Kerby "Kerbs" Salazar Arreglo
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kerby Salazar Arreglo  is the newly appointed  official Middle East news correspondent  for  the   FILIPINO
IMAGE  Magazine
 and  the  PINOY GLOBAL  ONLINE NEWS,  a  24/7 media  both base in  Washington, D.
C., and  serving the Filipinos globally.  He is affectionately  called  "Kerbs"  by  legion of  friends in the Middle
East.    In  1994,   immediately after completion of  his college education,  he  joined his  father and other
members of the Arreglo family  who migrated  to Saudi Arabia  as early  as  1984.  He   joined   his  father's  
firm,  
Arabian Services Company (ASC),  providing  services for the Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia  by  hiring  
contract  workers from different countries and provide all the manpower needed in the Middle East,  including
providing the manpower  for  the civilians working at  the  U.S. Armed Forces  Military  bases  in  the  region.   
After  12  years of dedication to his  various positions,   Kerby was recently promoted to the prestigious  
position as the  Recreation Manager  for  the  huge U.S. Base  in  Riyadh.   Among others,  he  is  tasked  of  
planning  and   providing  creational  activities as well as managing all the creational facilities for the gigantic
U.S. Bases in the region.

Kerby's   father,  Tirso Cometa Arreglo  is   married to  the   former  Leticia Salazar , both  originated from  
Cebu, Philippines.  He  has two sisters:  Leslie, 34, and Gaye, 26.  Kerby's  wife   is  the  former Charina
Ancheta  of  Caloocan City  who is  sponsored  to work in Saudi Arabia   by  Princess Nourah  Al  Saud  of  the
Royal  Family in  the Kingdom  of  Saudi Arabia.   Kerbs and Charina  have two children:  Jecko Lorenzo, 6,
and  Chelsea Nour, 3. The entire Arreglo  family are all residents of  Riyadh,  and are all employed with the  
Arabian Service Company as civilian employees  assigned to  U.S. Military bases.  Kerby's wife, Charina
works as a nurse  at  Obagi  Hospital in Riyadh.

Kerbs graduated at  Balingasa High  School   in  Quezon City  in 1989.  He  completed his college education
from  Polytechnic University  of  the Philippines in 1994 as a computer programmer.  His  hobbies are  
playing basketball, tinkering with computers,  and  is handy with camera that whenever Filipinos  get  
together  to  celebrate any kind of occasions, Kerby is expected to take the souvenir pictures.

"The Filipinos in the Middle East  are  strict  in  following the rules  and  regulations imposed by the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. We are provided with all kinds of comfort and are given the opportunity to celebrate activities
that are usually common  in the Philippines," explain Kerbs,  who  for  the past few years have spearheaded  
basketball  tournaments  and other sporting activities around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
neighboring areas in the Middle East.

As the official  Middle East news correspondent  for  
FILIPINO IMAGE Magazine and  the 24/7   PINOY
GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS
,  Kerby will be covering the functions and activities undertaken by the Philippine
Diplomatic establishments in the Middle East.  His main base of operations  will be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
encompassing other places in the Middle East. (NM•Wahington,DC•113006)  
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