ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo has recorded 23 fireworks-related injuries as of Tuesday, Dec. 31. IMPROVISED cannon or ‘boga’ confiscated by the police in Iloilo. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Health Office recorded the figure from 6 a.m. on Dec. 21 to 5:59 a.m. on Dec. 31. The...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Health warned the people in the Ilocos region to avoid using “boga” to welcome the new year due to the danger that the improvised cannon brings to the user. DOH-Ilocos Region Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco urged parents to keep an eye on their children as...
ILOILO CITY – Police here have seized 34 illegal noisemakers called “boga” or improvised cannons. Police Col. Kim Legada, Iloilo City Police Office chief, urged the people here to celebrate the New Year safely. ‘BOGA’ confiscated in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “We urge everyone to...
Bacoor Component City Police Station's Motorcade for Peace 2024 on Dec. 26, highlighting Anti-Criminality and Iwas-Paputok Campaigns (Photo from Bacoor CCPS/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The police seized illegal firecrackers and improvised cannons, locally known as "boga," in various parts of...
Hundreds of improvised cannons popularly known as "boga" were destroyed by members of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) in Taytay, Rizal, on Dec. 24. Rizal PPO Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said a total of 402 improvised cannons which were either made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, tin...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Police have seized “boga” and other illegal firecrackers in this province to ensure the safety of the people on New Year’s Eve. This is also in line with Provincial Ordinance 052-2023 or the anti-boga ordinance signed last Oct. 24 by Gov. Matthew Marcos...
Photo from Pixabay A few hours before the New Year revelries began, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed eight new fireworks-related injuries (FWR) on Sunday, Dec. 31, bringing the total number of FWRIs to 115. Based on the DOH’s FWRI report between 6 a.m., Dec. 30 and 5:59 a.m., the new...
DOH Eleven additional fireworks-related injuries were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Dec. 30 to 31. The new cases brought the tally of fireworks-related injuries to 52 since the DOH started its surveillance last Dec. 21. The DOH noted that the current total was 30 percent higher...
