Friday, August 08, 2008 (Philippines)

Celebrationof the 35th anniversary of the contro-versial Akhro fraternity: a member was caught with an unlicensed handgun while 35 others were detained for exploding firecrackers.(Contributed photo/Caloy Gocotano) BUSINESS leaders welcomed yesterday the clearance given to two passenger-cargo vessels of Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) to resume operations, more than a month since these were grounded after the mv Princess of the Stars sank. Carlos Co and Robert Go, both past presidents of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), said the resumption of operations will relieve business owners and workers who have suffered from the lack of inter-island transportation. The vessels are expected to sail again tomorrow. The jobs of those who work in the arrastre and trucking services, among others, will also be revived, Go added. [full story]