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==Featured News of The Philippines==
==Featured News of The Philippines==
Updated: December 17, 2021
Updated: December 18, 2021


'''DPWH Bicol completes P20-M road project in Sorsogon'''.<br>
'''3K Central Luzon cops to ensure peace for holidays'''.<br>
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its Sorsogon 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO), has completed the PHP20 million worth of 1,119 meters paved road in Barcelona town in Sorsogon province. DEO chief Felix Dimaano Jr. said the road will serve as the link of the barangays to the town proper where goods and agricultural products are being sold. “It will also provide better access for people wanting to visit the historically rich and scenic attractions of Barcelona and Bulusan, thereby strengthening the local tourism industry,” Dimaano said in a social media post Friday. The project is part of the Ariman Junction-Bulusan Lake Road connecting Barcelona and Bulusan towns classified and designated as tourism hubs in Sorsogon.  
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga About 3,000 policemen in Central Luzon have been deployed to beef up security in the region’s transport terminals and leisure areas where people are expected to gather for the holidays. Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay, Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) director, said on Saturday he ordered all city and provincial police directors to continuously conduct police-focused operations and sustain the level of alertness and vigilance. The policemen have been deployed to man assistance desks in transport terminals, commercial establishments, and places of worship starting December 16. This is not only to ensure public safety and order but also to provide public assistance, in collaboration with other agencies and volunteer organizations, Baccay added.
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'''Sagada requires vax card, Covid-19 test result for tourists'''<br>
'''Food, medical aid, doctors airlifted to Siargao'''<br>
BAGUIO CITY – Tourists have to present a negative test result for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and a vaccination card before they can enter the town of Sagada in Mountain Province. The protocol is included in Advisory No. 63 posted on the town's official Facebook account on Thursday, which updated entry protocols in compliance with Sangguniang Bayan Resolutions 210-2021 and 222-2021. The town will be accepting tourists who can present a certificate showing that the person has been fully vaccinated which must be accompanied by a rapid antigen test result taken not more than 24 hours upon arrival in Sagada or a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or saliva test result which is 48 hours from the time of release. The test results must be accompanied by the official receipt from the accredited testing facility. Day tours are not allowed and tourists must book at least a one-night stay in a Department of Tourism (DOT)-accredited and local government unit (LGU)-certified accommodation establishment.
BUTUAN CITY – The airlifting of food and medical supplies has begun to help the distressed residents of Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte, one of the areas devastated by Typhoon Odette. In his Facebook post on Saturday, Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas said an airplane carrying five tons of food, including medical supplies, and a team of doctors has left Manila heading for the island. “We expect a regular delivery of five tons of food per day through air transport,” Matugas added. He also confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte would visit the severely-battered island on Saturday.


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