Drinking and cross-dressing are forbidden under Saudi Arabia’s conservative Islam-based sharia laws. Both offenses could bring up to six months in prison and lashes. None were charged with homosexual acts, a much more serious charge under Saudi law, Reyes said. The men have all been released to their employers while formal charges are drawn up, he added. Some one million Filipinos work in Saudi Arabia.
Filipino gays in Saudi face whipping
Sixty-seven Filipino men working in Saudi Arabia face jail and lashes for “imitating women” after being arrested at a party in which a number were dressed in drag, according to a Philippine embassy official. Riyadh police arrested all 67 men at a private party and drag show in a resort villa near Riyadh on June 13, Philippines embassy Vice Consul Roussel Reyes said. “They had alcohol and some were dressed up like women,” Reyes said.
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St Patrick Church 100th Anniversary with Mayor Robertson
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson presents the St Patrick Parish Centennial Committee with a Proclamation on Wednesday March 17, 2010 From left to right: Rev. Father Anthony Ho, Assistant Pastor, Ivan Douglas, Knights of Columbus, Rev. Father Vincent Hawkswell, Pastor, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Nap G. Espiritu, St. Patrick’s Seniors Group, Angie Merin, Catholic Women’s League, Joseph Gloria, St. Patrick’s Youth Group, Cora Pabo, Centennial Recording Secretary, Ronnie Ba’to, Hospitality Team, City Councillor Heather Deal
Photo Credit: Lara Honrado
Filcan Financial Services, Kabayan Immigration and Network Services Ltd. and Reyfort Media Group (Advertising Office) New Office Blessing 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, February 5, 2010 Photos by Art Viray and Dean Guzman. Click here to view more photos
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Of 100 Filipino students who enroll in Grade 1, only 56 will make it to Grade 6. Of the 56, only 23 will finish high school. Of the 23, only 14 will earn a college degree. Of the 14, only 8 or 9 can be absorbed by the job market.
Q. Why is the mortarboard that cap with a square, flat top worn by graduating students, so designed? read more
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