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1 02 03 Marine murder case reveals US-Philippine sore spot Makulay participates in Kuwait s cancer awareness campaign SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 Jake, best actor sa New York! Page 06 Debateng Binay-Trillanes ikinasa na! MANILA, Philippines: Inihahanda na ng Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) ang debate nina Vice President Jejomar Binay at Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. Sa isang panayam sa radyo, sinabi ni vice president Herman Basbano na malamang maganap ang debate sa pagitan ng magkatunggaling politiko sa susunod na dalawang linggo. Nauna nang iminungkahi ng kampo ni Binay na sa Nobyembre 10 sa Philippine International Convention Center ganapin ang debate. Tiniyak ni Basbano na magiging no holds barred ang debate nina Binay at Trillanes. Aniya, nagbubuo na mga regulasyon ang KBP para sa debate. Palace to make sure Ebola does not spread in PH MANILA: Keeping up with the world s fight against the Ebola virus, Malacanang yesterday said that it would do what it takes to ensure that the Philippines would remain free from the deadly disease. In an interview with government-run radio station, dzrb Secretary Herminio Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, said that the government was ready for the possibility that a person or persons entering the country could be carrying the virus. The government has strengthened and has better implemented the effective defensive measures against Ebola, Coloma said. We need to undertake such measures to make sure that we would not be affected or the deadly virus would not spread here in the country. The Department of Health on Wednesday has prepared P500 million in its fight against the disease. Coloma said in a Senate budget hearing that the budget would be taken from the quick response fund of the DOH. Coloma said Filipinos who would come from countries with reported Ebola cases were required to follow the right procedures of screening and quarantine. If ever they are found to have symptoms of Ebola, the flu-like symptoms, they would be immediately be put in isolation and put into the proper facilities to keep the rest of our citizens from further harm, he said. Inquirer.net KUWAIT: Makikita sa larawan sina CDA Atty Raul Dado at Labor Attache to Kuwait Atty Cesar Chavez kasama ang ilan pang mga opisyales ng embahada noong Biyernes sa Radisson Blu Hotel sa kauna-unahang OLEP-semar-workshop. Kuha ni Bong Pagutayao POLO sisimulan ang HSWs post-arrival orientation US to compensate Philippines for coral reef damage MANILA: The United States will pay the Philippines 87 million pesos ($1.9 million) for damage caused by a U.S. Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a protected coral reef last year, an official said Friday. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told a legislative hearing that the U.S. had agreed to pay the compensation. The minesweeper USS Guardian ran aground in the Tubbataha National Marine Park in January last year and was removed two months later after being dismantled and lifted piece by piece by a crane to prevent more damage to the reef. The reef has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A joint assessment by the park s management, the World Wide Fund for Nature and other experts found that 2,345 square meters (25,240 square feet) of coral was damaged. The ship s grounding was embarrassing for Washington as it attempts to reassert its presence in Asia amid China s rise, and the Navy and the U.S. ambassador to Manila apologized. The U.S. Pacific Fleet relieved the ship s commanding officer, executive officer and navigator, assistant navigator and officer of the deck after initial findings indicated they had failed to adhere to standard navigation procedures at the time of the grounding. AP Ni Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Sisimulan na ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Kuwait and post-arrival orientation seminar (PAOS) para sa lahat ng mga bagong dating o bagong saltang Household Service Workers (HSWs) sa Kuwait. Ito ang inanunsyo noong Biyenes ni Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Atty Cesar Chavez sa kauna-unahang On-site Labor Education Program (OLEP) na ginanap sa Radisson Blu Hotel na dinaluhan ng mga pinuno ng ibat-ibang organisasyong Pilipino sa Kuwait. Ang post arrival seminar ayon kay Chavez ay sisimulan sa susunod na buwan kung saan i-oobliga nila ang lahat ng mga local recruitment agencies dito na idaan sa embahada ang bagong pasok na housemaids upang mabigyan sila ng post arrival orientation seminar specific sa bansang kanilang paglilingkuran (ang Kuwait). Continued on Page 4 & 5

2 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, Marine murder case reveals US-Philippine sore spot MANILA: American forces are guarding Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, yet a ring of Filipino troops surrounds them. The seemingly redundant security effort around the suspect in a Philippine murder case reflects Manila s uneasy ties with Washington, its former colonial master. Pemberton, 19, is accused of killing Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old transgender Filipino, in a motel room Oct. 11 in the city of Olongapo. He was initially held on a US Navy warship at the Subic Bay Freeport, northwest of Manila, but on Wednesday he was transferred to the Philippine military s main camp, where Filipino troops and two of his fellow Marines continue to guard him. Here are some questions and answers about the tensions that result when US troops are accused of serious crimes in the Philippines, whose love-hate relationship with Washington has been shaped over the decades by war, terrorism and now, jitters over China s rise: Q: WHAT ARE THE RULES WHEN A US SERVICE MEMBER IS ACCUSED OF A CRIME IN THE PHILIPPINES? A: Under the Visiting Forces Agreement, which the treaty allies signed in 1998, the Philippines can prosecute US troops accused of crimes there. But the accord grants the US custody over those troops from the commission of the offense until completion of all judicial proceedings. Left-wing groups and nationalists have demanded that the Philippine government take immediate custody of Pemberton, saying Americans continue to impinge on their country s sovereignty nearly 70 years after it gained independence. In a compromise between the two countries, the US transferred Pemberton to Philippine soil but continues to guard him and officially has not given up custody. Q: HOW DID THE AGREEMENT COME ABOUT? A: After World War II, the US maintained huge military bases in the Philippines for nearly a half-century, but those were shuttered in the early 1990s amid rising nationalism, virtually freezing military ties. China s 1995 seizure of a contested reef, however, prompted Manila to reach out to Washington again. MANILA: Protesters, mostly supporters of LGBT (Lesbians Gays Bisexual and Transgenders) community gather for a rally at the University of the Philippines campus at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, to demand justice in the killing of Filipino transgender Jeffrey Jennifer Laude which also coincided with his funeral in Olongapo city, western Philippines Friday. AP Three years later, the allies signed the Visiting Forces Agreement, allowing large-scale military exercises to resume in the country. It also gave the Philippines a clear right to prosecute US troops who commit crimes, something it lacked previously. Territorial disputes continue to simmer between China and the Philippines over islands in the South China Sea, and occasionally spark direct confrontations. In April, Manila and Washington signed a 10- year defense accord that will give American forces greater access to Philippine military camps. With its anemic military, the Philippines aims to bolster ties with the US to try to deter China. Washington, meanwhile, is strengthening its military in Asia after years of heavy engagement in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Q: WHAT ROLE HAS THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT PLAYED IN PAST CASES? A: The highest-profile, and to many Filipinos most infamous, case was against Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison on charges of raping a Filipino woman in He was held at the US Embassy in Manila until a Philippine appeals court overturned his conviction in 2009, allowing him to leave the country amid anti- US protests. In 2009, then-us Ambassador Kristie Kenney advised Washington about the dilemma Smith s case created. It is imperative that we recognize that more than a legal case, the accusation against LCpl Smith struck at the very heart of Philippine historical animus toward its colonial past, Kenney wrote in a confidential diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks. For the last three years, no story... matched the headlines in column inches devoted to the sordid details of his case, she wrote. With Philippine officials dead set against a repeat of the circumstances of the Smith case, they reached a deal with the US that allows both sides to say they have control over Pemberton. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday that Washington is fully aware that for the Philippine government, it will be totally unacceptable for them to detain Pemberton within the premises of the US Embassy, as was done in the Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith case. Q: HOW ELSE DOES HISTORY AFFECT THE US MIL- ITARY S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PHILIPPINES? A: America s foray into the Philippines started when it defeated the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, ending more than three centuries of Spanish colonization. But the Philippines was ceded shortly after to the United States and only gained independence in 1946, a colonization that was disrupted by the Japanese imperial army s invasion. Following US forces exit and return in the 1990s, the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks brought the two militaries closer. Filipino officials allowed hundreds of American counterterrorism troops to train Filipino forces fighting al-qaida-linked militants in the south. US counterterrorism forces began to scale down their presence in the south this year after helping weaken Abu Sayyaf extremists. Q: COULD THE PHILIPPINES DECIDE TO SCRAP THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT? A: The murder case has reignited calls, even among some Philippine senators, for the repeal of the agreement. But that is unlikely because of the security implications: Abrogating the deal could effectively halt current US troop presence and largescale exercises in the Philippines. President Benigno Aquino III has strongly opposed calls from left-wing activists to scrap the pact, but the government is open to a review of the agreement, including provisions on criminal jurisdiction and custody. Q: WHERE DOES PEMBERTON S CASE GO FROM HERE? A: Laude s family has filed a murder complaint against Pemberton before prosecutors in Olongapo, the city northwest of Manila where she was killed. If prosecutors assess there is strong evidence, Pemberton will be indicted and face trial. Amid yells of justice for Jennifer by left-wing activists, Laude s remains were transported Friday by her family and dozens of mourners from a Roman Catholic church to a cemetery in Olongapo where she was laid to rest. Meanwhile, the Marine will likely remain detained in an air-conditioned van, equipped with a sink and a cot, at a US-Filipino compound in the Philippine military s Camp Aguinaldo in metropolitan Manila. AP

3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, Makulay participates in Kuwait s cancer awareness campaign KUWAIT: Makulay -a Filipino Artist Guild in Kuwait participated in a recent art exhibition intended for the cancer awareness campaign here. The event was held at Radisson Blu Hotel last week. Al Sidra Center organized the show where paintings of various Filipino artists including works of Romano Roman, were displayed. Proceeds of one-day exhibition will be donated to the cancer awareness campaign here and around the world.

4 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, POLO sisimulan... Continued from Page 1 Magugunitang mayroong seminar na dapat pagdaanan ang mga DH sa Pilipinas, ang pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) yun nga lang, ang seminar na ito ay hindi specific sa country na kanilang pupuntahan. At upang matugunan ang mga problemang nangingibabaw dahil sa kakulangan ng kaalaman sa nature o uri ng trabaho at klaseng ugali mayroon ang mga employers dito minabuti ni Chavez na simulan na ang PAOS. Napagkasunduan ng Embahada at ng ang mga local recruitment agencies sa Kuwait na gawin ang nararapat upang mabawasan ang mga kaso ng pagtakas (runaway) sa hanay ng HSWs. Ang PAOS po ay tatagal lamang ng mga 45 minutes to one hour. Bubuksan ko ang POLO upang mag-conduct ng seminar para sa kanila at upang mapagbuti ang serbisyo para sa mga HSWs. Ibibigay natin sa mga bagong salta sa Kuwait ang mga impormasyong dapat nilang malaman kabilang ang mga contact numbers at address ng Embahada sakali t nagkaroon sila ng problema, madali nilang ma-contact ang sinumang staff, wika ni Chavez. Kaugnay sa ginanap na OLEP, ayon kay Chavez, layunin nito na mabigyan ng tamang impormasyon ang mga OFWs sa Kuwait ng mga tamang hakbangin at pamamaraan sa paghahanap nila ng sagot sa kanilang mga katanungan ukol sa paggawa, pangunahin na ang usapin sa kanilang mga karapatan bilang dayuhang mangagagawa sa Kuwait. Higit isang oras na tinalakay ni Chavez ang mga batas na umiiral sa labor law ng Kuwait at ang kasalukuyang on-site management handling ng kanilang mga tauhan sa POLO. Gaganapin na ang OLEP every other two months, ayon kay Chavez. Dinaluhan ang kauna-unahang OLEP nina outgoing ambassador Lamberto Monsanto, Consul General and now CDA Atty Raul Dado, outgoing-assistant Labor Attache to Kuwait Florencia Ardivilla, current Assistant Labor Attache Angelita Narvaez, out-going Welfare Officer Norlita Lugtu and current Welfare Officer Nestor Baruyag. Kasama din sa presentasyon kahapon si Pag-Ibig Representative Mac Khalil at SSS Representative Jun Eribal.

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6 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, Balitang Showbiz Plus BengarciaFILES Ni Bong Pagutayao panorama@kuwaittimes.net Jake, best actor sa New York! Chika-chika lang ito... Tong-tong pakitong kitong ang tamaan huwag magalit ang pumiyok ay concernnnnnnn!... Sa mga nakararaan araw at balita sa mga pahayagan at telebisyon, nababasa sa mga social media natin umaariba naman mga Agaw buhay sa iba nating mga kababayan... bakit kaya? At matinding Panawagan lang sa lahat Kabayan Noypi ang pag-iingat saan sulok ng bansang dysierto, gawin mo, huwag kang T...ga. Bilang OFW S tayo y nagtratrabaho ng mabuti para guminhawa ating naiwan mahal na family sa ating bansa. Sagot syempre ang matinding pananalig sa Panginoon. Kailangang tumibay ang sarili sa mga pagsubok! Pero sa mga pangyayari ano kaya kadahilanan, dahil ba andyan ang depression, homesickness, overwork at minsan ang laman ng tiyan..at marami pang-iba. At kung bakit tayo Kabayan lumisan sa ating sariling bayan dapat iyan isipin anu...hindi yang kikitilin mo buhay mo! Isipin malapit na ang Merry Christmas, isipin ang family back home at mga obligasyon! lll Busy ngayon si Sarah sa promo ng kanyang 11th studio album, ang all-original titled Perfectly Matteo Imperfectna available na sa mga music stores at puwedeng madownload sa itunes. In fairness, biritfree ang album niya pero feel mo na kakaibang emotions niya ang bawat kanta sa album. At naka-schedule na rin ang next movie niya na magi-start na ang shooting next month. At ang kanyang leading man, hindi si John Lloyd Cruz o si Matteo Guidicelli kundi Sarah si Piolo Pascual. Mismong si Mr.Vic del Rosario ang nag-confirm sa nasabing pelikula ni Sarah na sa Valentine s Day daw ang target playdate. Grabe si Sarah, suwerte na sa career maligaya pa ang puso sa piling ni Matteo Guidicelli. lll Nanalo si Jake Cuenca ng kanyang kauna-unahang international acting award sa International Film Festival Manhattan 2014 na ginanap sa New York. Nagkataong nasa New York talaga si Jake at nag-aaral ng acting sa Lee Strasberg kung kaya t personal na natanggap ni Jake ang kanyang award.? Best Actor si Jake over other nominees na napili rin mula sa iba t ibang bansa.? Nanalo si Jake sa pelikulang ginawa niya na Mulat, na hindi pa naipapalabas dito sa bansa Jake Ni Ben Garcia bengarcia@kuwaittimes.net Ang Hacienda Binay Okay usaping Binay tayo ngayon. Kamakailan, lumutang ang dating Vice Mayor ng Makati si Ernesto Mercado. Obviously kalaban ng mga Binay, at inaakusahan sila particularly itong si Vice President Jejomar Binay ng umano y pagnanakaw ng pera ng Makati City at bahagi umano ng kanilang mga ninakaw na kayamanan ang malaking properties ngayon sa Batanggas na umano pag-aari ng mga Binay. Inilabas ni Mercado ang mga larawan ng properties at ipinakita sa Senado ang umano y labis na karangyaan ng mga Binay. Ipinakita din nila ang mga amenities ng property tulad ng malaking mansyon, pavilion, kew garden, air-conditioned piggery at orchid garden. Hindi na siya tinigilan ng senado particular itong si Sen Antonio Trillanes sa pag-usisa sa property na iyon simula noon. Binisita ni Trillanes ang property at sinamahan siya ng nagpakilalang tunay umanong may-ari ng properties na si Antonio Tiu. Si Antonio Tiu ay hinihinala namang pakawala ng mga Binay o dummy owner umano ng questionableng property. Sa aking palagay, parang chance o oportunidad na naman ito ni Trillanes na magpasikat dahil wala na sa sirkulasyon si dating Pangulong Arroyo. So kailangan upang laging nasa balita kumuha ng bagong kaaway, sorry ha...pero iyan ang aking sapantaha, hakbanging ginagawa ni Trillanes parang laging nasa balita. May plano din umano kasi itong si Trillanes na tumakbong Vice President yata. So hindi na siya ngayon nawawala sa balita. Anyway, ang akin lang naman kung totoo na kanya ang properties na iyon dapat niyang sabihin ng tuwiran. Ilang beses nang pinatawag ng senado si Binay pero hindi sila sumisipot kasi ang argumento ng mga Binay ginagawa lang naman daw talaga ito ng senado ngayon para siya siraan at mag-grandstanding ang ilan sa mga miyembro ng senado. Matatandaang, namamayagpag pa rin ngayon ang pangalan ni Binay sa mga surveys na umano y maaaring manalo at pumalit kay Pangulong Aquino sa susunod na presidential elections sa Sa paglutang ni Antonio Tiu sa senado pinabulaanan niyang hindi sa pamilyang Binay ang property. Ito umano ay pag-aari ng kanyang kumpanya Sunchamp Real Estate Development Corp. Nilinaw din ni Tiu na nangungupahan lamang si Mrs Elenita Binay para sa kanyang 9-hectare orchid garden doon at binabayaran umano ang kumpanya nila ng P90, 000 a year. Iginiiit ni Tiu na ang 145-hectare ay pay pag-aari niya at hindi kay Bise Presidente Binay. Sa paglutang ng balitang ito tinabunan ng tuluyan ang tunay at lehitimong isyu na wala pa ring solution hanggang ngayon ang PDAF at DAP maging ang NTC o National Transformation Council na nabuo kamakailan lang. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam ang NTC ay grupo ng mga Obispo at laity na gusto nang pababain sa puwesto si Aquino at ihand-over sa kung sinuman ang puedeng magpatakbo ng gobyerno through NTC at baguhin ang Saligang Batas. Iginiiit nila ang kawalang aksyon ng gobyernong Aquino sa usapin ng corruption at marami pang ibang isyung patuloy na bumabalot ngayon sa bansa. Kailan kaya ito magiging malinaw na mga usapin ano? Anyway kahapon naman, lumabas ang isang opisyal ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines at inaanyayahan nila ang mga Pinoy na makiiisa sa national signature campaign against the pork barrel system. Sa website ng Church-run Radio Veritas sa Manila particular itong si Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, chairman din ng CBCP s Episcopal Commission on Public Affairs, ang signature campaign na ito ay magaganap sa iba t ibang dioceses ng bansa. The signature campaign is part of the effort to institute reforms in the government against corruption. Kasama at pangungunahan ang kampanyang ito ng Peoples Initiative Against Pork Barrel, ang Redemptorist Church sa Baclaran, Sta. Cruz Church sa Manila, Quiapo Church or the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa sa Palawan, Diocese of Sorsogon, Romblon, Borongan sa Eastern Samar, Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, Archdiocese of Cebu, Diocese of Kidapawan at San Carlos. Layunin ng national movement for the people s initiative, na makalikom ng 6 million registered voters by early next year. Magugunitang idineklara ng Supreme Court na unconstitutional ang pork barrel (Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF), at maging ang Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) ng Aquino adminitration. Kung saan hahantong ang inisyatibong ito, yan ang aabangan natin! Bayan ang magpapasiya! Ang sa atin lang makialam tayo kung pera ng bayan ang pinag-uusapan!

7 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, Dollarco, Ahmadi King Pin back in action Ebrahim ruled Men Individual High Game By Angelito Michael Asian Air Safari KUWAIT: Top teams continued to battle for the best spot in the DUNKIN DONUTS supported Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait - PBAK 4th SEASON BOWLING LEAGUE 2014 remaining nerve-breaking 3 weeks of the elimination round being held at the Cozmo Recreation Center in Khaifan on Friday. Significantly affected by the struggle inside the Magic 8 were positions four to eight with DOLLARCO hovering from seven to third rank, Ahmadi King Pin from eight to second rank and most affected was the shorthanded men of All Star Strikers from fourth to eight position. Asian Air Safari though of winning over opponent Velocity Wonders had one step backward from 5th to 6th position. Z CLAS Strikers played bye while UAE Exchange, Thunderdragons, and Cozmo although losing their games still cling to the top spots ranking and petty point differences transpired weekly for each team s standing. The powerful Z CLAS Strikers still holding no. 1 position for eight consecutive weeks! Remarkable games played by Mohannad Ebrahim of all Star Strikers with his razor blade 279 score lifted him to grab the Individual high Game Men Class A snatched from Greg Melanon (259) of Original Pin Killers. One of the tail ender of the elimination round, the Ahmadi Yellow Thunder slammed and surprised the third top post UAE Exchange by sweeping the 3-game series. Despite the lose, UAE Exchange still cling to the magic 8 in 5th position with Aldin and Michelle Avila, Rudy de Lima, Freddie Santos, Renz Pante and Pinky Pardillo, with seven marks shy from its closest rival Thunderdragons with Mar and Eden Evangelista, Obet Cabrera, Eddie Pena, Joel Tizon and Moises Amahan, while the victorious team Ahmadi King Pin six step forward with Rashid Akher Ali, Jess Tolentino, Jess de Vera, Norlan Balasan on the wheel supported by Jess de Vera, Fe Ferrer, Liza Joyo, and Ali Adel Ata Khalil. Paving the lane to ensure top post, an impressive team strikes of DOLLARCO subdue opponent Nusantara has lifted the currency dealer to 3rd position from 7th with its five-man team were Lito Mercado, Blanca Sambajon, Rene Marzan, Rocky Castil Cris Carungay supported by Maricel Montero. Meanwhile in the individual and teams best games, they were as follows: Individual High Games Individual High Average Class MA Mohannad Ebrahim 279 Aldin Avila Class MA Saleh Faraj 245 Rudy de Lima Class MB Kevin Anadya 255 Angelo Baustista Class LA Michelle Avila 233 Blanca Sambajon Ahmadi King Pin Class LB Laras Nitikusumo 212 Laras Nitikusumo Team High Game - Cozmo Team High Series - UAE Exchange Team of The Week - Ahmadi King Pin 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 or the Membership Officer Lito Mercado mobile 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. Team Standing as of Week 10 (Oct 24, 2014): Read as rank, team name, score. 1. Z CLAS STRIKERS(27866), 2. AHMADI KING PIN (27323), 3. DOLLARCO (27246), 4. THUDERDRAGONS (27176), 5. UAE EXCHANGE (27111), 6. ASIAN AIR SAFARI (27065), 7. COZMO (27011), 8. ALL STAR STRIKERS (26992) 9. ANDROID ROLLERS (26805), 10 NUSANTARA 26731), 11. SWOOPING EAGLES (26503), 12. ORIGINAL PIN KILLERS (25970), 13. VELOCITY WONDERS (25262) Dollarco Exchange Team Mohannad Ebrahim in action.

8 Dollarco, Ahmadi king pin back in action SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 Page 7 Alghanim National tourney enters second day elims Photos by Jimmy Carandang KUWAIT: The Filipino Badminton Committee s Alghanim National badminton tournament enters 2nd day of elimination last Friday at Kuwait Disabled Sports Club, Bin Khldoun in Hawally. As expected, hard hitting smashes and powerful backhand shots dominated by the IBAK players was witnessed by all the FBC s 51st tournament participants. The 3 days tournament is scheduled to hold its finals on October 31 and is expected to be witnessed by Mr. Alghanim and other top officials. Meanwhile, FBC Chairman Dr. Chie Umandap announces to its members of its new and improved strategies and plans that will further enhance the excitement of their members as well as in improving heir skills. Initially, FBC technical committee will introduce its new levelling format as : Advance (class A+,A- &B+). Intermediate (B- & C+) and Novice (C-& D). Re-leveling will be conducted by its VP for Training Engr. Doy Viray every Friday. Also, FBC President Regine Panesal announces the opening of its 52nd tournament onine registration. Interesetd participants must visit and click the the Events page. Tournament fee may also be paid through K-net.