Friday, August 22, 2008 (Philippines)

PO3 Marissa Dirige receives the Top Gun Award from Baguio Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. during the graduation ceremony of the city's first all-female Swat team on Thursday. (Sun.Star Baguio/Rizaldy Comanda) SIX persons died and one was injured in various areas of the region at the height of typhoon Karen (Nuri) on Wednesday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. Four persons, including three kids in Benguet and one woman in Baguio, were buried in mudslides caused by the heavy downpour. The casualty in Abra was pinned down by a fallen tree. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog [full story]