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Thursday, January 03, 2008 (Philippines)
| Minalin men put on dresses to get a feel on how to be "women" during the yearly Aguman Sandok held every New Year's Day. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro) |
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- More than 100 people were injured in firecracker-related incidents during the New Year's Eve in Pampanga, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.
Dr. Irene Canlas, officer-in-charge of the DOH-Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu), said that as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, more than 100 people were recorded injured due to minor blast and burn incidents. She also reported, "zero case" of death due to firecrackers.
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