Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (Philippines)

A girl washes her foot while her mother washes the dishes from water delivered through a pipe from a mountain spring in sitio Upian in Barangay Marilog, Davao City. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera) DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is revamping the City Engineers Office (CEO) to address the worsening flood problem in the city. Duterte, in his television program "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" Sunday, announced the appointment of retired Army Colonel Yusop Jimlani as general coordinator for the drainage rehabilitation project. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]