Tuesday, August 05, 2008 (Philippines)

Workers of the public works department fill potholes along McArthur Highway in the City of San Fernando with soil as temporary remedy. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro) MABALACAT -- Residents of some north-eastern villages here have denounced the alleged dumping of tons of garbage in an open dumpsite in Barangay Sapang Balen, this town. They said the transformation of the remote Sapang Balen into a garbage dumping point does not only pollute the air of the nearby villages but also pose hazards to their health. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]