Pictures of the Week: August 26 – September 1, 2006

Tragedy at Sea
MT Solar I, a ship carrying two million liters of bunker fuel, sank off the coast of Guimaras on August 11, spilling about a tenth of its cargo. The Filipino government admitted that the sinking highlighted the government's helplessness against oil spills, even as President Gloria Arroyo vowed that those responsible 'would pay dearly.'