Sunday, August 24, 2008 (Philippines)

Junjun grieves for his parents who were killed in Kolambugan town during Monday's attack by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey Nacalaban) TEN-year-old Raymundo Gil Jr. (Junjun to his friends and family) stared quietly at the two white coffins bearing the remains of his parents inside their house in Barangay Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City. Last weekend, they were a picture of a happy family as Junjun's parents Raymundo Sr., 37, and mother Dalila, 45, prepared for a vacation trip to Oroquieta City and Mahayag town in Zamboanga del Sur. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog [full story]