Tuesday, June 10, 2008 (Philippines)

These boys are not so het up about selling their flaglets along Tionko Avenue. The flaglets, which was once a best-seller right before Independence Day over a decade ago, no longer gather many buyers. (Contributed photo) THE City Council committee on environment and natural resources will conduct an inquiry into the coco oil sludge spill within this month, committee chair Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III said. An estimated 1,500 liters of coconut oil sludge from Bio Energy 8, a coconut processing plant owned by the Zubiris at Km. 10 in Sasa, reportedly spilled into the Davao Gulf Saturday after days of heavy rain. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]