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SFA-AGR-Dec-05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   07 December 2005

AMBASSADOR ESPIRITU CONGRATULATES FILIPINO INVENTOR OF  “COCONETS” FOR WINNING 2005 WORLD CHALLENGE

7 December 2005 — Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James, UK Edgardo B. Espiritu (5th L) congratulates Juboken Enterprise, a Philippine company producing “coconets” from coconut husks that control erosion and prevent landslides, for winning this year’s World Challenge, a global competition sponsored by BBC World, Newsweek and Shell.   Eng. Justino Arboleda (4th L) presents to Ambassador Espiritu the award given to Juboken Enterprise as winner of this year’s World Challenge. Others in photo are (L-R) Commercial attaché Roberto Mercado, Nestor Arboleda, Manuel Arboleda, Cecilio Arboleda, Fr. Sergs Magbanua, and Minister Leo Herrera Lim.
 

/jay