Saturday, June 28, 2008 (Philippines)

This schoolboy spells "cool" in his stance with a pair of shades hanging beneath his chin and his schoolbag slung on his back while seated atop a fire hydrant, unmindful of the goings on around him; typical of schoolboys, really. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes) THE National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) admonished the international mining corporation BHP-Billiton for allegedly interfering with the affairs of the indigenous peoples in Barangay Cabuaya, City of Mati. NCIP Regional Director Roque Agton Jr. reminded BHP-Billiton Philippine Country Manager Troy J. Charlton in a letter dated June 16 that it is prohibited from "exploiting the noticeable divergence of opinion between/among indigenous peoples." Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]