The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday, Dec. 23, issued the list of certified fireworks that the public should buy, and strongly reminded consumers to avoid fireworks that have no “PS” or the Philippine Standard mark.
The DTI listed 14 certified fireworks brand to guide consumers.
These are Dragon Fireworks (license number Q-1253), Diamond Fireworks (Q-1469), LF Fireworks (Leegendary, Q-1903), Pegasus (Q-1904), Phoenix (Q-1337), Double L (Q-1989), Nation Fireworks (Q-1388), LLF or Luha Leonardo’s Fireworks (Q-4504), Andy’s Fireworks (Q-4413), Pyro Kreations (Q-1352), Yangco (Q-4551), Star Light (Q-4667), A. Santiago (Q-4757), and 4SURE Fireworks (Q-4802).
“The purchase and use of uncertified fireworks and firecrackers may result to damage to properties and cause fatalities. Hence, the DTI is here to remind all consumers to only buy and support certified fireworks produced by licensed and authorized manufacturers with Philippine Standard (PS) License,” said DTI Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo on Friday.
Castelo heads the DTI’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS), under the Consumer Protection Group (CPG).
She said the DTI wants the public to carefully scrutinize fireworks and firecrackers manufactured locally and purchase only those with the PS mark for “guaranteed safety and quality.”
The DTI, in the same statement, said 14 listed brands contain only PS-Licensed companies as Republic Act No. 7183 or the Law on Pyrotechnic Devices prohibits the importation of finished firecrackers and fireworks.
The DTI also advises the public to check for the following information which should be clearly printed on a single-colored background on the firework packaging: name of firework; classification and intended use; brand or trade name;
name and address of manufacturer; the words “Made in the Philippines”; warnings and precautionary signs; appropriate instructions for use; effects; and the Philippine Standard (PS) quality mark with license number.
The Philippine National Standards or PNS are voluntary in nature and may be used as reference by any interested parties, said the DTI. “The conformance to PNS or parts thereof becomes mandatory only when the same is used as reference in Technical Regulations issued by regulatory authorities,” it added.