Tuesday, March 28, 2006 (Philippines)

(Top) A fisherman looks at two of three resident dolphins off Barangay Poblacion in Lupon, Davao Oriental as they race against each other. The dolphins, two adults and one calf, have made the payao their home. (Above) The calm sea at sunset -- a time when the dolphins are most playful, even allowing humans to touch them. (Stella A. Estremera/Sun.Star Davao) THE roofdeck of the City Council building is not structurally flawed, but leaving it unfinished will lead to its hastened deterioration, City Engineer Meinrado Metran said. In his counter affidavit submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman, Metran said the long delay in the roofdeck project is in fact exposing the structure to unnecessary wear and tear. Congratulations to the graduates of 2006! Post your graduation experiences and greetings here. [full story]