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==[[Parañaque City News]]==
==[[Parañaque City News]]==
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'''5 old bombs found in Parañaque'''
'''Passport services at DFA-OCA closed on Monday'''
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/02/08/12/5-old-bombs-found-para%C3%B1aque
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/02/09/12/passport-services-dfa-oca-closed-monday
*By: Alex Santos
*By: ABS-CBNnews.com
*''February 08, 2012''
*''February 09, 2012''


Five World War 2 era bombs were found by the Explosive Ordnance Division of the Parañaque police in a construction site on Wednesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) will be closed for passport services and document authentication on Monday, February 13.
 
The DFA said the date was declared a special non-working holiday by the Parañaque City Government in celebration of Parañaque City Day.
The bombs, which were dug near the Nichols Air Base, are ammunition for 105mm howitzers used by the Americans during World War 2.
 
Meanwhile, the OCA's Authentication Division located in the DFA's Roxas Boulevard office will be open to the public on that day.
Based on records from the Parañaque police, this is the fourth incident of such bombs being discovered in the city.
 
DFA-OCA operations in its ASEANA office will resume on Tuesday, February 14.
Bomb experts reminded the public to alert authorities in the event of finding explosive devices to prevent any untoward incident.


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