Cotabato family beats heat with rooftop sprinklers

STO. NIÑO, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — With no air conditioner at home, a low-income family in Barangay Ambalgan here has found a simple and affordable way to beat the scorching heat—by installing sprinklers on their roof at a cost of only P1,500. Blue-collar worker Melencio Padojinog said he came up with the idea after experiencing