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" 16 WORLD FIRST IRAN TRIP Hunt for nuclear talks Tuesday, 20 November 2018 Daily Tribune More than anything, we must see those innocent British-Iranian dual nationals imprisoned in Iran returned to their families in Britain TEHRAN — British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Iran for the first time on Monday for talks about the nuclear deal and freeing UK nationals held in Iranian jails. Hunt met his counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, but neither side took questions from reporters. It was the first visit to Tehran by a Western foreign minister since the United States withdrew from the multi-nation nuclear deal in May. Britain is determined to keep Iran in the agreement by finding ways to work around renewed US sanctions. “The Iran nuclear deal remains a vital component of stability in the Middle East by eliminating the threat of a nuclearized Iran,” Hunt said, in a statement issued in London. “It needs 100-percent compliance though to survive. We will stick to our side of the bargain Will Kelly stay or won’t he? There are a couple of things where it’s just not his strength. It’s not his fault. It’s not his strength WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term, part of widespread speculation about staffing changes that could soon sweep through his administration. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on Fox News Sunday, praised Kelly’s work ethic and much of what he brings to the position but added, “There are certain things that I don’t like that he does.” “There are a couple of things where it’s just not his strength. It’s not his fault. It’s not his strength,” said Trump, who added that Kelly himself might want to depart. Asked whether he would keep Kelly in his post through 2020, the president offered only that “it could happen.” Trump had earlier pledged publicly that Kelly would remain through his first term in office, though many in the West Wing were skeptical. Trump said he was happy with his Cabinet but was thinking about changing “three or four or five positions.” One of them is Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen, We are going to tackle the root causes of the challenges the region faces. whose departure is now considered inevitable. Trump said in the interview that he could keep her on, but he made clear that he wished she would be tougher in implementing his hard-line immigration policies and enforcing border security. The list of potential replacements for Nielsen includes a career lawman, two military officers and a former acting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement head. But her eventual replacement will find there’s no getting around the immigration laws and court challenges that have thwarted the president’s agenda at every turn — even if there’s better personal chemistry. Trump also discussed the removal of Mira Ricardel, a deputy national security adviser who is being moved to another position in the administration after clashes with the East Wing culminated in an extraordinary statement from first lady Melania Trump that called for her removal. AP as long as Iran does. “But we also need to see an end to destabilizing activity by Iran in the rest of the region if we are going to tackle the root causes of the challenges the region faces.” Hunt was due to discuss Iran’s role in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen and the ongoing cases of detained British-Iranian dual nationals. One notable case is that of Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe, who is serving a five-year jail sentence for alleged sedition. “More than anything, we must see those innocent British-Iranian dual nationals imprisoned in Iran returned to their families in Britain,” he said. AFP XICHANG — China sent two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:07 a.m. Monday. The satellites entered a medium earth orbit more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and Space-bound China sends two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. XINHUA China launches twin navigation satellites 43rd satellites of the BDS satellite family. With the successful launch, the basic BDS constellation deployment is complete. China plans to provide navigation services with the BDS-3 to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative by the end of this year. The system will provide first-class services around the globe by the end of 2020. “This is a key step for BDS developing from a domestic experimental system to a regional and then a global navigation system,” said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou system. Xinhua Day of the poor VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis looks at his meal as he has a lunch with destitute people at the Paul VI audience hall in Vatican to mark the World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis railed against social inequality, lamenting “the din of the rich few” drowning out the voice of the needy. The pontiff noted that “injustice is the perverse root of poverty.” AFP Haiti unrest PORT-AU-PRINCE — Six people were killed and at least five others were wounded Sunday during demonstrations across Haiti protesting allegations of embezzlement from a Venezuelan program that provided the country with subsidized oil, police said. President Jovenel Moise called for dialogue with opposition groups that are seeking his resignation for failing to investigate corruption. Thousands of Haitians marched Sunday to the National Palace in the capital, calling for a probe into the spending of $3.8 billion Haiti received as part of the regional Petrocaribe program. AP Seeing double MILAN — Italy’s second division was seeing double on Sunday after twin brothers scored for opposing teams in a mid-table Serie B clash between Benevento and Spezia. Matteo and Federico Ricci, both 24 and products of Roma’s youth system, found the net between two goals from Nigerian David Okereke in a 3-1 win for Spezia over Benevento, who were relegated from the top flight last season following a record-breaking losing streak at the start of a campaign. “I was hoping that this would happen, with a goal for me and a goal for my brother, I’m obviously delighted,” said Spezia midfielder Matteo. AFP BRIEFS MATTEO and Federico Ricci. Out! Out! Journalists film people under a statue of Aztec ruler Cuauhtemoc protesting the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. They accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana. AP Taliban, US at negotiating table ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a political office, a Taliban official Bring on the cuteness Demonstrators use a Pikachu mascot on the second day of the “Yellow Vest” movement against high fuel prices which has mushroomed into a widespread protest against stagnant spending power under French President Emmanuel Macron. AFP Beijing tightens ban on waste imports BEIJING — The Chinese government has introduced a tightened ban on solid waste imports, according to an official document. Effective 31 December 2018, 32 types of solid waste will be banned from imports, according to the document released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Administration of Customs. The newly added products include hardware, ships, auto parts, waste and scrap of stainless steel, titanium and wood. China’s imports of solid waste slumped further in the first 10 months of 2018 as the government stepped up enforcement on a ban on solid waste imports. The country began importing solid waste as a source of raw materials in the 1980s and for years has been the world’s largest importer, despite a weak capacity in garbage disposal. Xinhua and another individual close to the group said Sunday. Without referring explicitly to the talks in Qatar, Khalilzad told a news conference Sunday in the Afghan capital Kabul “I am talking to all =================================== interested parties, all Afghan groups... and I think there is an opportunity for reconciliation and peace.” “The Afghan government wants peace,” he said. “The Taliban are saying they do not believe they can succeed militarily, that they would like to see the problems that remain, resolved by peaceful means, by political negotiations.” I think there is an opportunity for reconciliation and peace. Peace efforts have accelerated since Khalilzad’s appointment as Washington’s peace envoy to Afghanistan aimed at eventually winding down America’s longest war. Seventeen years after the US-led invasion that ended Taliban rule, the militants control nearly half of Afghanistan and carry out near-daily attacks on local security forces and government officials. AP ====================================== Case Law By VICTOR C. AVECILLA Pasok v. Office of the Ombudsman G.R. No. 218413, June 6, 2018 / Second Division / Carpio, J. Remedial Law; Grave Abuse of Discretion. — There is grave abuse of discretion when an act of a court or tribunal is whimsical, arbitrary, or capricious as to amount to an “an evasion of a positive duty or a virtual refusal to perform a duty enjoined by law or to act at all in contemplation of law, such as where the power is exercised in an arbitrary and despotic manner by reason of passion or hostility.” Grave abuse of discretion was found in cases where a lower court or tribunal violates or contravenes the Constitution, the law or existing jurisprudence. (VOLUME I NUMBER 92) ================================== =============================== Page16_Nov20.indd 16 19/11/2018 11:11:16 PM
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 Daily Tribune SPOTLIGHT 17 Antonietta, Mr. Assimo in ‘Bubble Gang’ special MICHAEL V. The change in Bubble Gang is constant because of the continuous change in the audience profile TV’s most vile characters are going to bring the house down on the night of 23 November. Sharp-tongued and illtempered Mr. Assimo and telenovela hater and nitpicker Antonietta will make appearances in the telemovie of the longestrunning gag show Bubble Gang. The Michael V-headlined gag show is celebrating 23 years of being on the air, giving laughs to Filipinos come late Friday night. As it celebrates its anniversary, Bubble Gang will present a narrative uniquely intertwining the show’s popular segment forms — talk, interview, musical parody, sketches, commercial spoof and gag-dubbed as “Bente Tres Oras.” This year’s TV special tells the adventures of Bea Bangenge (Michael V) and Toto Batoto (Antonio Aquitania) as they embark on a journey to find a Wi-Fi connection for Bea. It is on this trip that they will meet the fascinator-wearing, hard-to-please Antonietta (Betong) and the acidtongued Mr. Assimo (Michael V). Other famous characters who will cross paths with Bea and Toto are mob king Don Cantoni (Paolo Contis), wisdomcracking hermit Tata Lino (Michael V), Mommy Vicky and Mommy Karen of Balitang Ina (Chariz Solomon and Valeen Montenegro), Lebrown James (Contis) and many more. For comedy genius Michael V., Bubble Gang’s loyal viewers have always been their inspiration in creating new gags and sketches. “The change in Bubble Gang is constant because of the continuous change in the audience profile. But it’s a good change, as always. I learn new things from them. For me, that is always a challenge and it’s also a good thing because it adds to my knowledge as a comedian,” he said. The rest of the cast includes Sef Cadayona, Boy 2 Quizon, Mikoy Morales, Jak Roberto, Archie Alemania, Juancho Trivino, James Macasero, Roadfill, Diego Llorico, Kim Domingo, Andrea Torres, Jackie Rice, Denise Barbacena, Lovely Abella, Analyn Barro, Arra San Agustin, Arny Ross and Myka. Under the helm of director Bert de Leon, head writer Caesar Cosme, don’t miss Bubble Gang’s telemovie on 23 November after Pamilya Roces on GMA-7. A throwback shindig PAOLO Contis. With The Company’s vocals injected with Jon Santos’s brand of comedy, expect a night filled with throwbacks with the best “retro” beats Groove back to the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s in a concert driven by nostalgia and one that will tickle the funnybones. See the Philippines’ premier vocal ensemble on stage with a class act comedian in “Throwback with The Company and Jon Santos” on 1 December at The Theatre at Solaire. Starting out as an outof-college regroup, The Company has evolved in its decades in the music industry. From singing traditional genres, it decided to move to a capella and vocal jazz as a new challenge and for the novelty of the pieces. The release of the members’ singles “Everlasting Love,” “Muntik na Kitang Minahal” and the popular love song “Now That I Have You,” which is often used as movie theme songs, or in wedding halls, has immortalized their names. The original members, apart from Moy Ortiz, have moved on to pursue the next chapters of their lives but not without passing on the torch to their successors who have kept their legacy alive and very much felt today. A stark contrast to the steady melody of songs comes Jon Santos, a powerhouse comedian famous for his impersonations. His satirical impressions of the country’s most prominent political personas are complemented by his quick wit, allowing such a seemingly hilarious number to become the controversial stirrer of important conversations. He has transformed himself to the likes of former president Joseph Estrada, senator Miriam Santiago and Batangas governor Vilma Santos, who he admits is his favorite. Although he became known for his comedic prowess, Santos was able to establish his credibility as a theater performer who can add more spunk to any character he portrays. He has performed as lead in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and more recently, Rak of Aegis. From singing traditional genres, they decided to move to a capella and vocal jazz as a new challenge and for the novelty of the pieces. The Theatre at Solaire’s advocacy of bringing Filipino pop music into the limelight means offering acts that the audience wants but also presenting ingenious collaborations. “This unexpected tandem will highlight another layer of Filipino pop music that goes beyond the tunes, lyrics and voices. The Company and Jon Santos together on one stage merges what the Filipinos love most — good music and witty comedy. You will witness a new wave of theatrics that’s as exciting but with more spontaneity and humorous reality jabs.” says Audie Gemora, Solaire’s director for Entertainment. With The Company’s vocals injected with Santos’s brand of comedy, expect a night filled of throwbacks with the best “retro” beats that will make you dance, laugh and remember good old days. For tickets, call TicketWorld at 891-9999. NEA Crossword Puzzle © 2018 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS ACROSS 1 Prune (off) 4 Spiciness 8 Showed use 12 Balloon filler 13 Writer Kingsley — 14 Lie adjacent 15 Land in “la mer” 16 Kind of roast 17 Platter 18 Did steno work 20 Incisors 21 Whiskey grain 23 Koch and Wynn 24 Beansprouts bean 27 Snags 29 Montana and Flutie 32 Does well 33 Environmental prefix 34 — kwon do 35 Pie — mode 36 Greek X 37 Bona — 38 Taint 39 Versatile vehicles 40 Not shut 41 Codgers’ queries 42 1,101, in old Rome 44 Throat warmer 47 Of the past 51 Actor Alan 52 Tehran’s land 55 Beam of light 56 Flits about 57 Dull drill 58 Forum hello 59 Altar area 60 Auction site 61 Earn DOWN 1 Cafe au — 2 Too suave 3 Get ready 4 Strong and tough 5 Big bird 6 Intend 7 Recipe meas. 8 Walks in the water 9 Stage honor 10 Auto body woe 11 Inscribe indelibly 19 Units of energy SUDOKU 20 NFL scores 22 Bounces 23 “I” trouble? 24 Sir’s companion 25 ASU rival 26 At hand 28 Exercise aftermath 29 Ear cleaner (hyph.) 30 Directed 31 Visible 37 Thwart 39 TV band 41 Delete 43 Brooklyn’s — Island 44 Long story 45 Show appreciation 46 Finds the sum 48 Wind resistance 49 Roof part 50 “Da” opposite 52 Anger 53 Thieve 54 — — premium Answer to previous puzzle by Ramon Lorenzo Write a numeral from 1 to 9 in each box so that each appears only once in each row, column and 3 x 3 box. Answer for yesterday’s puzzle PHOTO shows (from left) Sweet Plantado, Moy Ortiz, OJ Mariano, Jon Santos, Annie Quintos and Cecile Bautista. D A I L Y G O S P E L Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. Luke 19: 1-10 When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”
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