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02 03What happened to cops in Luneta

hostage-taking crisis?

Page 06Derek battered husband nga ba?

PH govt appeals forglobal votes on Vigan’s

bid on wonder cities

MANILA: Zoo owner Manny Tangco plays with a Japanese Koi carp inside a huge aquarium in a new attraction at the Malabon Zoo in Malaboncity, north of Manila, Philippines on Friday. Tangco said he added in his collection the Japanese Koi carp to pay tribute to the thousands ofOverseas Filipino Workers for their perseverance and sacrifice in working abroad. Tangco claimed the Koi carp symbolize perseverance. —AP

MANILA: Dalawa-katao kabilang ang isang over-seas Filipino worker sa bansang Togo, West Africaang inoobserbahan ngayon sa posibleng nahawaanang mga ito ng nakakamatay na Ebola virus.

Ayon sa ulat, maliban sa isang opisyal ngnasabing bansa ay kabilang din ang Pinoy seamanna kasalukuyang ginagamot at sinisiyasat kungpositibo ang mga ito sa nasabing virus. Inaalam pang mga awtoridad kung saan posibleng nakuha ngnasabing Pinoy ang nasabing sakit

Ang nasabing balita ay kinumpirma ngDepartment of Health (DOH) matapos nilangmatanggap ang ulat mula sa World HealthOrganization (WHO) tungkol sa kaso ng Pinoy sea-man at kanilang tiniyak na ipa-follow-up angnasabing kaso.

Pinoy seaman tini-test sa Ebola

MANILA: A woman armed with a pistol triedto enter the Philippine presidential palaceFriday and demanded to see PresidentBenigno Aquino III, security officials said.

She was immediately disarmed and turnedover to Manila police for investigation, saidCommodore Raul Ubando, head of the presi-dential guards.

Sprawling Malacanang palace has severalentrances, and the gate where the woman wasstopped is far from Aquino’s office and livingquarters.

The woman told reporters she had nointention of hurting anybody but wantsAquino to step down because Filipinos weregetting poorer under his administration.

No one was hurt and the Manila PoliceDistrict would decide whether to file chargesbased on its investigation, Ubando added.

Police said the woman will be examined todetermine if she has any psychological disor-der. Aquino’s spokesman did not immediatelycomment late Friday.—AFP

Armed woman stopped at Philippine

president’s home

MANILA: The Philippines said yesterday it willrepatriate over 400 of its troops serving as UNpeacekeepers in the Golan Heights and Liberiaamid secur ity threats and concerns over theEbola virus.

“ To ensure the safet y and secur i t y of thePhilippine military troops deployed to conflict-affected areas, the country’s contingents in theGolan Heights and Liberia are scheduled to berepatr iated with in the year,” a D efenceDepartment statement said.

“The 331-strong Filipino contingent serving aspart of the United Nations Disengagement Force

(UNDOF) in the Golan Heights will be repatriatedat the end of their tour of duty in October,” thestatement said.

Meanwhile, about 115 Fi l ipinos ser ving inLiberia would be repatriated “as soon as possible,”due to the health risk posed by the Ebola virusoutbreak in Africa, the statement added.

“The Philippines prioritizes the safety and secu-rity of its troops, but remains committed to thepeacekeeping missions of the United Nations,” thestatement said.

Defence Department spokesman Peter PaulGalvez said the Philippines would not send back

its troops to the Golan Heights “unless the situa-tion improves”.

He expressed confidence the pullout would nothur t the countr y ’s s tanding with the UnitedNat ions, reca l l ing that Fi l ip ino t roops hadremained in the Golan Heights in 2013 even afterAustralian, Croatian and Japanese peacekeeperswere withdrawn.

“However the s i tuat ion has become morevolatile with increased security risk, hence the rec-ommendation and subsequent approval for repa-triation,” he said in a statement to AFP.

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PH to repatriate UN troops in Golan, Liberia Security threats and concerns over the Ebola virus

MANILA: A man lights a candle as he attends a day of special prayers at the QuirinoGrandstand in Manila yesterday, in memory of the victims of a hostage-taking inci-dent where eight Hong Kong people were killed and seven were wounded by a dis-graced Phillppine policeman in 2010. The incident frayed relations between thePhilippines and Hong Kong, which have only recently been repaired. —AFP

MANILA: Catholic priest father Sanny De Claro, second from left, leads students and residents in offer-ing flowers and lighting candles at the site at the Quirino grandstand in Manila, Philippines to com-memorate the bus hostage incident four years ago. A disgruntled police officer took hostage a touristbus carrying Hong Kong tourists and the police rescue operation saw the death of eight Hong Kongtourists. The incident has soured relations between the Philippines and Hong Kong. —AP

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MANILA: Almost 4 years after Philippine police mis-handled a hostage-taking incident in the city ofManila, the Philippines and Hong Kong finally reachedan “agreement” on the demands made by survivorsand the families of the victims in the bloody crisis.Eight Hong Kong tourists died on August 23, 2010,during a 10-hour hostage crisis.

In a joint statement, Hong Kong and thePhilippines said they had “agreed” on the 4 demands ofsurvivors and relatives of the victims: “an apology,compensation, punishment for the officials responsi-ble, and improved tourist safety,” according to a SouthChina Morning Post report.

Philippine National Police chief Director GeneralAlan Purisima, theMorning Post earlier reported, wasthere to personally give a report on the sanctions onthe cops who bungled the rescue operations. He hasalso “written to all victims or their families.” Accordingto a document posted on the Hong Kong website, 5Philippine cops received sanctions as a result of the

2010 hostage taking crisis:Rodolfo Y. Magtibay, then-district director of the

Manila Police District (MPD) and ground commander:l Compulsory retirement on March 14, 2011l All retirement benefits have been withheld and will

be withheld “until final resolution of the case”l Guilty of “gross incompetence” in performing duties

as on-scene commander; “serious neglect of duty”charge was dismissed

l Demoted one rank on October 20, 2013l Office of the President is set to review the decision

of the National Police Commission (Napolcom)decision which was transmitted on November 11,2013Orlando Yebra, chief of MPD-Legal and chief nego-

tiatorl Culpable of gross incompetence for “failure to alert

his superiors when it became manifest that thehostage-taker had grown agitated and angry afterreading the letter from the Office of the

Ombudsman”l “Failed to properly perform his duty as negotiator”l Charges of “serious neglect of duty” and “serious

irregularity in the performance of duty” were dis-missed

l Demoted one rank on October 20, 2013l Napolcom denied Yebra’s motion for reconsidera-

tion, but the latter has since filed an appeal beforethe Civil Service Commission (CSC). The CSC hasyet to make a rulingSantiago Pascual III, over-all leader of the MPD-

SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics)l Culpable for “gross incompetence for his failure to

satisfactorily perform his duty as the assaultleader”

l “Failed to inquire about the structure of the buswhich might have aided the Special Weapons andTactics” team

l “Failed to coordinate with the on-scene command-er... to direct media to turn off their lights” so the

SWAT team could approach properlyl Demoted one rank on October 30, 2013l Napolcom denied Pascual’s motion for reconsider-

ationLeocadio Santiago Jr, National Capital Region

Police Office directorl Liable for “simple neglect of duty”l Suspended for 11 days from March 4-14, 2011

Gregorio Mendoza, brother of hostage-takerl “Culpable for grave misconduct and illegal posses-

sion of firearms”l Dismissed from service on October 30, 2013l Serious illegal detention charges were dismissed in

April 2013l Faces pending charges for illegal possession of

firearms and “resistance and disobedience to a per-son in authority or the agents of such person”The Philippines also told Hong Kong officials about

new policies and measures done to “ensure touristsafety.” —Rappler.com

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G alvez a lso sa id that theFi l ip inos f rom Liber ia would bequarantined for at least 21 daysafter arriving to ensure they are notinfected.

Last year the Phil ippines alsoconsidered pulling its Golan peace-keepers out after 25 of them werekidnapped but later freed by Syrianrebels in two separate incidents.

A Fi l ip ino so ld ier was a lsowounded by a wayward shell lastyear.

Phil ippine President BenignoAquino later agreed to a UNrequest to keep the Filipinos in theGolan after receiving pledges thatthey would be given more equip-ment to protect themselves.

The withdrawals would leaveonly 157 Filipino troops still servingas UN peacekeepers in Haiti, thearmed forces said.—AFP

MANILA: A family rides ona motorised tricycle asthey traverse traffic grid-lock along a road in Manilarecently. The Philippines inApril announced plans tospend more on infrastruc-ture and introduce otherreforms to try to lift mil-lions out of poverty. Therevised PhilippineDevelopment Plan setsmore ambitious economictargets to address persist-ent concerns that poorFilipinos are not enjoyingthe benefits of the coun-try’s recent dramatic eco-nomic growth. —AFP

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MANILA: President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III appeals to the millionsof Filipinos to cast their votes of support for Vigan in its feat to land a slotamong the New Seven Wonder Cities in the world.

PNoy urged the people to express solidarity for a common cause ofseeking honor for the country even as he disclosed that this is a bigopportunity for the people to show the world how Filipinos unite throughcasting votes online. The quest is the same online search which awardedthe Puerto Princesa Underground River a position in the New 7 Wondersof Nature in 2012. The inclusion of the Underground River in the list hascatapulted to a remarkable increase in tourist arrivals, business opportuni-ties and employment which has placed the Philippines’ reputation as a topglobal tourist destination.

Out of 1,200 cities all over the world, Vigan was included in the top 28shortlisted in the search for New 7 Wonders - Cities. Vigan is the only nom-inated city from the Philippines.

The quest covers three phases in which Vigan now enters the secondround of nomination where the nominees will be narrowed down to 14cities in October. The second round will run from July 7 until October 7. Togive the campaign a push, GMA Network has earlier allowed the use of allits satellite stations all over the world to promote and advertise Vigan inthe online poll.

A covenant of commitment to support the campaign of Vigan in thecontest was also signed by Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis V. Singson,Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 1 Director Martin Valera, ViganParish Priest Fr. Vicente Avila, members of the media and a scholar of thecity government. Aside from Vigan, the other finalists for the prestigioussearch include Vancouver, Kyoto, Athens, Prague, Chicago, Istanbul, Ho ChiMinh, Havana, Bangkok, Casablanca, Doha, Mendoza, Quito, Mumbai,Mexico City, La Paz, Phnom Penh, Perth, Saint Pettersburg, Kuala Lumpur,London, Beirut, Reykjavk, Durban, Shenzen, Seoul, and Barcelona.

The New7Wonders Cities is the third global vote organized byNew7Wonders following the successful New7Wonders of the World andNew7Wonders of Nature campaigns. “The public is enjoined to cast theirvotes online, or through phone or SMS, to make Vigan one of the sevencities to win the title,” the Official Gazette urged on its website.

There are three ways to vote. One can vote online by logging on to theNew7Wonders website atwww.new7wonders.com/en/cities.

On the other hand, one can also vote through SMS, by typing the wordVIGAN and send to 29290777; each SMS sent will cost P2.50. Anotheroption is through voting via phone call.

If Vigan makes it to the second round it will advance to third elimi-nation round which will run from the end of the second round to

December 7. Cities are voted for by the public, and scores are reset afterevery round. A fourth class provincial city and the capital of Ilocos Sur,Vigan is proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific,Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as World Heritage Site in 1999. It is theoldest surviving Spanish colonial city in the Philippines which wasmade famous by its Spanish-era houses and the baroque cobblestonestreets. —Interaksyon, Yahoo News

PH govt appeals for global votes on Vigan’s bid on wonder cities

Vigan City is already recognised by Unesco for Best Practice in World Heritage Site Management

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KUWAIT: Little Princess Philippine Kuwait 2014, second left, is joined here with otherwinners.—Photos by PINDOT and Albert Dimaculangan

Board of Judges: From Left, Ben Garcia, Resty Lagare, Zain Abdullah, Joanne Lolarga,Ivy Lawton, Philippine Vice Consul Jabbar Adiong, Rodel Sauza and Ayman Al-Sharaa

By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: Jayla Jade Sumagpao was crowed ‘Little PrincessPhilippines Kuwait 2014’ in an impressive event on Friday atthe Boy Scout Association Auditorium in Hawally. Jayla and 18others paraded their beauty, talent and skills in a three-hourpresentation. Angela Marie Ilocto was the first runner up fol-lowed by Julia Margaret Dilla who stood third, Dyna Mae DelaCruz fourth and Angel Fernandez in fifth place.

The theme of the production organized by ‘KapampanganKeng Kuwait and Kooperatiba ng Manggagawang Pinay saKuwait’ was around the famous Disney movie ‘Frozen’. The 19girls, 6 to 10 years old, were judged based on their looks, tal-

ents and audience impact. The panel of judges was also askedto rate the girls on how they carried themselves onstage wear-ing casual attire, sports attire and evening gowns.

From 19 contenders, they selected the top 10, and then nar-rowed the field down to five, who answered the same questionprovided by the hosts. The board of judges included PhilippineVice Consul Jabbar Adiong and distinguished Pinoy personalitiesin Kuwait headed by Ivy Lawton, Joanne Lolarga, Zain Abdullah,Rodel Sauza, Resty Lagare, Ayman Al-Sharaa and Ben Garcia.Proceeds of the event will be donated to the Holy FamilyCathedral in Kuwait City, intended for the renovation of parts ofthe parish hall, and outreach programs for OFWs in Kuwait.

Arch Gerrievelle Garcia Guinto, the Founding Chairman of

Kapampangan Keng Kuwait and Founding Adviser-Kooepratibang Manggagawang Pinay sa Kuwait thanked the sponsors,namely: AAB World, Alicafe, Anita Salon, Mindanao Palace Salonand Spa for Men, Events Paradise, Golds Gym, Kapico Travels,Filinvest International, Kuwait Times-Filipino Panorama, OpenKitchen, Pindot, Sebamed, Tik Tok, McDonalds, TeamKapampangan Nurses Keng Kuwait, Angies Restaurant, Al-Ektisad Exchange Company WLL, Ajwaa Tourism and Travel,Rawan Salon Salmiya for Ladies, Amiel de Vera, Arch Tito Atento,Engineer Genciana, Arch Al Manlangit, Gemma Isabel andMarcia Potot. The organizers also thanked all Filipino organiza-tions, friends and individuals who lent their support for the suc-cess of the program.

JJ Sumagpao bags ‘Little Princess Philippines Kuwait 2014’ title

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014 6Balitang Showbiz Plus

CHIKA LANG PO!Chika-chika lang ito... Tong-tong pakitong kitong ang tamaan huwag magalit ang

pumiyok ay Concernnnnnnn!...Mga Kabayan OFWs kung mahal.. Tandaan ninyo dito sa ‘Abroad’ wala kang

ibang maasahan, kung hindi ang sarili mo lang. At manalig sa ‘Diyos’ dahil sya angtunay mong karamay at masasandalan. Hindi sagot ang kahirapan sa buhay kungisang tao ay masigasig at marunong sa buhay.. Sa mga latest kumpol-kompulan ngbayan.. minsan or almost marami kang nakikitang mga as “IF” or at “Feeeling” mgakabayan.. ang akala nila hindi mo alam ang mga nakaraan at saan nanggalingmga background kung makaasta,sumahin ‘bulok’ reen pala! Hoy... mgatalangka..kilala ko kayo.. hindi akonagmamalinis.. pero mas kilala kokayoo. ..Pwedi ba hehehe (tawangwitch!) Nadamitan ka lang fakenaman palamuti at fake din angkinang.. akala mo may stiffneck....feeling somebody mahilignaman ng “libre” as in thank you gurl..Helllow kilala ko kayo wala kayonglugar sa Rancho ko, super (KSP) walanaman K sabi ni Koring! Alis-alis as inbabooo... ang taong hindi marunonglumingon sa pinangaligan may-stiffneck! Hay naku...mahirap karmaneng!!!

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Parang sinakluban ang mundo atlangit ni Derek Ramsay sa problemang dumating sa kanya mula sa ex-wife. Perokayang sagutin ni Derek ang lahat ng akusasyon base sa ebidensyang isinubmitniya sa korte bilang counter-affidavit sa affidavit ng ex-wife. Hindi lang naminmasakyan, battered husband daw si Derek kahit sabihin mang maskulado angkatawan niya Kasi parang under de saya ng misis, kapag sinabing battered hus-band...puede kaya yun sa katulad niya.

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Makikita sa Instagram account niHeart Evangelista ang bakasyon

na ginawa nila sa mismong probinsyani Sen. Chiz Escudero, ang Sorsogon. Atbase sa mga post na pictures ni Heart,super-enjoy talaga siya, sa ilang araw nabuhay-probinsiya na ipinatikim sa kanyani Sen. Chiz. Para ngang first time niyanguminom ng sabaw ng buko na galingmismo sa shell nito, at tumikim ngmasasarap at sariwang lamang-dagat.Pero, kaaliw talaga si Heart, dahil kahit sabyaheng ‘yon ay bitbit pa rin niya angkanyang mga alagang aso. At todo-picto-rial din.

Ipinakilala na rin ni Sen. Chiz sa ilangpulitiko sa Sorsogon. At ano pa nga baang meaning nun? Puwede na ngangisipin na naghahanda na talaga si Heartna namnamin ang buhay pulitika, obuhay ng isang first lady, na siya namangsinasabi ng iba, na magiging kapalaran niHeart, sa piling ni Sen. Chiz.—Abante

Derek battered husband nga ba?

Ni Bong Pagutayaopanorama@kuwaittimes.net

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Ni Ben Garciabengarcia@kuwaittimes.net

Kabi-kabila ang rape atpatayan sa Pilipinas ngayon,o sabihin nating matagal na

itong problema sa bansa. Peronoong SONA ni PNOY, last month,pinangalandakan niya ang umano’ypatuloy na pagbuti ng peace andorder natin. Saan kayang kalagayanng peace and order ang iniulat niya?In fact, ang daming cases ng ridingin tandem killings. Mas-mabilis kasiang paggawa ng krimen nang hindinahahabol agad ng taumbayan omaski ng mga awtoridad.

Ang siste, maglalagay ng bonet otakip sa mukha ang mga criminal,aalisin ang plaka ng kanilang toda,ayus na! Papatayin ang gusto nila salansangan in broad daylight pa!Minsan ang kapalit ng buhay ay alaklang, mahal na nga raw ang 10,000pesos. Hindi pa rin ito nabibigyanng aksyon ng gobyerno natin! Then,sasabihing ayos lang ang sitwasy-on?

Ang ilang mga local governmentunits nagpatupad na ng mga ordi-nansang puwede lang daw payaganmag-ride-in-tandem ang mgamalalapit na magkamag-anak samga motorsiklo. Paano kaya nilaimomonitor yan e ang damingmotorsiklong bumabaybay salansangan. Anu iisa-isahin nila angda-daan sa kalsada tatanungin kungmagkamag-anak sila? Parang mahi-nang klaseng solusyon ito. Sanamag-isip pa ng mas-ipisyentengsolusyon!

Anyways, ilang rape case na angnaiuulat sa Bulacan at iba pangpanig ng bansa. E, yung nakaraanglinggo nga, dalawang taong gulangna bata! At sa tuwing nagkakaroonng mga ganitong klaseng balita,bumabalik at bumabalik ang usapinsa muling pagbuhay ng deathpenalty. Ewan ko lang.. perosaganang opinion ko lang, hindinaman solusyon ang death penaltysa problema ng peace in order e,kahit pa ibilang ang mga rape case

issues o mga holdapan at patayansa mga cities natin. Habang gina-gawa nila ang krimen, hindi namannila iniisip na may-death penalty.

Minsan iniisip lang nila sarili atkamunduhan! Ang iniisip nila, min-san, maitawid sa gutom ang pam-ilya! O sabihin pang mas-may-malalim na dahilan. Pero suma tutalng lahat ang sobrang kahirapan...kawalang trabaho! Ito naman angtotoo, at lumabas sa mga pag-aaralukol sa problemang ito.

Magpapatuloy at magpapatuloyang mga krimen sa kapaligiran kunghindi tinutugunan ng gobyernonatin ang mga ugat ng problema.Kahit ilang death penalty pa angipatupad natin sa bansa kung hindinatutugunan ang problema ng kahi-rapan at kawalang trabaho ngmaraming mga Pinoy, magpapatu-loy ang krimen! Ang krimen ay relat-ed po kasi sa kahirapan at ang tao,gusto niyang mag-survive sa mun-do! Kung walang makapitan, kungwalang masandalan, kung walangmalapitan sa oras ng kanilang pan-gangailangan, resort nila anggumawa ng hindi tama. Human!Although, siyempre hindi natinipinagtatanggol ang mga guma-gawa ng masama, dahil kahit saanmang-angulo tingnan, masama parin ang gumawa ng mga bagay nalabag sa batas ng lipunan at ng may-Likha! Oo, maaaring tama din angibang proponent ng pagbabalik ngdeath penalty, kasi mayroon din sig-urong mangilan-ngilang criminal namag-iisip o magdadalawang-isipgawin ang isang krimen kung may-roong death penalty, pero hindi poito talaga ang sulusyon sa mgaproblemang kinakaharap natin sakaayusan. Kung kaya nga inalis angdeath penalty sa panahon ni GloriaArroyo, dahil base sa pag-aaral, hin-di naman talaga nakakatulong itopara mapababa ang krimen sakapaligiran. Ano say nyo ukol sausaping ito?

‘Death Penalty’, solusyon sa laganap na krimen?

Derek

Heart

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014

JJ Sumagpao bags ‘LittlePrincess Philippines

Kuwait 2014’ title

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KUWAIT: With the additional badminton courts, the 49thtournament dubbed as OFFICERS CUP smoothly finished allthe games of the 2nd week eliminations. Over 150 partici-pants showed up at the Kuwait Disabled Sporting Club inHawally to play their respective game schedule.

FBC President Regine Panesal would like to express its

sincere appreciation to all the new registrants for the 49thand 50th Badminton tournament that is set to start onSept 12.

Meanwhile, FBC Chairman Dr. Chie Umandap announcedthat the champions of the 50th Badminton Tournament-Chairman’s Golden Championship Cup will each receive a

Gold necklace courtesy of FBC and valuable support ofsponsors. The proceeds of the tournament will be donatedto the ABS-CBN Adopt a Hometown School Campaign e-TVpackage for Zamboanga Sibugay.

The event will be sponsored by AL GHANIM INDUSTRIESand AL MUZAINI EXCHANGE.

FBC 48 tourney ‘Officer’s Cup’ continues