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 [...]
August 22, 2008
‘Karen’ leaves 6 dead in Cordillera
August 22, 2008
All-female Swat team finishes course
AFTER almost two months of rigid classroom and field training, personnel of the all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) unit of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) finally graduated on Thursday.
The BCPO welcomed its 17 Swat policewomen — composed of one police-commissioned officer and 16 police non-commissioned officers — who officially finished their 45-day rigid [...]
