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Talakayan, panalangin, singing China woos Asean competition at tawanan, tampok sa libreng02 ‘Grand Fiesta’ with $20 03bn in loans www.kuwaittimes.net SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Pope to bring message of hope to typhoon-hit Philippines Page 02 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 imbesti- gasyon 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 pag- itan 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 iki- natuwa 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 MANILA: In this photo taken Thursday, a male Homboldt penguin named “Jiggy” sits to incubate a newly-cracked egg in its cage at Manila correct Senator Trillanes. It’s not the Makati parking Ocean Park in Manila, Philippines. A penguin chick was hatched at the country’s largest oceanarium early Friday from parents, “Jiggy” and building its the Makati City Building II,” wika ni Binay. “Roukia,” to become the second penguin to be born in the country. About a dozen Humbodlt penguins were acquired from Germany. —AP “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 15 killed as soldiers, insurgents clash in Philippines not fight over the name for as long as overprice siya nang over a billion, okay tayo doon,” dagdag ng dat- MANILA: Fifteen people were killed in heavy fighting Laden’s Al-Qaeda network, the Abu Sayyaf has been ing sundalo. —PSN between government forces and Al-Qaeda-linked mil- blamed for the worst terror attacks in the Philippines’ itants in the southern Philippine jungle on Friday, the history including bombings and mass kidnappings of French president military said. Close to 100 ground troops with heli- Christians and foreigners. to visit PH copter support engaged some 300 Abu Sayyaf insur- The military has intensified pursuit operations MANILA: French President Francois Hollande will be in Manila gents in Talipao town on Sulu, said Colonel Allan against the group after it ransomed off two German Arrojado, the army commander on the island. hostages in October. The group claimed it received early next year to discuss climate change initiatives with Six soldiers and nine Abu Sayyaf fighters were $5.7 million for the pair. Labelled as terrorists by the Philippine officials, the French Embassy said in a statement on killed, said Captain Rowena Muyuela, a military United States and Philippine governments, the Abu Friday. He would not only be the first French head of state, but spokeswoman in the region. Sayyaf recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State also the first European head of state, to make an official visit to “This is a major encounter. We are tracking the group in a series of videos posted on YouTube. The Abu the Philippines. Hollande’s visit comes after President Benigno Abu Sayyaf’s whereabouts and pursuing them,” Sayyaf is believed to be holding at least 13 other Aquino 3rd’s historic official visit to France as part of his European Nancy & Trillanes Arrojado said, without providing further details. Set hostages, including five foreigners, according the tour in September this year. up in the 1990s with seed money from Osama bin Philippine military. —AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 2 Talakayan, panalangin, singing competition at tawanan, tampok sa libreng ‘Grand Fiesta’ KUWAIT: Tuloy na tuloy na ang libre at ganapin sa Nov 27. Bago siya umuwi paba- walang bayad na ‘ Grand Fiesta Event’ na lik ng Pilipinas, makiki-isa muna ang kali- gaganapin sa Nov 28, 2014 sa Fakhr Al Din him sa Grand Fiesta ng ALLFIL-OK na itinak- Palace Ballroom sa Dawliah Complex, da sa Nov 28. Kuwait City. Ang grand fiesta na binuo ng Kabilang sa mga aabangang programa mga organisasyong kabilang sa Alliance of ang ‘Talakayan’ isang bagong konsepto ng Filipino Organizations in Kuwait (ALLFIL- talkshow na pangungunahan nina Ben OK) ay dadaluhan ni Department of Labor Garcia at Maxxy Santiago. Makakasama din and Employment Secretary Rosalinda sa Talakayan ang iba pang mga Pinoy media Baldoz, kasama ng mga administrador ng sa Kuwait, kung saan bubuksan ang dayalo- OWWA at POEA. go sa publiko. Si Baldoz ay nakatakdang dumalo sa Puede kayong maghanda ng mga katanun- turn-over ceremony ng chairmanship ng gan na sasagutin sa panel. Liban sa Talakayan, Abu-Dhabi Dialogue, kung saan tampok din ang ibat-ibang programa kabilang kasalukuyang chairman ang Pilipinas at ang community worship/prayer services sa ihahand-over ang pamumuno sa Kuwait. umaga, travel and tourism expo, boodlefight Magkakaroon muna ng ministerial meeting sa tanghali at ang singing competition sa bago ang official turn-over na nakatakdang 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 organ- izers 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 peo- ple 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 over- seeing 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 prepara- tions 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 proto- col 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 Haiyan- devastated Leyte province where he will celebrate mass in Tacloban and meet with the faithful in the neighbouring Palo MANILA: Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, and Papal Nuncio to the Philippines and Dean of the town. Diplomatic Corps in the Philippines Monsignor Giuseppe Pinto prepare to take their seats during a news confer- The following day he will meet with youngsters at Manila’s ence on Friday in Manila, Philippines to announce the itinerary of Pope Francis on his first visit to the Philippines in largest Catholic university, then celebrate mass at the capital’s Rizal January 2015. Francis will celebrate Mass and host a luncheon for Filipino survivors of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan Park, which can accommodate millions, Tagle added. The late John during his Jan. 12-19 visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, his second visit to Asia in a year that confirms the Paul II made the last papal visit to the Philippines, in 1995. —AFP region is a priority of his pontificate. —AP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 3 China woos Asean with $20bn in loans NAYPYIDAW: China has offered $20 COC, according to a copy of his cials across the region and for joint ly binding Code of Conduct (COC) to stalling. China prefers to use its eco- billion in loans and floated the possi- speech seen by Agence France-Presse. search and rescue missions, but did ease tensions in the South China Sea. nomic and political clout in one-on- bility of a “friendship treaty” with In a sign of the lingering chal- not offer specifics.