BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health-Cordillera has recorded 41 fireworks-related and one stray bullet injuries during the holiday season. The province of Abra has the highest number of cases with nine, followed by Baguio City with eight, eight in Kalinga, seven in Benguet, four each...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Island Region logged 53 fireworks-related injuries as of Jan. 1. The Department of Health-NIR said 31 of these cases recorded since Dec. 21 involved minors. Thirty-six sustained burns or blast injuries, 15 sustained eye injuries, one had blast and eye injuries, and...
CEBU CITY – Two deaths marred the New Year celebration in Cebu after a 23-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy died in separate fireworks-related incidents. In Barangay San Roque, Asturias town, Cyril John Amarillo Remis died after a firecracker exploded in his face past midnight on Wednesday, Jan....
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in the Cordillera region reported 25 cases of fireworks-related injuries as of Jan. 1, with most victims being minors who improvised “boga” to produce loud sounds. “There are 12 injuries caused by ‘boga’ recorded as of 6 a.m. on Jan. 1,”...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office recorded five fireworks-related injuries on New Year’s Eve in this province. ARQUELADA (FB) Ilocos Sur PDRRMO head Rhon Arquelada said the victims – four minors and one adult – sustained minor...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police said 30 individuals sustained fireworks-related injuries on New Year’s Eve in Laguna, Batangas, and Lucena City, Quezon. The Police Regional Office 4-A said nine were from Laguna, 19 in Batangas, and two in Lucena City. They were victims of “boga” or...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 1, recorded 141 new cases of firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 340. As of 2 a.m. on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City has recorded around 20 cases of fireworks-related injuries. (Santi San...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan -- A 44-year-old man was killed by a firework explosion in Barangay Bonuan Gueset here on New Year's Day. Police identified the victim as Allan. Investigation said that Ballesteros was lighting a firework in front of his house at 12:10 a.m....
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...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) reported 25 new firecracker-related injuries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 188 from Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. on Dec. 31. This represents a 52 percent increase compared to last year’s total of 124 injuries during the...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Dec. 30 reported 21 new firecracker-related injuries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 163, a 44 percent increase from the 113 cases recorded at the same time last year. Of the 163 victims, 135 are aged 19 or...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 142 fireworks-related injuries nationwide as of Sunday, Dec. 29, with 17 more injuries reported in the past 24 hours. This marks a 35 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The reported injuries occurred...