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(Photo courtesy of Oton, Iloilo MDRRMO) MANILA - The damage to infrastructure caused by Typhoon Odette in areas in the Visayas and Mindanao has been initially placed at more than PHP178 million, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday. "We estimate about PHP178.4 million damage of our structures. These are only the roads and bridges, not included (are) the buildings, private structures," DPWH Undersecretary Emerson Benitez said in a press briefing. The department said as of Friday noon, 16 road sections remained closed to traffic - two in Central Visayas, one in Eastern Visayas, five in Northern Mindanao, and eight in the Caraga region - due to fallen trees, flooding, soil collapse, landslide, road slip, damaged bridge, and vehicular accident. Meanwhile, four road sections have limited access - one in Northern Mindanao and three in Caraga - due to flooding and fallen trees. All other national roads and bridges in other affected regions are passab

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