The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has mobilized immediate relief operations to assist communities devastated by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu and nearby provinces earlier this week. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., PCSO General...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Three construction workers were buried alive while excavating a relocation site for the sewerage system of a convention center here on Wednesday afternoon, March 12. Police identified the fatalities as Christian Mark Velasco, 41, of Quezon, Isabela,...
The Department of Health-Region 1 (Ilocos) has recorded 221 fireworks-related injuries from Dec. 21, 2024 to Jan. 6, 2025, 76.2 percent higher than the same period in 2023 with 126. DOH-Region 1Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco said Pangasinan has the highest number of FWRI cases with 119, followed...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 reported a decrease in fireworks-related incidents in the Ilocos region during the holiday season. EVANGELISTA (center) PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista attributed this to the intensified security measures and the extensive...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Jan. 6, reported a 38 percent increase in firecracker-related injuries this year. SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO Citing data from its sentinel sites, the DOH announced that the latest number of firecracker-related injuries has reached...
Photo from Pixabay The number of firecracker-related injuries in the country has surged to 832 as of Jan. 5, a significant increase from last year’s figures, based on a report by the Department of Health (DOH). This marks a 37 percent rise compared to the 606 cases recorded on the same date in...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first death caused by a stray bullet on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the number of firecracker-related injuries continues to rise. (DOH) Data from DOH’s sentinel sites showed that the total number of injuries has now reached 771, which is 27.6 percent higher...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health-Negros Island Region recorded 96 fireworks-related injuries in the region as of Jan. 2. Sixty-two of these cases since Dec. 21, 2024 were minors. Sixty-four victims sustained burns or blast injuries, 26 sustained eye injuries, two had blast and eye...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another death due to firecracker use on Friday, Jan. 3, as the number of injuries surged to over 700. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) Data from its sentinel sites revealed that the latest number of injuries is now 704, which is 16.9 percent...
CEBU CITY – The death of a 10-year-old boy due to a firecracker blast showed that the stern warning against the use of prohibited firecrackers had fallen on deaf ears. A WOODEN cross marks the spot in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City, Cebu where a boy died after playing with a firecracker on New...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 has recorded 154 fireworks-related injuries in Western Visayas region. A STALL selling firecrackers in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The DOH-6 said 39 injuries were recorded in DOH sentinel sites. The remaining 115 was reported in non-sentinel sites...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, that firecracker-related injuries have risen to 534. Santi San Juan / Manila Bulletin / file photo Data from 60 out of its 62 sentinel sites revealed that the latest number of injuries is “lower” compared to the figures reported on...
