TERROR attacks have cast a pall over New Year celebrations but the world’s capitals, including Manila, defied the threats, saying goodbye to tumultuous 2016 and welcoming 2017 with fireworks and noise-making.
Recent blasts in the Visayas and Mindanao, which left 52 dead, have prompted the police to declare full alert nationwide and deploy 25,000 troops all over Metro Manila.
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