring produktong organic ang ibinenta sa “The Market@Masdar City”.

Mga exhibitors sa katatapos lamang na “The Market@Masdar City”.

system and electric vehicles (EVs), na siyang nagdala sa mga ito sa lugar kung saan isinagawa ang mga kaganapan.

“As the organization is mandated to raise awareness about environ-mental issues, the EAD partners with other government and non-government entities on green and sustainable initiatives. Masdar is committed to developing and im-plementing various renewable and clean energy technologies and we are privileged to support events such as The Market@Masdar City that aim to bring the community closer to a sustainable lifestyle,” pahayag ni Eduardo Goncalves, Environment Awareness Sector Di-rector ng EAD, ukol sa “The Market @ Masdar City”.


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THE Fashion Express Fashion Show that rolled into Galeries La-fayette, the Dubai Mall, on Mon-day October 17th 2011; brought together 10 Fashion stylists to put together a show conveying looks from five destinations – London, Shanghai, Paris, Dubai and New York in a concept that distilled international fashion trends with local influences into a cosmopoli-tan showcase.

The show communicated 50 styles that were eye-catching and exciting for each destination. The event, following on from the Gal-eries Lafayette’s lauded Spring Summer ‘Parislicious’ Show held last March, drew an audience of 250 VIPs, fashion enthusiasts, so-cialites, and decision makers.

The Fashion Express focused on fashion-forward individuals styles who tailored their ensem-bles based on the environment they were representing. The event portrayed the similarities and contrasts between cities that are global fashion powerhouses.

Each country’s specific look and collection was tailored by a 2 Fashion experts, who collaborat-ed to execute ten looks for each country. Every country showcased seven female looks and three male ones. Wadih El Najjar and Huda Kattan were the creative force behind a Hipster London, with Anoud Badr and Ushi Sato shaping an Electric Shanghai, Dina El Fares and Teresa Karpin-ska creating a Bohemian Paris,

Galeries Lafayette brings new looks from fashion capitals to Dubai stageFashion Express Show celebrates its AW011 collectionfrom international fashion capitals including Dubai

Fanny Massoutre and Dina Daoud expressing a Glam Dubai; and Derek Khan along with Christina Linza breathing life to a Preppy New York.

“It was a pleasure to have enthu-siastic individuals who dedicated their time and effort to make this event happen. They have surely gathered a cross-section of some of the most emotive fashion looks from around the world to show-case it here in Dubai,” said Pas-cal Abchee, General Manager of Galeries Lafayette. “The event was centered on highlighting the similarities and exploring how ex-pression through style occurs in various countries.”

The country looks had specific

ways of approaching fashion, based on climate, culture and demographics; and all the col-lections showcased had rich and exclusive mode to it linked to the country of origin. The Collection included brands such as Sandro, Maje, Manoush, Lacoste, Nodus, Citizens of Humanity, Red Valen-tino, Thomas Sabo, Calvin Klein, Karen Millen, Ives Solomon, Hoss, Gerard Darel, Jessica, So-nia Rikyel, See by Chloe, Zadig & Voltaire, Agnes B, Versace, Valen-cia, Celyn B, Maria Pino, Burb-erry, Fendi.

The Galeries Lafayette Fashion Express Show indicated that fash-ion trends move globally, and in-fluence various destinations. The show was a representation of Gal-eries Lafayette’s approach to fash-ion: locally driven, yet dynamic and unique.

The event took place on the roof of The Dubai Mall above Galeries Lafayette; which was designed to convey the idea of a Metro sta-tion, with giant screens project-ing scenes from the cities to the audience. A train cabin parted its sliding doors to disembark mod-els wearing the looks. While New York went for neutral clean lines, London conveyed experimental and elegant, of course there was no mistaking Dubai’s fierce desert chic with its emphasis on state-ment-making pieces. The Paris

line-up epitomized soft 70’s hues in contrast to Shanghai’s explo-sion of colour.

“Galeries Lafayette prides it-self on offering styles which are highly regarded by people and we are delighted with the success of the event. We thank everyone who helped us celebrate and showcase Galeries Lafayette’s lat-est looks for the Autumn Winter collection of 2011,” Mr. Abchee concluded.


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In this Jan. 23, 2011 file photo, an Indian child is administered polio vaccine during a polio eradication campaign in Bangalore, India. Health officials said Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 there has not been a case of polio in India for nine months, the longest the country has ever been polio-free. (AP Photo)

NEW DELHI — India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of defeating the disease, health officials said Monday.

Ridding itself of polio would be a major symbolic milestone for a nation desperate to move past its image as a Third World country and take its place as a major global player.

India remains one of only four countries in the world where po-lio is still endemic, and the nine months that it has been without a case is the longest since eradica-tion efforts were launched nearly two decades ago.

“We are close to our goal, but are not taking any chances,” said Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Polio usually infects children under age 5 through contaminated drinking water. The virus attacks the central nervous system, caus-ing paralysis, muscular atrophy, deformation and, in some cases, death.

While polio has been eradicated in Europe, the Americas, much of Asia and Australia, it remains en-demic in India, Pakistan, Afghani-stan and Nigeria.

The last new case in India was reported in January in West Bengal state and none has been reported in the traditional polio areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states in more than a year, Azad said.

CANBERRA, Australia — An officer says Australian mili-tary personnel are develop-ing mood disorders such as depression earlier than the general community and suffer a slightly higher rate of post-traumatic stress disorders.

Maj. Gen. Paul Alexander, commander of the Australian Defense Force’s health servic-es, provided a Senate commit-tee on Wednesday with an out-line of a report on the mental health of the nation’s almost 60,000 troops. The report will be released on Friday.

Alexander says the study is the most accurate of its type and has attracted the inter-est of Australia’s allies in the decade-old U.S.-led war in Af-ghanistan. (AP)

Study: Australia soldiers’ mental health suffers

Officials say India close to wiping out polio

A country is declared polio-free when no cases of the disease are reported for three years, according to the World Health Organization.

“This year is extremely crucial for India to capitalize on the re-markable progress made so far and stop polio virus transmission for-

ever,” said Nata Menabde, WHO representative in India.

“The present situation is indeed very promising but also extremely challenging,” Menabde said in re-marks Monday marking World Po-lio Day.

India’s success has followed

“persistent efforts over the last few years in the highest-risk areas and in reaching the most vulnerable populations, such as newborns, migrants and mobile populations,” Azad said.

The government is aware, how-ever, that a slip could lead to a re-

surgence of the disease.Azad said an immunization cam-

paign continues in all high-risk ar-eas and any new case would be de-clared a public health emergency.

Health officials also remain con-cerned about the possibility of the virus entering the country from neighboring Pakistan, where a spate of cases have been reported.

Indian health authorities have set up polio immunization booths at the two border crossings with Pakistan and all children who enter by road and train are being given vaccines.

Both Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to have polio outbreaks, said Rod Curtis of UNICEF’s India office.

Authorities have also stepped up preventive measures along In-dia’s border with Nepal, with vac-cines distributed at 81 points along the 1,120-mile (1,800-kilometer) frontier.

A large chunk of the border is shared with the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Uttar Pradesh has not reported a case since April 2010, while Bihar has not reported any since Septem-ber 2010.

“There is no room for compla-cency — India must continue to immunize its children against po-lio, until polio follows smallpox as only the second disease to be wiped off the face of the planet,” Curtis said. (AP)

BEIJING — A Chinese claim that without its government’s severe family planning limits world popu-lation would have hit the 7-billion mark years earlier is drawing fire from demographers who call it baseless and unscientific.

A report by the official Xinhua News Agency that was carried on news websites and in newspapers said China is responsible for pre-venting 400 million births with its one-child policy — a set of re-strictions that were launched three decades ago limiting most urban families to one child and most ru-ral families to two.

“The population of China would now be around 1.7 billion had it not been for the family plan-ning policy,” Xinhua quoted Zhai Zhenwu, director of Renmin Uni-versity’s School of Sociology and Population in Beijing as saying. “And the world’s population would have hit seven billion in 2006.”

The estimates and the defense of

Experts challenge China’s 1-child population claim the one-child policy are not new. But with the United Nations pro-jecting that global population will hit 7 billion on Oct. 31, the mile-stone has refreshed debate about the global need for population control and whether China, still the world’s most populous country, serves as model.

Many demographers deny that the one-child policy curbed 400 million births and say China’s methods must not be copied.

“A draconian birth control poli-cy is not the answer to the world population problem,” said Cai Yong, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Cha-pel Hill, and an expert on China’s population. Cai said Zhai and the government are “rewriting China’s fertility reduction history.”

Cai and Wang Feng, director of Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, last year published a paper in China Reform, a Chinese-language policy discussion maga-

zine, debunking the 400 million figure.

They argue that between 1979 and 2009, China averted 200 mil-lion births, half the government es-timate. They arrived at the number by calculating what the popula-tion would have been if China had maintained its 1979 fertility rate of 2.75 and comparing it to the 2009 fertility rate of 1.7 and population.

Zhai, the professor quoted by Xinhua, said he knows Wang and Cai’s paper. Though he stands by the 400 million figure, he said it covers a period that begins a de-cade earlier than the one-child policy when China began encour-aging later marriages and fewer children.

“It’s an estimate anyway,” he said. “And there are many different numbers out there but it doesn’t change the basic fact that the poli-cy prevented a really large number of births.”

Behind the debate over the 400

million figure is larger campaign about whether and when the gov-ernment should relax the family-planning limits. Cai and Wang ar-gue that the policy has worsened the country’s aging crisis and the imbalanced sex ratio by encourag-ing families with a preference for male heirs to abort baby girls.

“I think many people like to have these simple large numbers that are easy to recognize, and impres-sive, but unfortunately it’s base-less, it’s unscientific,” said Wang. “The Chinese government likes to use this as a way to support, to jus-tify the continued implementation of the one-child policy, which is long outdated.”

The scholars say that China’s biggest drop in fertility came from 1970-79 before the one-child pol-icy was introduced and that the reductions since then have been largely due to economic and social reforms that make small families more attractive. (AP)


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Ang pagtatayo ng naturang gusali ay naaayon diumano sa pananaw ni Shaikh Al Qassimi, na magka-roon ang Sharjah ng isang mapag-

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kukunan at panggagalingan ng mga mahahalagang impormasyon na naaayon sa kultura at pamantayan ng bansa. Ang naturang tanggapan umano ay tutulong din sa pagpapa-tibay ng imahe ng Sharjah sa media sa rehiyon at sa buong mundo.

“As part of our priorities, the Center will enforce strategies that strengthen the role of the media

in Sharjah. It will also benchmark media-related performance on the criteria of professionalism, excel-lence, creativity and responsible freedom. We will work towards exchanging expertise with media-based institutions and committees in the UAE and abroad for the sus-tained growth of the audio, visual, written and electronic media in

Sharjah,” pahayag ni Shaikh Sultan bin Ahmad Al Qassimi, Chairman ng Sharjah Media Corporation, sa kanyang talumpati sa ginanap na pagbubukas ng Sharjah Media Center.

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HE Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, DHA Director with Arch. Alberto Altieri, President Studio Altieri International and Engr. Simon Webb, Managing Director, Al Futtaim Carillion exchange documents after signing ceremony during the announcement of the 2nd Phase of Al Jalila Childrens Specialty Hospital.

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Scale model of Al Jalila Childrens Specialty Hospital. HE Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, DHA Director with Arch. Alberto Altieri, Presi-dent Studio Altieri International view the model scale of phase 2 of Al Jalila Chil-drens Specialty Hospital during press briefing. With them are Engr. Simon Webb, Managing Director, Al Futtaim Carillion. HE Khalid Al Sheikh Mubarak, Deputy Director General Department of Health Authority and Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, CEO Hospital Services DHA.

BEAUTY queen-turned-TV host and actress Ruffa

Gutierrez will join the Kapatid Fans Day celebra-

tion being organised by Orbit Showtime Network to

formally mark the launch of TV5 in the Middle East

on November 4, 2011, 2pm, at the Abu Dhabi

National Theatre. During the show,

the former Miss World Second Princess will

also lead efforts to raise funds for distressed Filipino expatriate

workers in the Middle East. Besides her

upcoming trip to the UAE, Gutierrez is

excited about her new Philippine-based TV project, Glamorosa (Glamorous), where she will co-star with

award-winning ac-tress Lorna Tolentino. The series will feature

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FOR over a decade now Britney Jean Spears has kept the hits coming with such frequency it’s been hard to keep up with the Mississippi-born pop princess. Indeed, her unprecedented success has ensured a first-name-only-required fame status all over the world. She simply is Britney.

Britney’s rise to stardom was almost immediate from the moment chart-topping debut single ‘Baby One More Time’ hit the airwaves, iconic schoolgirl video and all. Her album of the same name rocketed to number one in 15 countries, shifting a staggering 15 million copies inside a year. Eventually totaling 26 million, that made it the biggest selling album ever by a teen-aged artist.

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The release of her sev-enth album, ‘Femme Fatale’, returned Britney to the top of US charts this year, and her world tour in support of the record calls into Abu Dhabi between European and South American dates. Expect drama, hits, costume changes and flawless choreography aplenty. For more informa-tion, pelase visit www.yasalam.ae.

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WHEN he was introduced to us by the masters of Kuntaw mar-tial arts here in Dubai, Jonathan or Jon Bais, acknowledged Ka-bayan Weekly team warmly, with a gentleness of a priest. At first glance he will not strike you as a person who could kill you in just one sweeping move. But when he changed into his faded red kimono and black sash, the transformation

Jonathan Bais, Pinoy martial arts grandmasterNi Kabayan Henri Abenis-Macahilo is so evident, it would instantly

make you understand why he is called a grandmaster in the form of martial arts that we can call our very own – the Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw. And yes, he can kill you with just one sweeping move, if he wishes to.

When Jon visited Dubai recently, where he showcased some moves of Kuntaw and of the the combina-tion of Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw, which his family invented some years ago, he wowed many of his agility,

his speed, and strength. The audi-ence was even more thrilled when he said that he is already 58 years old.

Jon was born in Vito, Sagay, Ne-gros Occidental, home to many of the well-known Filipino martial artists at grandmasters. In fact, he himself, was born from a family of martial artists. He is the eldest son of Maestro Alberto Bais, and the grandson of Felomino Bais, the great maestro of Kalis and Eskrima.

Grandmaster Jonathan Bais habang nagpapakita ng mga depensa sa Pilipino karate. Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw Grandmaster Jonathan Bais kasama ang mga opisyal at miyembro ng Kuntaw UAE chapter.

His family was the one who cre-ated Bais Tres Manos, the Fili-pino martial arts’ principles and philosophy.

KW: When did you embrace martial arts as a way of life?

JB: I started my training when I was 6 years old. My father taught me to search the flow and the spir-it of the real martial arts, which I have learned to live and love.

My first instructor was Ben Or-tiz from Olongapo City. From there I’d learn Kuntaw and

eventually became a grand cham-pion, because of my passion and love for the Filipino martial arts.

KW: Are your children also into martial arts.

JB: My two kids are both cham-pions in California – one in North-ern California region, one in the Southern California region. They are not only masters in Kuntaw, but also of the Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw.

KW: Can you tell us more about the Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw?

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Filipina, part-time housemaid needed for a small Filipino family living in Satwa (from 7am - 6pm only). Please contact Omar at 056-7156881 / 056-7120174)

Filipina, young with pleasing person-ality, speaks Arabic (an advantage), computer literate. Contact: Dorrat Al Ain Wedding Services, Sharjah, Tel. Nos. 0505172822, 065457666.

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Barista/CashierFilipina all-around beautician needed in la-dies salon in Dubai, Sharjah or Abu Dhabi. Visa + Accommodation + Basic salary + Commission + Tips. Send CV to [email protected] or call 050-2866388.

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Filipino family looking for a baby sitter for eight hours a day and six days a week. Has to be on husband’s visa or own visa. Salary AED1,000 per month. Please con-tact 055 502 3132 or 050 630 1792.

A private home nursing company is in need of Filipina nurses. Please email [email protected] with your resume.

Filipina haematologist, with DOH/MOH (valid license) and experience. Interested candidates can send their updated CV’s to [email protected].

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Good looking & presentable Philipina with 1-3 yrs experience and excellent computer skills, oral and written commu-nications skills in English and adaptabil-ity. Work location will be in Dubai and should be able to join ASAP Contact: 04 -2264688 / [email protected]

Spacious room in a flat. Building located in Al Mamzar area, very near Al Mamzar Cen-tre and Al Qiyadah Metro station. In close proximity to bus stops, supermarkets, banks, restaurants, and retail stores. Amenities in-clude free parking slot, gym, and swimming pool. Flat has centralized AC and balcony. Rent is AED1,800/month. To be shared with family with 3 kids. Call 055-9513552 (Jas-per) or 055-8625022 (Rachelle).

Room/Bedspace for Filipino Only. Big Room with attached balcony + Free Sewa + with Automatic Washing Machine + WIFI Connection. Near Sahara Mall, Al Nahda, Sharjah very close to Al Qusais Dubai. Room Rent = AED 1,800.00/ PM, Bed Space = AED 400.00/PM. Call 050-4373881 or 055-4703827.

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Looking for applicants for positions in Ke-nya, Africa. Auto Electrician, skills in di-agnostic equipment, set-up computer and cabling. Auto Mechanics, Gearbox spe-cialist and Engine Specialist. Senior Auto Mechanic to oversee the entire operation. Two years contract (renewable) with ac-commodation, medical and ticket every two years. Please send CV to: [email protected], write the position you are applying for in the subject line. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

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Radiographer (Sharjah) - must have MOH license as Radiographer. Send CV with photo and copy of license to jobs@gulf_healthcare.com. Please call 04-4298519 Ext 111/108/128.

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The several windows of the room were warded off by metal sheets in a bid to avoid pryers and bullets. In the murky room, Munsif told Xinhua that Gaddafi would not go outside the room when he was hiding here, while only his chef would make meals for him in a makeshift kitchen in the yard, which was covered by a steel ceiling.

In the last several weeks, about 200 snipers were stationing on rooftops of buildings around Gaddafi’s shelter. On occasions, they could resist the heavy offen-sives from the NTC fighters, and that could prolong Gaddafi’s life for another day, Munsif and his friends, who lived around, said.

However, as the NTC and NATO

Gaddafi spends last days...

JB: Kalis-Silat is a Filipino Mar-tial Arts. It is the root of the Filipino fighting technique which originated from the southern part of the Philip-pines. It was developed during the occupation of the Spaniards in the Philippines. It is a martial arts that is based on dance movements of the stick, movements of handkerchief and the flowers, just like the dance “Tinikling”. The Tinikling is a dance for fighting in preparation for the revolution during the Spanish oc-cupation. Kalis is the art of sword. It was inspired by the sword used by Lapu-Lapu. Silat is mainly from the south, which we inherit from the Malays. Kuntaw was founded by Carlito Lanada, which was derived from the Kuntao, a form of Chinese martial arts. When Lanada created

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started to narrow down the scope of attacks last week, Gaddafi was compelled to flee. Some one km from his shelter, a Xinhua report saw a fleet of cars, which are in ashes after alleged NATO bom-bardments on Oct. 20, as well as some dozens of dead bodies who have already been perishing and attracting countless flies.

“They are all the African mer-cenaries of Gaddafi,” said a man in mask, medical gloves and anti-virus coat, who was collecting the corpse onto a truck. “They were killed last Thursday by bombs, be-fore Gaddafi was killed,” said the man who required anonymity.

According to earlier reports, Gaddafi’s car managed to escape the shells, and he later hid into a twin-hole drainage tunnel about only 100 meters away.

The holes, less than one meter in diameter, could not afford a

standing man, while even sitting inside would be an uncomfortable posture.

Considering that the tunnels -- about less than 15 meters long -- are open at both ends, it is almost impossible for Gaddafi to escape.

Five days after his death, Gad-dafi’s corpse was on Tuesday morning buried in a secret loca-tion in the desert after being put on public display in Misrata in western Libya.

While it is almost certain that Gaddafi, an iron-handed ruler for about 42 years in the North Afri-can country, ended his life in a most indign way, question marks linger on over the circumstances of his death, as some interna-tional organizations have called for a thorough investigation to see whether Gaddafi was shot dead purposely by the NTC fighters af-ter capture. (PNA/Xinhua)

Jonathan Bais, Pinoy martial arts...▶From page 29

the Kuntaw techniques, he also changed the spelling of the word, to make it sound Filipino.

KW: Is teaching martial arts your full time job?

JB: At the moment I am working in the Department of Defense of the United States of America. I am a US citizen for 18 years now. I haven’t been home for almost 12 years, that I miss the Philippines so much. I might be going home next year.

KW: Most of the Filipino Citizens choose to retire back in the Philip-pines. How about you?

JB: Maybe if I marry a Filipina, I might go home and retire there. (laughs) But seriously, I am consid-ering of going home and put up a Filipino Martial Arts temple when I retire. I want to promote not the Kuntaw but the Filipino Martial Arts as a whole.

KW: You are already 58 years old, but you don’t look your age. How

do you keep yourself fit? JB: It is a matter of discipline. I

watch what I eat. I don’t drink soda. I focus myself on exercising. I make it a point that I train everyday - at least 30 minutes run, 1 hour limber-ing, a total of an hour and a half. But I also do the breathing exer-cise. Breathing and drinking lots of water plays a big role in my health regimen.

KW: You said you watch what you eat. What is your diet?

JB: I eat meat but I don’t eat the fatty portion of it. I am big on sea-food, because I am Visayan. Carbo-hydrates, yes of course. But you see, even if you eat a lot, but if at the same time you exercise, it’s ok. You eat but you balance it with exercise. If you intake something, burn it!

KW: How about alcohol drinking and cigarettes smoking?

JB: When I was young, I did drink because I was not as disciplined

ABU DHABI – Tatlong inhinyero mula sa Abu Dhabi ang napili ng Pure Technologies Ltd., isang kumpanya na gumagamit ng mga makabagong teknolohiya sa inspeksiyon, monitor-ing, at pamamahala ng mga physi-cal infrastructure, upang magsagawa ng potable water inspection sa Ot-tawa, Canada, bilang parte ng isang pagsasanay.

Sina James Buntag, operations man-ager, Conrado Fabian, service engi-neer, and Bernardo Guantia, project engineer ay pawang mga eksperto sa larangan ng pipeline inspection. Nais ng tatlo na ang kanilang bagong kaalaman sa paggamit ng SmartBall at PipeDriver inspection tools na natu-tunan sa Canada ay magamit nila sa

3 inhinyerong Pinoy napasama sa malaking proyekto sa Canadakanilang mga kliyente sa Gitnang Silangan.

Si Buntag ay may walong taon nang kasanayan sa project maintainance at pamamahala ng CCTV survey ng potable water transmission pipelines gamit ang long range fabric optic teth-ered robotic cameras. Si Fabian na-man ay may malawak na ring karana-san sa parehong kaparaanan, simula 1996. Ang maraming taong kasanayan naman sa pipeline construction ang ipinagmamalaki ni Guantia. Ang kan-yang galing sa QA/QC ay nakatulong din sa kanya at sa dalawang kasama-han sa pagsasagawa ng in-line Elec-tromagnetic (EM) inspection ng mga malalaking dayamentro ng PCCP wa-ter transmission pipelines.

as I am now. But I stopped drink-ing when I was 22 years old. I used to smoke when I was very young, but when I learned that it was not healthy, I stopped smoking at the age of 21, and I never smoked again.

KW: You have met the Kuntaw students in Dubai and saw them perform. What message can you give to the younger generation of Kalis-Silat-Kuntaw artists here in Dubai?

JB: I hope that the parents will take in the development of the youngsters. Martial Arts is not only

for self- defense but also for health and life. It is the key for mental and physical development. At the same time, if you study martial arts you can focus yourself. You find the nature of your body, because the movement of your body depends on your training. Martial Arts is not memorization. It is a purification to develop the paramount of knowl-edge which we call instinct. The students in Dubai have developed what we call the high standards of learning and their skills are beyond what I was expecting, and I am so proud of them.

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