Raids net hundreds of illegals

A total of 1,200 police officers have been deployed in the Western Region to arrest illegal workers, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
More officers would be deployed if necessary, said Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Al-Sooli, director general of Makkah Police, at a press conference.
Al-Sooli said the police department has information about places to inspect. Officers would conduct more than one raid at a specific location. There would be multiple visits within the space of hours and days, he said.
He urged the public to cooperate with the police, and use the 989 toll free number to provide information on illegal workers in the country. He said the deportation of illegal workers was vital for the country’s stability and prosperity.
“If you follow the principles of your religion by paying Zakat, giving charity, and praying, you are also obliged to protect the nation from violators who are affecting the way it functions. The security forces consist of your brothers, cousins and neighbors and you have to cooperate with them.”
Al-Sooli said there are many operations planned for Jeddah because it is a business hub and the gateway to the two holy mosques. “We will deport illegal expatriates and also not spare their employers whether big, small, beggar or businessman.”
There would also be penalties for property owners that rent homes to violators. “We will check rent agreements gradually,” he said. Police officers are conducting inspections at entry and exit points in the city, and at schools.

Al-Sooli said the second phase of the crackdown on illegal workers, which began on Sunday, would focus on ensuring that expatriates are in jobs matching those stated on their residence permits.
He said the crackdown on illegal workers over the past few months has resulted in a 14 percent drop in the crime rate. The police are currently working with Saudi Arabian Airlines and embassies to organize travel documents and plan deportation procedures, he said.
Al-Sooli said that most of the people arrested previously were from Yemen and Pakistan. In reply to a question, he said that the police would arrest those Burmese nationals who have no identity documents. They would be treated like other illegal expatriates, he said.

Raids intensified: End of the road for illegals

Hundreds of residency and labor law violators have been arrested during the raids launched by the Interior and Labor Ministries.
“We have made preparations to conduct an intensive crackdown on illegal foreigners in the Kingdom’s different regions and we have adopted new mechanisms for the purpose,” said a joint statement issued by the two ministries on Monday.
In the Eastern Province alone police arrested 658 illegal foreign workers on the first day, bringing the total number of expats arrested in the region to 145,295. A total of 5411 illegals were held in Jazan, 633 in Asir and 60 in Baha.
The new mechanisms aim to track violators and punish them in accordance with the Kingdom’s laws, the statement said. Officials told Arab News that penalties would be applied not only to illegal expats but also those who shelter them, hire them and enable them to move around.
Sponsors who allowed their foreign workers to open own private businesses and employers who failed to report their overstaying workers face punishments.
The joint raids by the two ministries, in the second phase of the major campaign, will also target private businesses of expat workers, absentees from work, infiltrators and Haj and Umrah pilgrims who overstayed visas.
Foreigners who came on visit visas as well as for tourism, treatment and transit purposes and did not leave the Kingdom before the expiry of their visas will also be arrested and deported, the statement said while urging citizens to support the campaign to free the Kingdom from illegals.
Institutions that employ infiltrators will be fined SR100,000, slapped a five-year ban on recruitment while its manager will be jailed for two years. If the manager is an expat, he will be deported after serving the jail sentence.
Haj and Umrah companies who fail to inform the competent authorities for any delayed departure of their pilgrims after the deadline will be fined up to SR100,000.
The statement urged citizens and residents to follow the residency and labor regulations so they are not subjected to fines amounting up to SR100,000, jail for six months and five-year recruitment ban.
Those who harbor illegal expats can also face similar fines amounting up to SR 100,000, two-year imprisonment and deportation if they are expats. The ministries stated that the fines vary depending on the crimes.
The ministries urged citizens to report violators by calling 989. The list of violations and penalties can be found on their websites.

OFW, who killed Saudi employer, executed in Riyadh

MANILA, Philippines - An overseas Filipino worker, who killed his Saudi employer in 2007, was executed in Riyadh on Monday.

"It is with sadness that we confirm the execution of OFW Joven Esteva at 9 am today (Saudi time) in Riyadh," Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Charles Jose said.

Esteva, a family driver, was convicted of murder in 2007 for killing his Saudi employer, as well as injuring his employer's son.

Jose said despite the Philippine government's efforts, the victim's family refused to grant Esteva forgiveness.

"We have provided Mr. Esteva all necessary and appropriate legal and consular assistance, including providing a lawyer, since his arrest in 2007. Regrettably, despite efforts of the Philippine government, the family of victim refused to grant forgiveness," he said.

To recall, Esteva arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2006, where he started to work as a family driver. His employer was a professor at a university in Riyadh, and reportedly treated Esteva well.

In January 2007, Esteva started experiencing health problems, including insomnia. After he was unable to sleep for months, Esteva was sent by his employer to a clinic for a check-up but the results were negative.

In May 2007, Esteva killed his employer and nearly killed his son.

The court found Esteva guilty and sentenced him to death by beheading.

Despite an appeal by the embassy that Esteva was not in his right state of mind during the incident, the Court of Cassation re-affirmed the death sentence. - With report from Jay Ruiz, ABS-CBN News

Filipina in Saudi Riyadh Rob by 3 men who's riding in the blue GMC van

Please be aware to all of my friends, colleagues.. Just now i was robbed by 3 men who's riding in the blue GMC van.. with no plate number! Near Millennium school.. together with my sisters. They took my bag & everything was there.. As if it was an action movie.. Just be careful and be observant while walking..

by: Vicky 

1st 10-25(Meeting) for KB 2K1 Chapter

1st 10-25(Meeting) for KB 2K1 Chapter - The meeting that was happened Today is totally very nice.A start of a good milestone..Keep up the good work maam and sir..One Team, One Goal..To serve the humanity with sincerity...

Kabalikat CIVICOM Chapter 2K1 RIYADH TIGERS meeting last Friday

Riyadh KSA 2K1 Chapter Central Region

Riyadh KSA 2K1 Chapter Central Region

KABALIKAT Relief Operation, Dental and Medical Mission to all Distress OFW'S

Promises yet to be fulfilled

By Cito Beltran

More than dying for God and country, more than ridding us of a wicked mass-murderer and terrorist, the Fallen SAF-44 made us all pay more attention to the Bangsamoro Basic Law and question its legality and legitimacy. From indignation and anger, we now find ourselves asking the real questions and talking about possible consequences.

First and foremost, we now question whether the MILF can be trusted to govern a large area of one of our three main islands. How can we trust rebels who have not given up the option of armed struggle and who have stood mute if not in collusion with terrorists and sworn enemies of the state and its people? Now we ask how giving in to the MILF will bring peace with the different tribes, clans and political groupings who all claim to be co-equal with the MILF. Do we give all of them their respective independent Islamic State or Caliphate? Or shall we watch them butcher each other the same way their role model brothers in the Middle East are doing in Iraq, Syria, and Africa?

Rather than resigning ourselves to the will of the P-Noy administration we are now asking what are the non-beauty pageant reasons why the Aquino-2 administration is so fired up to push for the BBL? Is it true that the United States stands to gain access or tenancy somewhere in Davao or other parts of Mindanao to relocate their military bases in Japan, which is why the Japanese government has reportedly been fully supportive of the BBL because they can be rid of the political burden if not the curse of American military bases? 

These are just some of the questions we have begun to ask or finally opened our eyes and ears to. Perhaps we should also ask the question on what will be the end result of the BBL? Will it lead to the total “Islamization” of Mindanao or worse will it ultimately lead to a new Philippine flag, one with only two stars left and a crescent moon? We all want peace but those who stand to gain the most in all of this, the MILF, must earn it not from the barrel of a gun or a Jihadist threat. Peace must be earned by shared responsibility and evidence of action. “You are either for us or against us.”

For his part, Senator Allan Peter Cayetano has stepped up and has demonstrated what being a true lawmaker and Gatekeeper is about by exposing the many wrong things in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. Given how the BBL gives the MILF 75 billion annually, their own police force and provisions for expansion of territories and a list of potential nightmares, Cayetano is doing well by going to media and educating all Filipinos why the BBL needs to be rewritten.

On March 20, 2015 Opening of 1st AL YAMAMA BASKETBALL CUP in AL YAMAMA HOTEL BASTKETBALL COURT. Please support the KABALIKAT CIVICOM-BIC and WESTERN UNION BASKETBALL TEAM SELECTION

Please support Kabalikat Civicom Riyadh Tigers and Western Union Team Selection on March 20 2015 Opening of Al Yamama Hotel Basketball League 2015 open Invitational Game 6 ft below Category for Kabalikat Civicom and Open lnvitational Category for western union sponsored by Bright Investment Company -EPSON KSA and Western Union.

Patterns Of Leadership Behavior

The experienced leader uses many complex and subtle means to exercise his influence and stimulate those he leads to creative and productive efforts. The scope of leadership behavior is complex, ranging from highly leader-centered to highly group-centered.

1. TELLING. The leader identifies a problem, considers alternative solutions, chooses one of them, and then tell his followers what they are to do. He may or may not consider what he believes the group members will think or feel about the decision, but they clearly do not participate directly in the decision-making. Coercion may or may not be used or implied.

2. SELLING. The Leader, as before, makes the decision without consulting his group. However, instead of simply announcing his decisions, he tries to persuade the group members to accept it. He points out how he has considered organization goals and the interest of the group members and he states how the members will benefit from carrying out the decision.

3. TESTING. The leader identifies a problem and proposes a tentative solution. Before finalizing it, however, he gets the reaction of those who will implement it. He says, in effect, "I'd like your frank reactions to this proposal, and I will make then the final decision."

4. CONSULTATIVE. The leader here gives the group members a chance to influence the decision from the beginning. He presents a problem and the relevant background information, then ask the members for their ideas on how to solve it. In effect, the group is invited to increase the number of alternative actions to be considered. The leader then selects the solution he regard is the most promising.

5. JOINING. The leader here participated in the discussion as "just another member"--and agree in advance to carry out whatever the decision the group makes. The only limits placed on the group are those given to the leader by his superiors.

When you are the recognized leader of a group, you have certain prerogatives and powers. This is true whether you are the president of a corporation, the supervisor of a department, or the chair of a voluntary committee. How you use the power will affect both the productivity of the group and the freedom of the subordinates or group members. As you, the leader, use less of your authority and power, the group members gain greater freedom in making decisions; as you use more of your power, the group's freedom decreases.

An Effective Leader is:

1. Fair, just and sincere. Objective in dealing with people, promotes equal opportunity for everybody and is sincere in dealing with his/her constituency.
2. Flexible rather than rigid. "A bad leader reacts to change, a good leader responds." Flexibility means the readiness to respond and to adapt to changes that may occur.
3. Visionary and results-oriented creates a vision and has the capability to attain the best result-to-effort, outcome-to-task and output-to-input ratios.
4. Strong commitment to the ideals of the organization. Uphold and protect the principle that the group stand for.
5. Honest and responsible. Sacrifice personal agenda for the common good.
6. Motivates and unites. Promotes cooperation, volunteerism and teamwork among members.
7. Transparent and accountable. Discloses all transactions and activities of the organization and is answerable to the organization.
8. Creative. Resourceful and innovative in managing the organization and not bounded by traditional means, exploring other possibilities in pursuit of the organization's objective.

What is KABALIKAT CIVICOM?

The Kabalikat Civic Communicators Association, Inc., or simply known as KABALIKAT is presently the largest active radio communications network which utilizes all means of communication system from among members. Kabalikat has almost 500 chartered chapters nationwide and outside the country. Kabalikat engaged in public assistance particularly during disasters and natural calamities or whenever there is need to insure public comfort and convenience. It is a non-stock, non-profit civic organization whose noblest motive is the public welfare.