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Masterclass

Page 03Kandidatong mailap pa sa ‘Ibong Adarna’

The Gym Team marksBreast Cancer

Prevention month

MANILA: Philippine authorities yesterdaywarned that a powerful typhoon will likelylinger over the country for almost three days,bringing prolonged heavy rain, possible floodsand sparking storm surges.

Hundreds of people have already been evac-uated from the northeastern provinces in theface of the approaching Typhoon Koppu, possi-bly the second most powerful storm to strikethe disaster-prone country this year, civildefence officials said.

The typhoon is expected to make landfallearly Sunday and will not leave the archipelagountil Tuesday, the government weather stationsaid.

Weather station director Espie Cayanan saidthe storm, which has sustained winds of 160kilometres (100 miles) per hour and gusts of 195kilometres per hour, could strengthen as it getscloser to the country.

Due to its interaction with another nearby

weather disturbance, Typhoon Koppu maymove slowly across the northern end of themain Philippine island of Luzon, she warned.

“It may be semi-stationary once it hits,”Cayanan told reporters.

The typhoon, moving at 10 kilometres perhour, is expected to make landfall in the north-eastern province of Aurora before curving northover Luzon and eventually moving out to sea,she added.

Although the storm will not directly hit thecapital, Manila, Cayanan warned that its diame-ter was so huge that even the southern regionswere likely to be affected by strong winds andrain.

Areas hit by the typhoon will suffer “heavy tointense rainfall” with possible tsunami-likestorm surges in coastal areas.

Civil defence officials warned that waves ashigh as 14 metres (46 feet) could occur at seaand banned all vessels from sailing in over half

the country.They also warned of possible floods in river

basins and urged residents to heed orders toevacuate ahead of any incident.

“If you are told you need to evacuate, thenwe appeal to you to evacuate,” civil defencechief Alexander Pama said.

He also urged the public to cancel any travelplans over the weekend.

Target: zero casualtiesPresident Benigno Aquino’s spokeswoman

Abigail Valte said that government agencieshad prepared for the storm, stockpiling reliefgoods and heavy equipment which may beneeded for rescue and repair efforts.

“The government is prepared for this and hasundertaken all the necessary measures toensure that we reach our zero-casualty target,”she told reporters.

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PH warns Typhoon Koppu could linger for days130 running for president

MANILA: And the final count is 130. When theclock struck 5 on the last day of filing of certifi-cates of candidacy yesterday, 130 individualshad signed in to run for president, 19 for vicepresident and 172 for senator. Sen. MiriamDefensor-Santiago filed her COC in the after-noon. Her running mate, Sen. Ferdinand‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. was not with her. DavaoMayor Rodrigo Duterte, who was reported tobe flying to Manila to file his COC, was a no-show at the Commission on Elections(Comelec) main office.

OFW party-list Rep. Roy Seneres filed hisCOC together with his running mate TeoduloMalangen and five of their senatorial candi-dates. They listed their party as PartidoManggagawa at Magsasaka.

—The Philippine Star

KUWAIT: Two scenic views at the Kuwait Zoo in Omariya last Thursday as nation marked Al-Hijrah New Year. Various wild and farm animals are displayed inside the zoo com-pound being maintained and cared for by mostly Filipino workers. —Photos by Ben Garcia

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KUWAIT: Sinematika, a group of Filipino inde-pendent film enthusiasts/makers, launchedrecently the First Filipino Short Film Competitionin Kuwait. A collaborative project between localand Philippine media, the contest aims toencourage non professional film makers and edi-tors utilizing on hand devices; mobile phone andhand held cameras to produce clips or films thatwould depict daily occurrences in the lives ofOverseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait.Sinematika announced that the competition isopen to all OFWs in Kuwait with ages 18 andabove, competitors can be in group or individual,registration is free and a form must be filled upand submitted to the organizers and one singleentry for each individual or group. Competitorsmay choose between two media categorieswhich are films to be produced using mobilephones or handheld cameras. Duration of thefilms allowed may run between five minutesminimum to fifteen minutes maximum. All

entries must be submitted in viewable formatsand high definition and submitted in a USB withthe synopsis of the story, plot summary, charac-ters and list of the production team. English tit-tles must accompany the clip and must not con-tain sex, violence, religion and nudity. All entriesmust also be submitted on or before the dead-line allotted. All entries will be judged based onthe following criteria; Originality-writing, editing,acting and directing will be based on the origi-nality of the piece, Storytelling-use of structure tocommunicate the story to the audience, Use ofthe medium-offers the producer and director theopportunity to economically shoot individualscenes from multiple angles and be able tochoose from those the best parts, Production val-ues-proper use of lighting, sounds, music, visualand music effect enhances viewing experiencesand use of Props and line to better enhance thestory. Entries to the competition must be submit-ted on or before October 16, 17 and 18, 2015 to

any organizers. Entries will be viewed by theselected panel of judges and organizers and allqualifying entries will be advised via email imme-diately after the pre-screening dates. Judges willprovide advices and suggestions as to what toedit in the film entries. Submissions of editedand final project are scheduled on October 23,24 and 25, 2015 to ensure that suggestions weremade. Gala nights are scheduled on November19, 20 and 21 depending on the numbers of finalentries at the Marine Museum of the RadissonBlu Hotel. All entries will become automaticallythe property of Sinematika and certificates ofparticipation will be given to all entries. Threemajor prizes will be awarded, plus additionalprizes to major winners. For details of the event,interested individuals or group may contact thefollowing numbers: 66091908, 66387642 and65020905. Email: sinematikaq8@gmail.com.Facebook, Youtube and Instagram accounts willbe announced next week.

‘First Filipino Short Film Competition’ launched in Kuwait

FITPRO holds successful ‘HipHop’ MasterclassKUWAIT: The Fitness Professionals and BodyBuilders Committee of Kuwait organized thefirst “HipHop” master class in Kuwait at the

Failaka Hall of the Radisson Blu Hotel Fridaymorning. The two-hour class was conducted bychoreographer, dancer and certified fitness

instructor Adrian Tiomico of Oxygen Gym.Instructors and dance enthusiasts attended theclass. In his opening remarks, President of FITRONoel Galicia mentioned that the master classhas been organized due to popular demandfrom instructors from different gyms.

“The two hour class intends to provide infor-mation on the dance and further appreciate itsform and executions. With a full house atten-dance today, it encourages us to organize fur-ther different special classes such as this to con-tinue further the education for our instructorsand clients to benefit from us,” commentedGalicia. Attendees lauded Tiomico for his sys-tematic approach to breaking down routinesduring the class. “His knowledge as fitnessinstructor definitely helped in bringing out theskills in everyone. He breaks down routinesorderly and step by step this gives the opportu-nity even for a non dancer to pick up routinesand further enjoy the full choreography. Wehope that FITPRO brings him back for another

set of master class, so I can invite my otherfriends who missed this chance” commentedShireen Davies, attendee in the event. Tiomicohas taken active participation with G-Force,Maneuvers, and Philippine All Stars and is amember of the Association of FitnessProfessionals of the Philippines (AFPP).

He is a also a certified Spinning, TRX andPersonal Training. Two groups of instructorsalso showcased their talents during the event;Blance Bravo of Holiday Inn, Janicla Capili ofPilates and More and Sam Malit a personalTrainer performed a dance routine combiningLatin grooves and hip hop moves. Instructorsfrom Oxygen also gave a dance routine com-posed of Aeron Pilola, Adrian Tiomico, JonathanLobo and Jeremiah James Masangcay. Galiciaannounced that another master class will beorganized in November, he also thanked TheGym Team for its support to the project, TheRadisson Blu Hotel and La Cocinera for thesnacks and certificates for the participants.

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FCC holds family bonding, water football KUWAIT: FCC family bonding through water football event was held on Tuesday, 13 October 2015 during Ned Lacson’s 7thbirthday celebration beside McDonald ‘s Al Corniche seaside, Gulf Road.

‘Pinoy Arabia’ third weekly

winners announcedKUWAIT: The list of weekly qualifiers for Pinoy ArabiaFM ‘Sing Galing’ (Marina 88.8 FM) competition wasreleased recently. The third-week winners for ‘SingGaling’ competition include Maribel Jacobo, DanielMacaraeg, Luz Cortez, Floramae Esguerra and RivaQuizon. Salamat sa mga supporters tulad ng LBCCargo, Al Alamia International Manpower Services,TVS Travel & Tours, ADM International ManpowerServices, Echo Extreme, ICSA, Alpha Solutions andAIM Global Kuwait. The Pinoy Arabia FM first grandsinging competition is open to all talented Filipinocitizens aged 18 and above. Contestants are judgedbased on vocal quality (40 %), performance (30 %),timing (15%) and song interpretation (15 %). Forinquiries and other details, please call 99047504.

Kandidatongmailap pa sa

‘Ibong Adarna’Ni Ben Garcia

O Duterte, anong hugis at laman ng puso mo? Ano ang kulay ng partido mo? Bakit ‘di ka maunawaan ng mga tagasunodmo? Ba’t di agad makita ang liwanag na dala mo? Tanglaw ay kelangan ngayon ng bayan ko!

Utak mo’y ‘di maarok, kalaban at kakampi’ytumitiklopHindi nila alam kung kandidato ka o pang-gulo? Paano sila lalaban sayo? Anong armas ang susukat sa’yo.

O Duterte, anung tunay na dahilan?Patuloy na panawagan ay tina-tanggihan?

Bakit noong una’y sabi wala kang kuwarta’tmakinarya?Sinagot naman ng mga mayayamangnegosyante ang problema Pero mas-mailap ka pa kay ‘Ibong Adarna’

Sabi mo’y sagabal ang pamilya sa disisyon atpanata? Si Sara na anak mo’y lumutang at nagpakalbopaItinangging pinipigilan ka, bagkos sinusupor-tahan paInakala naming totoo na, yun pala’y ‘soul-searching’ ka pa

Pribadong eroplano umano’y dumating na,magdadala sa kanya sa MaynilaPero takdang panahon ay lumipas na, walangDuterteng nagpakitaLalaking naka-blue ay lumutang, palaisipanpa kung may-himalaSuot na Duterteng saplot, sabi’y posibleng‘substitute’Pero ispekulasyon dinurog, nang sabihingsya’y hindi pang-substitute

Ito nga ba’y istratihiya, at mga tao’y tinaban-gan na! Sa aming kandidato, palagay nila’y urongsulong na! Mga kasong sabi’y ini-uumang na, ito kayaang dahilan nya?Saan patungo bayan ko, kung si Duterte aymawala sa lista ko?

Duterte

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Nigel Lontoc, the civil defence director inthe area covering Aurora province, said therewere “ongoing pre-emptive evacuations...some of the mayors are implementing forcedevacuations of families if they do not volun-tarily evacuate.” The evacuations are focusedin coastal areas that may be hit by stormsurges and a mountain area known to be vul-nerable to landslides. He told AFP that thenumber of people evacuated will likely rise asthe storm gets closer.

So far, the area was just experiencing occa-sional rains and gusts of wind but Lontocwarned, “we can expect more flooding andlandslides, very powerful rains.”

Special government units are contactingtowns that may be vulnerable to the storm toensure they are prepared, the officials said.

President Aquino previously warned thatTyphoon Koppu could be uniquely destruc-tive because it would bring intense rain overa long period of time. The Philippines is hit byan average of 20 storms each year, many ofthem deadly. —AFP

KUWAIT: Members of The Gym Team arrivedFriday morning to attend the Zumba class atthe Radisson Blu Hotel clad in pink color toobserve and support breast cancer preventionmonth in Kuwait. Three instructors and men-tors took center stage and led the class to anhour and half class of fun workout and danceroutines.

ZIN and fitness certified Janice Capili com-menced the workout with a progression of midtempo to fast music paired with fusion of con-temporary and traditional Latin music. Zin and

certified fitness personal trainer Sam Malitdelivered a half hour combination of Zumbaroutines and one of kind Masala Banghra car-dio workout to the delight of the crowd. ZINand certified personal trainer Blanche Bravoshowcased her series of Zumba moves cut inhalf with successive drum beats to the tune ofArabic rhythms. “The Gym Team is one of kindbecause each Friday is worth looking forwardto as new instructors are featured who deliverdifferent styles.

Such as today Banghra and Arabic drum

beats were just superb, I never knew I can han-dle belly dancing zumba and yet I did” com-mented Elma Sebullin. To add Jam Red saidthat being an instructor attending the classgives her the chance to pick up routines andmodify them for her own students. “It’s contin-uing studies and learning for us as trainers, atruly mentoring experience. I am not surprisedas I believe as half of the class is trainers andinstructors too”. The Gym Team currently men-tors classes in the Indonesian Embassy for itsnationals and recently opened the National

Sports Day of Malaysia in its embassy grounds.Instructors have been invited to perform too inseveral functions of embassies. It has partneredwith The Fitness Professionals and Bodybuilders Committee in Kuwait with its projectsincluding the most recent Hip Hop Masterclassthat featured a known dancer and choreogra-pher and fitness trainer.

The Gym Team meets every Friday at theChai Al Dhaha Ballet hall of the Radisson BluHotel from 8 till 9:30 in the morning. Everyoneis invited to attend its classes.

The Gym Team marks Breast Cancer Prevention month

MANILA: Undersecretary Alexander Pama, head of the National Disaster RiskReduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) gives a briefing on Typhoon Koppu,locally known as Lando, in suburban Manila yesterday. —AFP

PH warns Typhoon ...

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 5By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: A ‘clean up drive’ to support and callMayor Rodrigo Duterte to run in the nextyear’s presidential elections was successfullyheld and organized in Kuwait on October 9,2015. The event led by OFW Agila sa KuwaitMovement was supported by the PhilippineEmbassy and other community organizationshere. Our sincerest gratitude to our

Ambassador Renato Pedro Villa, LaborAttache to Kuwait Atty Cesar Chavez andMaria Althea Rana Nabo, Embassy CulturalAttache.

The event was also supported by variousFilipino Organizations in Kuwait namely: OFWMovement Sa Kuwait -OMK, United OFW SaKuwait -UOSK, Kuwait Filipino Mother ’sOrganization-KFMO, Sandigan, Maniniyot InKuwait, Pinoy Snappers, Pinoy Sa Kuwait -PSK,

Alliance Of Filipino Organizations In Kuwait,Filipino Badminton Committee, OFWSurvivors In Kuwait -OSIK, Culinary Of FilipinoChefs Society -CFCS, Lens Artist, BisdakKuwait Chapter, Triskelion International StateOf Kuwait, MR.& MRS. Muhammad Al-Ameri,OFW Movement For Peace, Justice & ProgressKuwait Chapter, Total Alliance Group, FIL-Aseak, OFW Humanitarian, FHKA-FilipinoHeroes Kuwait Amazons, Marinduquenio Sa

Kuwait, Lahing Batanguenio Sa Kuwait, ClubIlonggo Sa Kuwait, PHIL. Combat (PCGEBII)and Delta Squad International (DSGCI-PSI).

Eric Jun Cajes, President of “OFW Agila saKuwait Movement would also like to thank alltheir sponsors: Lulu Hypermarket (AbubakerBaiju) General Manager, Aqua Cool (TareqAlashi, Operations Director, Arwagulf ), KusinaGrill, Nature’s Taste, Western Union, Tag Cargo(Marivic Paradero).

‘OFW Agila Movement’ organizes ‘Clean Up Drive’ for Duterte

—Photos by Ben Garcia and Raz Puning Sauradjan

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Happy birthday to Carol! Greetings from KuyaTony, Kuya Bhong, Aisha, Abu-Dana, Hanina,Shajeed and all Datu Khomeini Group!

Dear Jera, You survived long enough to prove tothe world you are a responsible, loving adult.Happy birthday, the last 21 years went by so fastalmost unnoticed. I hope the next 21 are just asincredible as the first, just take your time to enjoyeverything life has to offer. Happy birthday dear!

Greetings In its commitment to deliver themost comprehensive all-mediacoverage of next year’s presiden-

tial elections, Eleksyon 2016, GMANetwork forges ties with the biggestnames in the fields of media,telecommunications, education,business, and public service.

During the Eleksyon 2016Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) Signing held on Thursday,October 8, at the GMA NetworkCenter in Quezon City, GMANetwork Chairman and CEO Atty.Felipe L. Gozon highlighted theimportance of next year’s presiden-tial elections.

In his speech, Gozon said “In sev-en months, we will choose leaderswho will serve our country in thenext three to six years. Sa tamangpanahon,or more specifically, in thefullness of time, through our votes,we will give them the great powerand responsibility to lead ournation. Whether our country willbecome a better place for us andour children to live in and growgreatly depends on whom weelect.”

And while Gozon acknowledgedthe more dynamic, freer and fasterflow of information expected dur-ing Eleksyon 2016, he underscoredthe commitment of GMA Networkand its partners “to cover the elec-tions with no spins, no personalagenda, truthfully, accurately, com-prehensively and driven only by thecalling towards public service.”

Led by Atty. Gozon and GMANetwork President and COO

Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., the KapusoNetwork showcases a formidableline-up of internal partners thatinclude GMA News TV, GMA KapusoFoundation, GMA New Media Inc.,GMA News Online, GMA NewsSocial Media, Radio GMA (DZBB andDWLS-FM), and GMA International(GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV andGMA News TV-International.)

Joining forces with GMANetwork for Eleksyon 2016 are part-ners from the Commission onElections (COMELEC); PLDT-SmartCommunications; Philippine DailyInquirer (PDI); Philippine Center forInvestigative Journalism (PCIJ );Inquirer.net; Catholic MediaNetwork (CMN); Parish PastoralCouncil for Responsible Voting(PPCRV ); and National Citizens’Movement for Free Elections (NAM-FREL).

Completing the Eleksyon 2016partners are University of thePhilippines (UP); PolytechnicUniversity of the Philippines (PUP);Ateneo de Manila University(ADMU); De La Salle University(DLSU); University of Santo Tomas(UST ); AMA Education System;Waze; Viber; Youth Vote Philippines;Philippine Entertainment Portal(PEP); Chamber of Commerce of thePhilippine Islands (CCPI); and thePhilippine Bar Association (PBA).

With the said partnership,Eleksyon 2016 seeks to deliver amore efficient, in-depth, and credi-ble coverage of the upcoming pres-idential elections-no less than whatthe public deserves.

Stronger ties, wider scope for the all-encompassing ‘Eleksyon 2016’

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 7FBC’s Al Massa Studio tourney kicks off

Aim Global and SMDC extend support

KUWAIT: The Filipino Badminton Committee(FBC) launched its 62nd badminton tourna-ment dubbed ‘Al Massa Classic Studio Cup’, atwo-day tournament at Kuwait DisabledSports Club, Bin Khaldoun, Hawally.

Under the new leadership of President

Jimmy Carandang, members have noticed alot of court improvements for a more com-fortable games.

FBC President also announced that theFBC Court is now open for training from 1pmto 6pm.

SMDC International representative fromManila Let Galvez, Jay Donayre and KatrinaCatembung visited FBC to personally handover their sponsorship to President JimmyCarandang.

FBC is inviting all badminton enthusi-

asts to join its One Day Tournament onOctober 30.

FBC Chairman Dr.Chie Umandap wouldlike to express sincerest appreciation to alltheir sponsors namely AL MASSA CLASSICSTUDIO, AIM GLOBAL and SMDC.

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FBC’s Al MassaStudio tourney

kicks off

By Dominador de Leon

KUWAIT: The four th week of the el imination round ofPhilippine Bowling Association in Kuwait 3rd Season TeamTournament held at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kheifan wasdubbed PBAK-Unilever Special Edition. SMAC’Z and Scavengerssizzled in Game 4 when both team continued their winningstreaks and placed them in the first and second top position.Other teams who posted victories were Swooping Eagles, COZ-MO, Thunder Dragons, UAE Exchange and Original Pin Killerswho played bye.

Lady bowler Mina Andaya powered SMAC’Z to book herteam in the highest level by demolishing Asian Air Safari (2757-2600) who was sealed in the third spot. Mina was impressivewith her well-placed shots and delivered 187/205/200 (592).She was supported by her husband Kiko and son Kevin, DanMontano, Ferdie Saliba, Alex and Neng Cervantes for the victo-ry. In the third game of the clash, Asian Air Safari defeated thetop rank 903-885 but not enough to succumbed SMAC’Z. AirSafari top scorers were Gani dela Cruz (540) and Lito Michael(520) assisted by Mousa Abdullah (510), Hermie Saliba, SoniaMathews, Fe Ferrer and Zairus Javellana.

The Scavengers suppressed the puny Kuwait Stars but thelatter gave a good fight in the last game of their 3-game seriesencounter. In the first two games Scavengers easily deposedthe Starless team 950-847/874-820 (1824-1667) but in Game 3

the superior team was shocked by losing the game 910-816 andthe final score was 2665-2602. Another lady bowler HanadiMezail led her team to maintain the second spot when she tal-lied 516 points, followed by Nasha King (453), Ali Adel AtaKhalil, Aji Varghese, Anthony King, Mohammad Ismat, AliAskhanani and Jess Tolentino. Kuwait Star bowlers were BimaNitikusumo (482), Abdul Aziz Al Ali (472), Perla Montano (460),Ahmad Al Matrouk, Abdul Aziz Al Askhanani and Mohammad AlOthman.

The resul t of the win- lose match bet ween the UAEExchange (fourth placer) and LEAF (eight placer) witnessed astatus quo ranking based in the third week positioning. UAEExchange won the first two-games 918-832/886-869 whileLEAF snatched the third game 814-808 and the final scorewas 2687-2540 in favor of UAE Exchange. Top scorers of thewinning team was Abdul Aziz Al-Aslawi (541), Rani Skeik(506), assisted by Myra Manalo, Rudy de Lima, Renato Pante,Marriotte Vito and Ali Hikmat while the Landscapers keglerswere Joe Presenta (502), Rocky Castil (481), Marjorie Mercado(461), Chris Carungay (445) Renato Marzan and Reygan Percyand Krestylle Andaya.

Meanwhile, Unilever distributed their promotional productsfree to the PBAK members and friends while other donors likeDunkin’ Donuts, Gulf Air and UAE Exchange have wage theirsupports to the organization.

Other results : Swooping Eagles defeated Nusantara 2704-

2618 with the heroic games of Riz Roque (527) and DarrelSullivan (522); With two weeks consecutive victory and NasserHajras leading COZMO a win over Mangaf Strikers (2600-2366)stayed in the hunt for a better place; Thunder Dragons crushedthe Philippine Embassy Strikers 2579-2357 and finally OriginalPin Killers played bye and scored 2772 with Greg Melancon’shigh score of 257 eclipsing his old high game.

For Individual High scores:Category Name Individual Name Individual

High Game High AverageMen’s A1 Greg Melancon 12571 Greg Melancon 1219.54Men’s B1 Ferdie Saliba 12411 Ferdie Saliba 1199.00 Men’s C1 Kevin Andaya 12211 Darell Sullivan 1174.00Ladies A1 Hanadi Mezael 12401 Mina Andaya 1190.08Ladies B1 Abel Nitikusumo 11991 Alma Turley 1168.60

Team Weekly High Series :Week 1 - SMAC’Z - 2821 Week 3 - Scavengers - 2938Week 2 - UAE Exchange - 2787 Week 4- SMAC’Z - 2682

Team Standing after Fourth round: 1. SNAC’Z (11301); 2.Scavengers (11080); 3. Asian Air Safari (10998); 4. UAE Exchange(10829); 5. Original Pin Killers (10812); 6. Thunder Dragons(10673); 7. Nusantara (10662); 8. LEAF (19488); 9. Swooping Eagles(10475); 10. COZMO (10291); 11. Mangaf Strikers (10052); 12.Kuwait Star (9928) and 13. Philippine Embassy (9893).

PBAK-Unilever Special Edition: SMAC’Z, Scavengers sizzle in Game 4