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Talakayan, panalangin, singing
competition at tawanan,
tampok sa libreng ‘Grand Fiesta’
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China woos Asean
with $20bn in loans
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PNoy ’di pinatigil kay
Drilon ang Binay probe
MANILA: Nilinaw ng Malacanang ngayong Miyerkules
na hindi iniutos ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III kay
Senate President Franklin Drilon na pigilan ang imbestigasyon ng senado kay Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay.
“We wish to correct the report that states that the
President wanted the Senate investigation of Vice
President Jejomar Binay stopped. For the record, what
the President did was to relay the request of the Vice
President to the Senate President,” pahayag ni
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda. Sinabi ni
Lacierda na bago pa man iabiso ni Aquino kay Drilon ang
tanong ni Binay ay sinabi na ng Pangulo sa Bise
Presidente na hindi maaaring ditkahan ang 24 senador.
Trillanes at Nancy
nagkainitan sa Senado
MANILA: Tila patuloy ang pagtaas ng tensyon sa pagitan ni Senador Antonio Trillanes at ng pamilyang
Binay matapos silang magkasagutan sa pagdinig ng
Senado ngayong Huwebes. Habang dinidinig ang
umano’y overpriced na Iloilo Convention Center (ICC)
ay naisingit ni Trillanes ang kontrobersyal na Makati
City Hall II parking building sa usapan na hindi ikinatuwa ni Nancy Binay. Napuna ni Trillanes na pareho
ang contractor ng Makati building at ng ICC, ngunit
ang pinagkaiba ay dumaan sa bidding ang bawatp
phase ng proyekto sa Iloilo. “For the record, can I just
correct Senator Trillanes. It’s not the Makati parking
building its the Makati City Building II,” wika ni Binay.
“We also have a basis to say it as Makati parking
building because in all the bidding documents, it is
stated there as so,” sagot naman ni Trillanes. “But lets
not fight over the name for as long as overprice siya
nang over a billion, okay tayo doon,” dagdag ng dating sundalo. —PSN
Nancy & Trillanes
MANILA: In this photo taken Thursday, a male Homboldt penguin named “Jiggy” sits to incubate a newly-cracked egg in its cage at Manila
Ocean Park in Manila, Philippines. A penguin chick was hatched at the country’s largest oceanarium early Friday from parents, “Jiggy” and
“Roukia,” to become the second penguin to be born in the country. About a dozen Humbodlt penguins were acquired from Germany. —AP
15 killed as soldiers, insurgents clash in Philippines
MANILA: Fifteen people were killed in heavy fighting
between government forces and Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippine jungle on Friday, the
military said. Close to 100 ground troops with helicopter support engaged some 300 Abu Sayyaf insurgents in Talipao town on Sulu, said Colonel Allan
Arrojado, the army commander on the island.
Six soldiers and nine Abu Sayyaf fighters were
killed, said Captain Rowena Muyuela, a military
spokeswoman in the region.
“This is a major encounter. We are tracking the
Abu Sayyaf ’s whereabouts and pursuing them,”
Arrojado said, without providing further details. Set
up in the 1990s with seed money from Osama bin
Laden’s Al-Qaeda network, the Abu Sayyaf has been
blamed for the worst terror attacks in the Philippines’
history including bombings and mass kidnappings of
Christians and foreigners.
The military has intensified pursuit operations
against the group after it ransomed oﬀ two German
hostages in October. The group claimed it received
$5.7 million for the pair. Labelled as terrorists by the
United States and Philippine governments, the Abu
Sayyaf recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State
group in a series of videos posted on YouTube. The Abu
Sayyaf is believed to be holding at least 13 other
hostages, including five foreigners, according the
Philippine military. —AFP
French president
to visit PH
MANILA: French President Francois Hollande will be in Manila
early next year to discuss climate change initiatives with
Philippine oﬃcials, the French Embassy said in a statement on
Friday. He would not only be the first French head of state, but
also the first European head of state, to make an oﬃcial visit to
the Philippines. Hollande’s visit comes after President Benigno
Aquino 3rd’s historic oﬃcial visit to France as part of his European
tour in September this year.
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Talakayan, panalangin, singing competition at tawanan, tampok sa libreng ‘Grand Fiesta’
KUWAIT: Tuloy na tuloy na ang libre at
walang bayad na ‘ Grand Fiesta Event’ na
gaganapin sa Nov 28, 2014 sa Fakhr Al Din
Palace Ballroom sa Dawliah Complex,
Kuwait City. Ang grand fiesta na binuo ng
mga organisasyong kabilang sa Alliance of
Filipino Organizations in Kuwait (ALLFILOK) ay dadaluhan ni Department of Labor
and Employment Secretar y Rosalinda
Baldoz, kasama ng mga administrador ng
OWWA at POEA.
Si Baldoz ay nakatakdang dumalo sa
turn-over ceremony ng chairmanship ng
Abu-Dhabi Dialogue, kung saan
kasalukuyang chairman ang Pilipinas at
ihahand-over ang pamumuno sa Kuwait.
Magkakaroon muna ng ministerial meeting
bago ang official turn-over na nakatakdang
ganapin sa Nov 27. Bago siya umuwi pabalik ng Pilipinas, makiki-isa muna ang kalihim sa Grand Fiesta ng ALLFIL-OK na itinakda sa Nov 28.
Kabilang sa mga aabangang programa
ang ‘Talakayan’ isang bagong konsepto ng
talkshow na pangungunahan nina Ben
Garcia at Maxxy Santiago. Makakasama din
sa Talakayan ang iba pang mga Pinoy media
sa Kuwait, kung saan bubuksan ang dayalogo sa publiko.
Puede kayong maghanda ng mga katanungan na sasagutin sa panel. Liban sa Talakayan,
tampok din ang ibat-ibang programa kabilang
ang community worship/prayer services sa
umaga, travel and tourism expo, boodlefight
sa tanghali at ang singing competition sa
hapon. Isasara ang Grand Fiesta sa gabi sa
pamamagitan ng tawanan at halakhakan
kung saan tampok ang mga artistang Pinoy na
kilalang-kilala sa mundo ng pagpapatawa at
pagbibigay aliw sa mga taong nalulungkot.
Taos pusong nagpapasalamat ang mga organizers sa mga local companies na kabilang na sa
mga sponsors kasama ang KGL Investment,
Cebu Pacific at ang LBC
Pope to bring message of hope to typhoon-hit Philippines
MANILA: Pope Francis will bring a message of hope when he visits
the Philippines in January, Church oﬃcials said Friday, on a trip that
will see him tour areas devastated by last year’s super typhoon.
Millions in the fervently Catholic country are expected to turn
out to catch a glimpse of the pontiﬀ during his five-day visit, with
oﬃcials planning tight security.
The pontiﬀ will celebrate mass in the capital Manila as well as
the central city of Tacloban, which was hard hit when Super
Typhoon Haiyan swept in a year ago leaving more than 7,350 people dead or missing and condemning millions more to deeper
poverty. “He will come to bring the message of solidarity and hope,”
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle told reporters late Friday.
“He really admires the faith and resilience of the survivors.”
Authorities are preparing for unruly crowds as Filipinos have
been known to hurl themselves at religious icons during frantic
processions, said Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, who is overseeing government preparations for the visit.
“We are a bit worried about such behaviour — this is a living
image of God,” he said. Ochoa declined to elaborate on planned
security measures and refused to discuss any specific threats that
authorities are worried about.
But he insisted the government would ensure the safety of the
77-year-old pontiﬀ. “Ninety-five percent of government preparations is all about security,” he said. “We want to make sure that the
pope is safe.” President Benigno Aquino will greet the pope when
he arrives at Manila airport from Sri Lanka on January 15, his protocol oﬃcer Marciano Paynor said — a break from usual protocol, as
the president usually only welcomes world leaders at his palace.
Francis will be accorded state honours at the palace in Manila the
next day before celebrating mass in one of the country’s oldest
churches and meeting with families at a large indoor stadium,
Tagle said. Francis will spend the whole of January 17 in Haiyandevastated Leyte province where he will celebrate mass in
Tacloban and meet with the faithful in the neighbouring Palo
town.
The following day he will meet with youngsters at Manila’s
largest Catholic university, then celebrate mass at the capital’s Rizal
Park, which can accommodate millions, Tagle added. The late John
Paul II made the last papal visit to the Philippines, in 1995. —AFP
MANILA: Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, and Papal Nuncio to the Philippines and Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps in the Philippines Monsignor Giuseppe Pinto prepare to take their seats during a news conference on Friday in Manila, Philippines to announce the itinerary of Pope Francis on his first visit to the Philippines in
January 2015. Francis will celebrate Mass and host a luncheon for Filipino survivors of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan
during his Jan. 12-19 visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, his second visit to Asia in a year that confirms the
region is a priority of his pontificate. —AP
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China woos Asean with $20bn in loans
NAYPYIDAW: China has oﬀered $20
billion in loans and floated the possibility of a “friendship treaty” with
Southeast Asian nations in an apparent bid to defuse regional tensions
that spiked this year over contested
seas. Attending the East Asia Summit
in Myanmar on Thursday, Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang said $10 billion
would be made available to the 10member Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) in cheap loans
and a further $10 billion for infrastructure projects.
“These measures will help speed
up the building of regional connectivity,” Li added, in the oﬃcial translation
of his speech.
Beijing also agreed to set up a hotline to help avert flashpoints in the
bitterly disputed South China Sea
(West Philippine Sea), and stood ready
to sign a “treaty of friendship and
cooperation” with the bloc, according
to Li. President Benigno Aquino 3rd,
the most vocal critic of China’s claims,
met briefly with Chinese President Xi
Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
forum meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.
Aquino told Asean leaders on
Wednesday that the meeting with Xi
saw a “warm and sincere conversation”
but urged fellow members of the bloc
to stand firm in the demand for the
COC, according to a copy of his
speech seen by Agence France-Presse.
In a sign of the lingering challenges ahead, Li warned “China’s
resolve to safeguard territorial sovereignty is clear,” although he did not
specifically mention the contested
seas.
In a statement, Myanmar, the chairman of Asean, said the bloc remained
“concerned over the situation in the
South China Sea” but noted progress
in relations with China.
Four Asean states-the Philippines,
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and
Vietnam-claim parts of the South
China Sea, a key shipping lane
believed to be rich in undersea gas
deposits.
But China says almost all of the sea
is its own, including waters near
shores of its smaller neighbors.
A series of incidents earlier this
year led Vietnam and the Philippines
to decry Chinese acts of aggression at
sea, plunging relations with Beijing to
a nadir.
Both China and Asean need “peace
and stability,” Li said in a speech at the
East Asia Summit, which included
Asean leaders, US President Barack
Obama and other visiting dignitaries.
He backed the hotline for unspecified “maritime contingencies”
between senior foreign ministry oﬃ-
NAYPYITAW: From left, South Korean President Park Geun Hye, US
President Barack Obama, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III,
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, arrive for group photo session during the East Asia summit on Thursday, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. —AP
cials across the region and for joint
search and rescue missions, but did
not oﬀer specifics.
The hotline has been among the
proposals in low-level talks between
Asean and Chinese oﬃcials on a legal-
ly binding Code of Conduct (COC) to
ease tensions in the South China Sea.
Militarily and economically weaker
than China, Southeast Asian countries
are desperate for a multilateral code
but accuse their giant neighbor of
stalling. China prefers to use its economic and political clout in one-onone negotiations with rival claimants.
Rhetoric from the main claimants
had been softening in recent
weeks.—AFP
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Ailing Philippine Airlines, under new management, seeks investor
MANILA: Struggling Philippine Airlines said
Friday it is looking for a new investor to help
fund an expansion programme that would
see Asia’s oldest airline buying more longhaul jets.
“I would prefer an airline with more destinations so we can expand our presence,” newly-installed president Jaime Bautista said.
He added that the company may take
another airline, or a company with interests in
the aviation sector, as an equity partner.
Under Philippine law a foreign airline may
acquire up to 40 percent of a carrier like PAL,
Bautista said, while stressing there were no
ongoing talks at this point.
“There are names we are looking at, but we
are not at liberty to disclose (them) at this
time,” he told a news conference.
Bautista said the carrier plans to buy longhaul planes over 10 years — either by converting a previous order for narrow-body aircraft from Airbus into bigger planes or taking
up Boeing’s proposal to sell it 777 jets.
PAL is to open new local and international
routes over the next three years, including
Manila-New York from March 2015, he added.
After struggling with losses amid competition from budget carriers, high fuel costs
and a labour dispute, PAL returned to profitability this year, posting a net profit of 1.49
billion pesos ($33 million) in the three
months to June.
Lucio Tan, one of the Philippines’ richest
men, named Bautista to lead the airline after
Bautista said PAL is reviewing a massive
refleeting programme initiated by the previous management, which had ordered 64
MANILA: In this file photo taken on September 9, 2014, a Philippine Airlines plane takes
off at Manila’s international airport. The Philippines’ second richest man will regain full
control of Philippine Airlines by buying back a 49-percent stake from San Miguel, the
firms said on September 9, in a deal reportedly worth one billion USD. —AFP
regaining control of PAL in September, buying
out San Miguel Corp’s 49 percent interest in
the airline for a reported $1 billion.
planes from Airbus for more than $7 billion
after San Miguel won management control of
the airline in 2012.
The airline’s listed parent PAL Holdings disclosed last month it was “seriously studying”
the possibility of deferring aircraft deliveries,
complaining that “too many orders” had been
made.
PAL will take delivery of 10 Airbus A321s
this year and another 10 of the same model in
2016, Bautista said Friday.
Some of the 28 Airbus planes set for delivery after 2016 may be converted to long-haul
jets, he said, without giving further details.
“We’ll have to study this very carefully. It’s
easy to buy airplanes but diﬃcult to dispose,”
he added.
“We will take advantage of the refleeting
programme to improve our service, reboot
costs and hopefully, become a profitable airline.”
PAL will now focus its European operations
on its newly-opened London route and add
more flights to Honolulu, while scaling down
Middle East operations due to lower-thanprojected demand, he said.
Its new fuel-eﬃcient Airbus jets will allow
PAL to compete better when Southeast Asian
nations ease air traﬃc restrictions next year,
he added.
The company will also be “more aggressive”
domestically and may reopen its hub in Cebu,
the commercial capital of the central
Philippines, said Bautista.—AFP
Raul Dado inducts new FHKA organization
KUWAIT: Philippine Consul General and CDA Atty Raul Dado
inducted newly-founded Pinoy organization, ‘Filipino Heroes
Kuwait Amazons (FHKA)’ recently. The ceremony was held at
the Philippine embassy premises led by their newly elected
president Arsenia Batojan Landao. Other oﬃcers for the year
2014-2015 are: Creator/BOD Chairwoman: Jecelyn Reyes
Monderondo
Vice Pres- Bayani Yao, Secretary- Maricel Sabuero, Asst.
Sec- Sharon Dionisio, Treasurer- Nicehara O. Niez, Asst. TreasIvy Lore Paclibar, Asst. Treas- Mila Castillo Layreno, AuditorJean Ople, Asst. Auditor- Mary Jane Sarabia, Asst. TreasAnnalyn A. Ulat, Coordinator- Maria Susana Santiago, Asst.
Coordinator- Linda P. Alba, Asst. Coordinator-Jaime S.
Pabalate, P. I. O-Maria Thereza Doren, Asst. P. I. O-Nancy D.
Malunes, Asst. P. I. O-Roy Flores, Bus. Manager- Lydibeth B.
Corpuz, Asst. Bus. Manager-Emily P. Espiritu, Asst. Bus.
Manager- Emilia Sison. The Board Of Directors are as follows:
Chairwoman: Jecelyn Reyes Monderondo, Asst. Chairwoman:
Devorah T. Quilino, BOD Members: Evelyn A. Cajutol, Mersha
Mission, Teresita S. Villas, Rosario A. Merillo, Peace & Order
(Sgt.@ Arms)-Jaime M. Fortaleza, Diana Rubi Parawan, Jocelyn
B. Claridad, Louie Msrtinez, Juan Camangwa Egonio,
Designer/Editor-Lucia B. Maniklay, Evangeline R. Alcantara,
Wilma Dela Rosa, May M. Lizardo.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
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Alpha Kappa Rho Kuwait Council celebrates ’versary, oath taking
KUWAIT: The Alpha Kappa Rho Kuwait
Council, an international humanitarian fraternity and sorority celebrated their sixth
anniversary and oath-taking ceremony
recently. The event was held at Kuwaiti
Continental Hotel with Philippine Consul
General and CDA Atty Raul Dado and
Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Atty
Cesar Chavez as their chief guest of honors.
The event was held under the theme
‘Skeptron professionalism in character,
action and in person. AKP advisory committee members include Senior Adviser Bro
Renato Bermillo, Bro Geroge Retuya-PGS,
Bro Alene Valencia-IPGS, Bro Antonio
Consuelo-PVGS, Bro Roberto Blanquera, Sis
Roces Avilla-Sorority Chairwoman. The 20142016 oﬃcers are as follows: Bro Rodrigo
Agcaoili-Grand Skeptron, Bro Dansin DoctorVGS Alpha Chapter, Bro Edgar dela Cruz-VGS
Kappa Chapter, Bro Franklin Roselos-VGS
Rho Chapter, Bro Glenn Parungao-Master
Keeper of the Scrolls, Bro Howard HacenasMaster Custodian of Wealth, Bro Marvin
Dayawon-Master Examiner of Accounts, Bro
Roderick Edjao-Public Relations, Bro Lyle
Colina Jr-Master of Whip (Alpha), Bro Richard
Cabrera-Master of Whip (Rho), Bro Melvin
Maputi-Master Sgt At Arms (Alpha), Bro
Richard Sombon-Master Sgt At Arms
(Kappa) and Bro Reden Gumarao-Master Sgt
At Arms (Rho).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
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FBC’s 50, 40 and 30-badminton challenge, a grand success
Part 2 set on November 21
KUWAIT: Filipino Badminton Committee (FBC) once again successfully hosted a one day tournament dubbed, 50, 40 & 30
challenge with the introduction of categories; Advance,
Intermediate and Novice.
Here’s the list of winners:
Advance Level Champion:
Gadeh Putra and Mohammed Nuruhim
1st placer: Moo El Hekyat and Shahoor
Intermediate Level Champion:
Vivian Tomogan and Ding Tomogan
1st placer: Marissa De Guzman and Robert Luague
Novice Level Champion: Mary Jane Luague and Antoine
Saade
1st placer: Noel castro and Aileen Luagie
FBC Organizing committee will be holding another 50, 40
and 30 challenge this coming Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
at Kuwait Disabled Sports Club, Hawally.
Winners of the one day tournament received cash prizes
and FBC excusive mug from Megaworld country Manager Luis
De Leon, FBC president Regine Panesal and FBC Chairman Dr.
Chie umandap. FBC is inviting all badminton enthusiast to join
the upcoming tournament and to visit its website www.fbckpi.com.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
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FiT Kuwait, BIKE group, MTB Salwa, Kuwait Cycling group join fun ride
KUWAIT: The Filipino International Triathletes Kuwait (FiT K), Bikers
in Kuwait Encounter (BIKE), MTB Salwa Group and the Kuwait
Cycling Group headed by Othman Al-Mutairi joined a fun ride last
weekend organised by the Very Important Bike (VIB) Shop led by
its owner Noah Al-Dousari.
The Bikers in Kuwait Encounter (BIKE) founded in 2000 and led
by Leo Tan is one of the most active biking groups in Kuwait mostly
composed of Filipino riders and a few expatriates of various nation-
alities and professions. On the other hand, the Mountain Bike
(MTB) Salwa Group led by Ramil Cruz shares the same biking passion with the BIKE Group.
Meanwhile, FiT K led by Nesty Verdeprado was established on
July 25,2014 and is aﬃliated with the Filipino International
Triathletes Club which also has its chapters in Qatar (FiT Q) and the
United Arab Emirates (FiT U). The Filipino International Triathletes
Club (FiT Club) is an independent non-profit athletic organization,
a non-exclusive group that aims to encourage and assist residents
of its locality to take up the triathlon as a sport. Its mission is to promote the triathlon as a sport, develop athletic capabilities and
community development. The early morning ride covered 60
about kilometres along the Arabian Gulf Road, Messillah stretch to
Marina, Kuwait Towers and KPC then back to VIB Shop in Salmiya.
The ride concluded with the recovery meal and birthday celebration of one of the members, Daniel Longenecker.
FiT Kuwait, BIKE
group, MTB Salwa,
Kuwait Cycling
group join fun ride
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
UAE Exchange in, Asia Air Safari out
By Angelito Michael
KUWAIT: The long and arduous battles of the elimination round for
13 weeks are finally over. The top 8 teams, who will vie for the championship, have finally emerged after an exhausting and backbreaking struggle.
With another display of impressive performance that resulted to
producing the highest scores of the day, The UAE EXCHANGE team
surge higher and landed in a safer ground for the last week of the
elimination round of the Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait
on-going PBAK 4th Season League Team Tournament held at Cozmo
Bowling Center in Kheifan. UAE EXCHANGE barged once again in the
‘Magic 8’, Android Rollers, Thunder Dragons and Dollarco as contenders as the race for the eight final berths ended last Friday 14 Nov.
2014.
UAE EXCHANGE demolished the powerful engine of ASIAN AIR
SAFARI and ousted from the Top 8 after the last 3-game series at
Lanes 13 and 14. The best currency dealer fielded their rated
bowlers, Aldin and Michelle, Freddie Santos, Rudy de Lima and Renz
Pante with the assistance of Pinky Pardillo and Mariotte Vito for a
sure win and a better place in this critical point of time.
The top 8 teams are the following. 1. Z’CLAS Strikers followed by
2. Ahmadi King Pins 3. All Star Strikers, 4. Cozmo, 5. Android Rollers, 6.
UAE EXCHANGE, 7. Thunderdragons, 8. Dollarco Team.
The other 5 teams who didn’t made to the top 8 shall be given an
Acknowledgment appreciating their contribution with plaque of
participation, namely: Asian Air Safari, Original Pin Killers, Nusantara,
Swooping Eagles & Velocity Wonders.
Further, in the individual and teams
best games, they were as follows:
Individual High Games
Individual High Average
Class MA Mohannad Ebrahim 279
Mohannad Ebrahim
211.11
Class MA Rudy de Lima
267
Rudy de Lima
178.23
Class MB Kevin Anadya
255
Ulyses Meneses
183.33
Class LA
Marjorie Mercado
247
Blanca Sambajon
177.39
Class LB Laras Nitikusumo
212
Laras Nitikusumo
154.68
Team High Game - Cozmo - 1012 Team High Series - UAE
EXCHANGE - 2991
Team of The Week - UAE EXCHANGE
Schedule of all Finals:
INDIVIDUAL (Singe Event)
Men: Class MA & MB: Friday, Nov 21, 2014 @ 9AM onwards
Ladies/Men: Class LA/LB and MC: Friday Nov. 28, 2014 @ 9AM
onwards
TEAM (Top 8 to play 2 Fridays for 7 series games)
First 4 series games: Friday, Dec. 5, 2014
Second and final 3 series games + Awarding ceremony: Friday,
Dec 12, 2014
PBAK would like to acknowledge and extend its sincere appreciation to Mr. Ahmed Hamed Operations Manager of Dunkin’ Donuts
for their support to League tournaments. For those who wish to join
and/or be a new member of PBAK, please call our Tournament
Director Hermie Saliba mobile 67615408 or the Membership Oﬃcer
Lito Mercado mobile 97117262. PBAK on its 28th Year is conducting
weekly bowling league with 13 teams involved, starts at 9AM and
ends 12 noontime every Friday at Cozmo Bowling Centre in Khaifan.
GEN SANTOS: In this photo released by Team Pacquiao, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, left, and budget airline Air Asia owner
Tony Fernandes, hold a cutout of the airline’s new design designating Pacquiao as its new ambassador Wednesday, at General
Santos city in southern Philippines. Pacquiao is set to defend his WBO World Welterweight title against undefeated American
Christopher Algieri in Macau, China on Nov. 22. —AP