By Jim Gomez - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jun 16, 2008 8:18:46 EDT
CALBAYOG, Philippines — A mayor waited five years in vain for Filipino politicians to make good on a promise to build a badly needed health clinic in this far-flung city. U.S. Navy Seabees helped local troops construct it — in 30 days.
The Seabees, the Navy’s construction units, arrived weeks ahead of the hospital ship USNS Mercy, which visited impoverished Calbayog for the second time Saturday after treating thousands of people for free in 1987.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_mercy_philippines_061508/
