A Grand Mosque donated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to Kota Batu, in Mindanao of the Philippines, is expected to be completed by March next year.

The mosque will be the largest in the Philippines and will be named after His Majesty.

This was revealed by Mr Alexander Badong Yano, the Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam during a courtesy call to Pehin Kapitan Cina Kornia Di-Raja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok yesterday morning.

Mr Alexander Badong Yano, the Philippine ambassador also expressed wishes Philippines and Brunei will continue to enjoy a strong relationship. He also thanked His Majesty's government for being very supportive of the Filipino people in Brunei.

Pehin Kapitan Cina Kornia Di-Raja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok, the owner of Hua Ho Department store employed around 400 Filipino workers.

Pehin Kapitan Cina Kornia Di-Raja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok said: "Filipino workers are responsible and hard working. I seldom have any problem with them."

The Philippines Ambassador thanked Pehin Kapitan Cina Kornia Di-Raja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok for his support and good treatment of his fellow countrymen. He also hoped that the support will continue on.

Beside Filipinos, Hua Ho Department store also has workers from eight other countries.

Pehin Kapitan Cina Kornia Di-Raja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok then presented a memoir of his own life written in a book to Mr Alexander Badong Yano. - Borneo Bulletin (28th November 2009)