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==Featured News of The Philippines==
==Featured News of The Philippines==
Updated: February 16, 2022
Updated: February 17, 2022


'''DPWH to replace aging bridge in Bulacan'''.<br>
'''CDO monitors 121 'Omicron' close contacts'''.<br>
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – An aging bridge in Meycauyan City in Bulacan will finally be replaced with a new structure after almost 50 years, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday. George DC. Santos, the district engineer of the DPWH-Bulacan 2nd District Engineering Office, said the old Marcos Bridge, locally known as Tawiran Bridge, which was built in 1972 and officially opened to motorists in 1973, will be replaced to make way for a better bridge that conforms to the latest DPWH standard specification and seismic design. Santos said although the bridge remains in operation and open, they have observed an advanced deterioration of its structural elements.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) here has intensified the monitoring of the first-generation close contacts of the second batch of people infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019. In an online briefer Thursday, CHO medical officer Dr. Ted Yu Jr. said they have identified 121 first-generation close contacts of the recently reported 32 Omicron cases in the city. Yu said none of the close contacts, as of the moment, are experiencing Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ARI) or Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI). Mayor Oscar Moreno stressed the need for intensive monitoring of close contacts even if it has been more than a month since they got infected.
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''''Disgruntled' ex-NPA rebel yields in Nueva Ecija''<br>
'''Cebu administers 5.6M doses of Covid-19 vax''<br>
BALER, Aurora – A former member of the dismantled communist guerilla front Kilusang Larangang Gerilya-Sierra Madre (KLG-SM) of the New People’s Army (NPA) has surrendered to government troops in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday. In an interview on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commander of the Philippine Army's 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion, said alias "Ka Pado", a former member of KLG-SM's Squad Uno, also turned over his firearm and hand grenade to the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (1PMFC) of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO). Rubio said during a custodial debriefing, Ka Pado relayed that he was recruited to the terrorist organization by a member of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) in Quezon City in 2016, and was assigned in the KLG-SM operating in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora.
CEBU CITY ­– Almost a year since the inoculation rollout against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) started here, Cebu province, including this capital city, has administered some 5.6 million vaccine doses, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday said. DOH-7 data showed that a total of 2.8 million were administered as first dose, 2.6 million for second dose, and 232,358 doses for booster shots. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7 chief pathologist, said the number of doses administered in Metro Cebu areas accounts for 3.9 million doses or 70 percent of the over-all accomplishment in the island of Cebu.


Source: "[https://www.pna.gov.ph/ PNA.GOV.PH]"
Source: "[https://www.pna.gov.ph/ PNA.GOV.PH]"

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