Around 20 individuals, including a three-year-old child, were injured in Rizal due to misfired and exploding firecrackers, mostly kwitis and fountain types, during New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. As of Friday morning, Jan. 2, the Rizal PPO...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) confiscated 23,415 prohibited firecrackers valued at P437,000 in Negros Island from Dec. 27, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026. These were presented in Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. in Barangay Estefania here on New Year’s Day and will...
Around 108 boxes and pieces of prohibited firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices were confiscated by the local government of Malabon and the Malabon City Police Station (Malabon CPS) during intensified operations in various parts of the city as part of ensuring a safe and orderly New Year...
To ensure a safe New Year celebration, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday, Dec. 30, urged the public to avoid illegal firecrackers and warned that violators may be arrested. Domagoso stressed that the Manila Police District (MPD) will intensify patrols and confiscate...
The local government of Pasig on Tuesday, Dec. 30, announced it will impose a P5,000 fine on anyone caught using firecrackers and pyrotechnics outside designated zones. Mayor Vico Sotto earlier said the city did not issue any special permits to sell firecrackers, leaving no one authorized to sell...
The Police Regional Office-13 on Tuesday inspected firecracker display zones and authorized sellers in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte province. PRO-13 chief Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P Magistrado IV checked business permits, seller authorization, and compliance with safety regulations....
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a man accused of intentionally setting a firecracker stall on fire in Barili town, Cebu province on Sunday, Dec. 28. Jonathan Mahinay Matosada, 43, was arrested in his home in Barangay Poblacion, Barili on Monday afternoon, Dec. 29. Police said another man involved in...
With the New Year’s revelry just two days away, the Philippine National Police (PNP) directed police forces nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 30, to conduct a final sweep of prohibited pyrotechnic materials to prevent cracker-related accidents and injuries. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police destroyed P4.8-million worth of illegal firecrackers during a ceremony here on Tuesday morning, Dec. 30. PRO 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, who led the event, said that from Dec. 16 to present, they conducted a total of 238 police operations,...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police on Monday destroyed P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices confiscated in Central Luzon. The destruction in Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga, was part of intensified measures to ensure public safety during the holiday season. It was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two young boys have been injured by firecrackers here. A seven-year-old boy from Barangay Tugbungan was injured in the eye after he was struck by a Kwitis on Christmas Day. An eight-year-old boy from Barangay Santa Catalina sustained injuries in the hand from a Super Lolo, a...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is investigating an incident where boys played a game using firecrackers on a dike separating the districts of Jaro and Mandurriao over the weekend. The incident’s video garnered online attention, with Ilonggo netizens comparing it to Harry...
