Thursday, July 31, 2008 (Philippines)

Accused child molester Carlos Decipolo hids under the blanket inside the Maharlika police detention center. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey Nacalaban) THE lack of firefighting equipment has impaired the Cagayan de Oro Central Fire Station from effectively performing its job, a fire official said. Standard-wise, the city's fire department has not met the requisite for an ideal city fire station because it lags behind in terms of firefighting facilities, said City Fire Marshall Benigno Amomonpon Jr. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]