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WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court willdecide whether convicted sex offenders mustupdate their status on the federal sex offenderregistry after moving to a foreign country.The justices agreed Friday to resolve a splitamong lower courts that reached differentoutcomes in the cases of two men - one wholived in Kansas City, Kansas, and another wholived in Kansas City, Missouri.The court will hear an appeal from LesterNichols, a Kansas man who moved to thePhilippines after his release from prison in2012 without updating his registration. A fed-eral appeals court in Denver upheld his con-viction for violating the law.

TACLOBAN: After losing her husband and six childrento the fury of Typhoon Haiyan, Juvelyn Luana has foundfresh hope among the misery and crushing poverty asshe rebuilds her life with a new family.

Two years after the monster storm devastated thecoastal city of Tacloban, killing thousands, Luana has anew partner, a new son and a shack far from the deadlyshore.

“Having a husband and a baby gave my life direc-tion,” the 32-year-old told AFP as she scooped water intofour grey drums to take to their brick and tin shanty thatlacks tap water and electricity.

She fetches water from a distant swamp at nightbecause her partner Joel Aradana, also widowed byHaiyan, works during the day and there is no one else tolook after their five-month-old baby Jacob.

Built just 500 metres (yards) from a landfill, the shan-

ty bakes under the tropical sun by day and the stench isoverpowering.

“It smells like raw fish mixed with rotten food. I’mworried that my baby might get sick,” Luana told AFPduring one recent humid evening.

A few plastic chairs, a gas stove and a tiny solar-pow-ered television set that works only in daytime are thesum of the couple’s possessions.

Unable to afford even a bed, they sleep on a strawmat laid out on the floor.

Pictures of their former spouses and children whoperished in the storm hang from the wall, beside a pic-ture of the new couple being interviewed on local televi-sion that featured their unconventional love story.

Outside, children played noisily with their pet dogsand elderly women traded gossip on their doorways.

- ‘Life is very difficult’ -

But the couple can consider themselves amongthe lucky ones.

They were among the first 929 families to get newhomes from the government, which is still struggling toshelter more than a million people displaced by thedeadliest known typhoon to have struck the Philippines.

Haiyan smashed already impoverished fishing andfarming communities in the central islands onNovember 8, 2013, leaving 7,350 people dead ormissing.

A 150-billion-peso ($3.2-billion) government plan tobuild 205,128 new homes by 2017 in devastated areas,along with roads, bridges and classrooms has crawledunder the weight of a cumbersome bureaucracy.

Thousands of the less fortunate survivors still live incramped palm-thatch and wooden temporary shelters.

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PH couple find love, hope among typhoon misery

Filipino militants demand $60M ransom

for 3 foreigners MANILA: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen havedemanded more than $60 million for two Canadiansand a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles ofthe southern Philippines, the largest ransom theMuslim militants have sought for hostages in years.

Army Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado said Wednesdaythe Philippine government maintains a no-ransompolicy, and there would be no letup in efforts by histroops to secure the hostages’ freedom in the safestway possible.

In the video reported by the U.S.-based SITEIntelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites,the kidnappers and their captives said for the firsttime that the Abu Sayyaf was behind the Sept. 21kidnappings at a marina on the southern resortisland of Samal.

In the first video of the hostages last month, thekidnappers demanded a stop to military offensivesbut did not identify themselves.

In the new video, the hostages and one of themostly masked kidnappers said a ransom of 1 billionpesos ($21 million) must be paid for each of the cap-tives to secure their freedom. The militant said thecaptives would be killed if the ransoms are not paidbut did not give any deadline. —AP

MANILA : Philippine climate activists light candles in Manila recently, to mark the second anniversary of the devastation wrought bySuper Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan smashed into the country’s central islands on November 8, 2013, leaving 7,350 people dead or miss-ing and wiping out poor fishing and farming communities. —AFP

High court to hear appeal over sex

offender registration

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By Maria Al- Ameri

KUWAIT: Cloudy, gloomy, sad, unwelcoming, sunless, joyless,depressing, these are just few of the descriptions of how themorning sky looks like last Friday. Yet, despite the sadness ofthe sun to greet us with a morning smile, kids were not ham-pered and alarmed at all as they were all excited to meet theirnew found friends and more importantly, looking forward foranother exciting treat to the next level of their painting ses-sion. MAKULAY artists, Mr. Romano along with his two teammates, Mr. Rene and Ms. Abet brought the kids to a higher lev-el of exploring colors as they painted their own personalized

designs on T-shirts (courtesy of Mom Alexis Laguitan, FCC vicepresident). With this new exciting adventure, kids were drawnup to the world of their creative imagination while experi-menting the wonder of colors. For these kids, playing and mix-ing colors is just fun, nothing more, nothing less, however, ifwe all look deeper inside a child’s inner self, playing and mix-ing different colors conveyed an intense expression of howthey define their everyday life. Some draw robot figures whichexpresses energy and adventurous character, others drawgeometrical patterns, expressing simplicity yet meaningful,while others painted childlike figures, flowers and birds usingsofter and vibrant colors conveying passion, being cheerful

and a deep sense for the love of nature. A very gloomy sky yeta very colourful day for the kids, a gratifying day for our highlyinspired professional MAKULAY artists and of course anotherbonding treat for the moms and dads who were equally excit-ed to see their kids explore the wonder of colors. As always,our day ended with a food treat of a famous ilonggo delicacy,arroz valenciana and spaghetti, courtesy of Ms. VanessaGustilo. Next friday will be another exciting day as kids will betaught how to paint on canvass and shoes. For those interest-ed, follow us at Mcdonalds al corniche seaside, we will bethere to teach you new skills as we adventure to the fascina-tion of colors.

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Though opportunities are scarce, Luana’s partner gets occasional carpen-try work that pays 350 pesos ($7) a day.

“We are OK, rebuilding our lives slowly,” she said.“One look at Jacob every night and all my body aches disappear.”“But life here is very difficult.”The couple hopes to marry as soon as Aradana secures a death certificate

for his wife, whose body was among hundreds that have not been found.Luana said she gets no sleep at night fanning her son while Aradana rests

his aching body after long hours at work.Like many other Haiyan survivors, Luana said aid has not come fast

enough.A promised government loan she had been counting on to start a small

business selling rice from her home has not been given.A third of Aradana’s pay is spent on the 18-kilometre (11-mile) commute

to the city where he works, leaving them with barely enough to buy rice andsardines.

“I want to help my husband. He doesn’t always have construction jobs sowe need a steady source of income,” said Luana, a high school graduate, whoused to give manicures and massages to her neighbours. “I also want to buy atelevision set. My neighbours are crazy about soap operas but I want to knowwhen the next typhoon is coming so I can prepare.” —AFP

TACLOBAN: This photo taken on November 1, 2015 shows typhoon Haiyan survivor Juvelyn Luana (R) holdingtheir child with her partner Joel, posing for photos with Joel’s children who survived typhoon Haiyan, Jeraline(back C), Jovelyn (back L), Jerica (back R) in front of their new house at a resettlement site in Tacloban City, Leyteprovince, central Philippines. —AFP

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KUWAIT: Alay Lakad, a fun walk for a cause organized by the COALITION of FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS in Kuwait was held recently from Kuwait Engineer Society Office Dasman to Kuwait Towers. Theevent commenced at 5pm with more 50 organizations various Filipino community in Kuwait. The event was a brainchild of ALPHA PHI OMEGA, COALITION and ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC AUTHORITY,thru the effort of Howard Matt Pres. of APO. Consul General Raul Dado and Labor Attache Atty Cesar Chavez Jr attended the event. List of organizations include: 1.Akhro, 2. Bisdak 3. Brigada OFW4. Catsclaw 5.CIA-Certified Ilonggo Association 6. CIK- Club Ilonggo in Kuwait 7. COSK 8. CRASY 9. FBK- Filipino Blogger in Kuwait 10. GBI- TBBG- KFC, 11. Global Ilokano 12. GMGI 13. IPSR- Initiativefor Progress & Self Reliance, 14 KFMO- Kuwait Filipino Mother Association 15 KTAO 16 LBK 17. NIKTK 18. OFW Aguila sa Kuwait Movement 19. OFW Movement for Peace, Justice & Progress KuwaitChapter 20. OFW Sharing Love Foundation Kuwait 21. PCGEBIi 22. PGBI 23 PNA-PANIK 24 RUGBII 25 SMPII-PNP - PCRG- Kuwait 26 TIGER FBI 27 Treskellion 28. TROPA 29. APO

ALPHA PHI OMEGA, EPA holds ‘Alay Lakad’

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By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: Jhane Garcia, Rye Quiroz Pujante, Marchie Roxas andAriel Estrada completed the list of 32 finalists to compete forthe grand finals in first ever singing competition on radio inKuwait. The four qualifiers were selected from the last batch(wildcard edition) of ‘Sing Galing’, participated-in by more than100 contenders. The Grand Finals of ‘Pinoy Arabia FM SingGaling’ is slated on Nov 20, 2015 to be held at the Live Theater,Discovery Mall, from 2pm-6pm. The event organized by ‘PinoyArabia FM’ under ‘Sing Galing’ Gandang Umaga Arabia pro-gram. Two weeks ago, the selection of sixth week qualifierswere announced namely Erwin Monge, Alma Villegas, JonardCapiones, Felipe Lobarbio, Edric Rio. Other finalists include:Charles Vincent Molac, Red Persingcula, Dennis Alvarez, RoyRutangines, Beljore Camello (5th Week Winner Qualifiers),Lowella Jeroy, Maryjane Manata, Carlos Dela Rosa Delfinado,Jayson Santiago (4th Week Winner Qualifiers) Maribel Jacob,Daniel Macaraeg, Luz Cortez. Floramae Esquerra, Riva Cuizon(Third Week Winner Qualifiers), Jonah Marie, Arcie Rose Suyu,Giordani Rossel, Manroel Guarin, Felda Basnillo (Second WeekQualifiers) Mona Zacaria, Lester Salmo, Arthur Ganiron, MarkLopez (First Week Winner Qualifiers). Out of 32 contenders, 10were chosen by the organizer, to walked and modeled newestGiordano collections.

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Sixth week and wildcard qualifiers announced‘Sing Galing 10’ model Giordano products

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KUWAIT: The second entry ‘In the Box’i n t e n d e d fo r S I N E MAT I K A , t h e f i r s tFilipino short film competition in Kuwaitwas received by the board of judges lastweek. In the Box (Sa Loob ng Kahon) waswritten and directed by Ever Villacruz,short f i lm by Pamatayhomesick underLente.K production production of PindotG ro u p. S i n e m at i k a , a n i n d e p e n d e nt

group of Filipinos streamlines via social,print and visual media its initial project‘1st Fil ipino Film Festival in Kuwait ’, acompetition to capture on camera thes o c i a l a n d p e r s o n a l re l e v a n c e o fO ve r s e a s Fi l i p i n o Wo r k e r s (O F Ws ) i nKuwait. The objective is to disseminateinformation, create awareness, promotec u l t u r a l a n d s o c i a l t r a d i t i o n s a n d

enhance Filipino talents in amateur filmmaking.

Film Entry Title: Sa Loob ng Kahon (In the Box)Written and Directed by Ever Villacruz: Actor: Antonio AlcantaraSYPNOSIS: When the actor (Antonio

Alcantara) heard about balikbayan box inthe news, he stood up and texted hisfriend and decided to divide what they’ve

got; but it was only a dream and he foundthe box inside his room empty, soon hefound self inside the box! SINEMATIKAintends to award cash prizes and trophiesto winners and a return t icket toPhilippines in addition to the grand prize.For More details log on to its account ofFacebook: SINEMATIKA, First Filipino FilmFestival.

SINEMATIKA receives second film ‘In The Box’

KUWAIT: The United Women’s Fight Against Poverty (UWAP-Kuwait Chapter 2015) led by Mamo, UWAP Founder Mindanao organized a small group gathering on Tuesday atthe Messillah Beach. The gathering of officers and members was held to discuss some important matters about the group and way forward and also to celebrate Tony Trono’sbirthday, head of UWAP Kuwait Chapter. Also Datu Kumeni Camsa Bansuan would like to greet his friend Tony Trono on his special day!

UWAP-Kuwait Chapter holds gathering of members, officers

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KUWAIT: The Filipino Sailor’s Club-Kuwait 2015 organized amonth-long Sportsfest which kicked off at Marina OpenBasketball hard court in Salmiya last week. The annual event isbeing held to develop sportsmanship and camaraderie amongmembers. The short program started with communal prayers,singing of Kuwait and Phil national anthems, oath of sports-

manship and the presentation of Inter-color teams. FSC-KPresident Capt Benjie Sta Maria delivered speech followed byshort inspirational message from Sports Committee ChairmanCapt Richard Bazar. This year’s ‘Sportsfest’ include basketball,chess, volleyball and bowling. The Intercolor teams White/AlGhanim Marine, Red/Gulf Cable, Gray/Skippers, Violet/Sailors,

Blue/Sailors and Green/Navigators . First Basketball tournykicks of White/Al Ghanim Marine vs Red/Gulf Cable.

The tournament was sponsored by Al Boom Marine Kuwaitand officiated by Samahan ng Basketbalista sa Kuwait headedby Nic Niegas ... The final basketba tourney will be on MondayNov. 9 on same venue.

Filipino Sailors Club-Kuwait organizes ‘Sportsfest 2015’

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Filipino SailorsClub-Kuwait

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Thunder Dragons, Kuwait Stars post contrasting victoryBy Ricardo de Leon

KUWAIT: Thunder Dragons and Kuwait Stars posted contrasting victoryover Asian Air Safari and Mangaf Strikers in the seventh week of theelimination round of Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait 3rdSeason Team Tournament held at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kheifan.Both teams won the hard way, the Dragons losing the first game, tie onthe second game and won the third game while Kuwait Stars lost its firstgame due to depleted line up and won the last two games. Other teamswho posted victory were NUSANTARA, Swooping Eagles, SMAC’Z andUAE Exchange while COZMO played bye.

The Thunder Dragons breathed life into their flickering Final 8 cam-paign with a hairline upset of the Asian Air Safari after the third game2844.5 - 2833.5. Moises Amahan fired a career high 245 points and MarEvangelista’s 234 that helps the Dragons hold off the Airline for theirfourth win of the season against two losses. The collision between thetwo rated teams is a resemblance of last week match betweenSwooping Eagles and COZMO that until the last throw nobody knowswho the winner was. In the first game, Asian Air Safari fielded its Class Apin busters Mousa Abdulla and Vernie Villaruel in the frontline againstthe Thunder Dragons Class B keglers and easily trashed the later with943-843 results. In the second game the loser change the lineup andentered their master Dragon Mar Evangelista and leveled up the scorewith 909 points plus 12.5 points apiece from the 25 game points.

In the third game, the intensity heated up and the Thunder Dragonsbroke the game open and thanks to the impressive hustle plays thatresulted positively. With Mar as frontline, Moises and the rest finding themark from beyond the target arrows scored thousand points to cruise tovictory. The top pointers of the Dragons were Moises Amahan (563),Eddie Pena (504), Joel Tizon (488), Maria Perla Virly (440), Mar with twogames scored 414 and Eden Evangelista. The 5-man team of the AirSafari were Mousa (648), Vernie (563), Sonia Mathews (538), Dani delaCruz (479) and Hermie Saliba (466). With the win, the Thunder Dragons

surge from sixth to fifth position while Asian Air Safare unscathed asthird placer.

Scavengers don’t panicked even after their loss and stay positivethey can recover after a recent spell of bad form that has seen them losetheir winning streak against UAE Exchange 2565-2780. The Exchangeking stunned the second best Scavengers after sweeping the 3-gameseries 902-835/899-811/954-919 (2780-2565). The win-lose result didnot affect their standing inside the elite group. Rani Skeik (556) led histeam to victory supported by Ali Hikmat (502), Abdul Aziz Al- Askawi(492), Rudy de Lima (485), Marriotte Vito and Myra Manalo, whileScavengers top scorer was Nasha King (538), Ali Adel Ata Khalil (501),Hanadi Mezail (498), Mohammad Ismat, Anthony King, and AliAshkanani.

The battle of the cellar dwellers, Kuwait Stars proved their worthwhen frontliner Bima Nitikusumo delivered 486 points as the super Starspost their second win by beating Mangaf Strikers 2531-2494. The KuwaitStars used the second game (855-799) scoring burst and then hold onwith a strong defensive performance to extend their modest third gamewin (858-827) after dropping the first game (793-868). Aside from Bimaother keglers of the winning team were Mohammad Al Othman (446),Perla Montano (444), Ahmad Al Matrouk, Abdul Aziz Al Ali, Abdul Aziz AlAshkanani. The Mangaf Strikers top scorer was Roque Gamba (490),assisted by Leila C., Medz Nicdao, Jhub Janoras, Ceddie Martin Faa,Adolfo Prena, Robert Opena and Ron Fabor.

Other results: Indonesian lady bowler Laras Nitikusumo delivered484 points as the NUSANTARA won this game after three successivelosses against the Philippine Embassy Strikers who consistently lordingas cellar dweller 2629-2182; Despite Greg Melancon snatching oncemore the individual high game of 265 points and 663 total 3-gameseries still not enough to win the game and continued their losingstreak due to non-supportive good scores from his team mates, OPK lostto Swooping Eagles 2702-2813; Ferdie Saliba scored 581, Tony Zuletaadded 574 and Nheng Cervantes contributed 507 to continue the sev-

enth week winning spree of SMAC’Z over LEAF (2856-2729) with BlancaSimbajon (535) and Marjorie Mercado (534) as top scorers and finally theCOZMO playing bye with the score of 2999, maintained holding the lastseat with Noe Mahayag (642), Neveen Wasel (573), Fahad Abul (560),Nasser Hadras (509) as top scorers.

Meanwhile, in the individual best, for Individual High Game - forMen’s Class A Greg Melancon get back the throne from Glen Corbit (265-264); for Class B - Cris Tirona grabbed from Ferdie Saliba (248-241) andfor Ladies B - Nheng Cervantes stole from Abel Nitikusumo (202-199).For Individual High Average - For Class A Glen Corbit grabbed from longteam holder Greg Melancon (215.75-210.20) and for Ladies A - MinaAndaya filched from Hanadi Mezail (183.30-180.91)

For Individual High scores:Category Name Individual High Name IndividualHigh Game AverageMen’s A Greg Melancon 265 Glen Corbit 215.75Men’s B Cris Tirona 248 Ferdie Saliba 194.70 Men’s C Kevin Andaya 221 Darell Sullivan 166.58Ladies A Marjorie Mercado 246 Hanadi Mezail 183.30Ladies B Neng Cervantes 202 Alma Turley 172.75 Team High Game (Sratch) - COZMO (1030)Team High Series (Scratch + Handicap) - Scavengers (2938)

Team Weekly High Series : Week 1 - SMAC’Z - 2821 Week 5 -Scavengers - 2864 Week 2 - UAE Exchange - 2787 Week 6 - Swooping Eadles - 2849Week 3 - Scavengers - 2936 Week 7 - Asian Air Safari - 2796Week 4 - SMAC’Z - 2682 Team Standing after Seventh round: 1. SNAC’Z (19873); 2. Scavengers(19477); 3. Asian Air Safari (19217.5); 4. UAE Exchange (19161); 5.Thunder Dragons (19131.5); 6. Swooping Eagles (19090); 7. LEAF(18869); 8. COZMO (18829); 9. Nusantara (18379); 10. Original Pin Killers(18354); 11. Mangaf Strikers (17451); 12. Kuwait Star (17445) and 13.Philippine Embassy (16918).