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WEKAF to bestow distinct honor on eskrima legends wrote:
CEBU, Philippines - The World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) will bestow a distinct honor to 15 eskrima greats - the Order of Datu Lapu-Lapu - for their invaluable contribution in the study, practice and promotion of the indigenous Filipino martial art. The conferment rites is scheduled at 7 pm on July 18 at the Amnezia Super Club in the north reclamation area.

The first batch of honorees who will be enshrined into the hallowed portals of the newly-built Shrine of Eskrima located at the Doce Pares Mountain Park in Brgy. Malubog, Cebu City is led by WEKAF Chairman Emeritus and Supreme Grandmaster Dionio "Diony" Cañete.

SGM Diony Cañete will be joined by his uncle Ciriaco "Noy Cacoy" O. Cañete of Cacoy Doce Pares, Bonifacio "Loloy" Uy of BDU Eskrima Club, Isidro Casio of San Miguel Eskrima Club, Andres "Cano" Cañete of San Miguel Eskrima, Nick Elizar of Nickel Stick Balintawak, Rodrigo Maranga of Eskrima Maranga Kombati, Prudencio "Ondo" Caburnay of Lapunti Eskrima de Abaniko, Felix "Tenciong" Gutang of Doce Pares, Pacito Velez of Balintawak International, and Alfredo Carin of Carin Eskrima Club.

To be conferrerd with such great honor from the United States are GMs Arnulfo "Dong" Cuesta of FIMA Academy/Doce Pares USA, Max M. Pallen of Senkotiros, Dr. Carlos N. Patalinghug, Sr. of Kick Connection/Doce Pares and Dexter Labonog of Martial Art Club.

"The Order of Datu Lapu-Lapu is the highest honor and title one can receive for his selfless devotion to the Filipino martial art," said SGM Diony Cañete. "These living legends of eskrima will be honored not only for their skills, but also for their undying passion, integrity, values and character that are worth emulating for by the younger generation of martial artists."

The event is among the highlights the 12th WEKAF Championship set on July 18-24 at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

At least 700 eskrimadors from 27 countries will see action in the world's biggest and most prestigious arnis tournament.

Aside from host Philippines and defending champion United States, the other participating nations are France, Oman, Iran, Scotland, Ireland, England, Spain, Puerto Rico, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Hong Kong, Hungary, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Greece, South Korea, Vietnam, Sweden, Poland, and Indonesia.

USA ruled the previous edition of the biennial tilt hosted by Mexico in 2010. Phl, which hosted the inaugural edition of the event on August 11- 13, 1989 at the University of the Visayas (UV)-Main gym, last won the overall championship 2000.

Meanwhile, a Head of State will grace the week-long joust for the first time in the 23-year history of WEKAF Championship. He is no other than the Honorable Didier Robert, president of Reunion Island in France.

Cañete said they have already coordinated with the office of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia considering that Robert and his entourage must be accorded with all the diplomatic courtesy due him as a foreign dignitary.
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Rebels armed with chainsaws attack Philippine towns wrote: COTABATO, Philippines — A breakaway group of Muslim rebels armed with chainsaws and guns launched simultaneous attacks across 11 towns in the southern Philippines on Monday, leading to clashes with troops.

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked an army detachment, touching off gunbattles in the southern province of Maguindanao, the army and police said.

At least one soldier was wounded as sporadic fighting raged into daybreak, said provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Marcelo Pintac.

The rebels had cut down electrical relay posts before dawn, plunging several towns into darkness.

The fighting raised fears it could lead to large displacements of villagers, said regional military spokesman Colonel Prudencio Asto, and forced schools to suspend classes for the day.

"We are on defensive posture now and we will take care of the communities and the people," he said, adding that commuters were also advised to avoid passing along highways where fighting could spill over.

The BIFF is headed by Ameril Umbrakato, a Saudi Arabian-educated guerrilla who splintered from the 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which had entered into peace talks with Manila.

Umbrakato had boasted of having about 5,000 armed fighters, though military officials believe he only has a few hundred under his command.

Umbrakato is known to be a Muslim hardliner and he has accused his former comrades of betraying the rebellion's ultimate goal of an independent Islamic state in the troubled south.

The government has said it hopes to sign a peace deal with the MILF by the end of the year, but had asked the MILF leadership to help contain Umbrakato's forces.

The Muslim insurgency began in the early 1970s and the fighting has killed some 150,000 people as well as plunged large parts of the south into deep poverty.
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Meanwhile, the Curiosity Mars Rover just made all its money back by doing this:

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It was inevitable.
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