Over 300 cases of firecracker-related injuries and road traffic incidents have been monitored by the Department of Health (DOH) during this holiday season. (DOH) As of Friday, Dec. 27, DOH monitoring showed there are 101 cases of firecracker-related injuries and 284 road traffic incident cases....
BAGUIO CITY – Four fireworks-related injuries have been recorded in this city as of Thursday, Dec. 26. POLICE arrested an online seller of illegal firecrackers in Baguio City on Christmas Day. The City Health Services Office said the four victims were all minors. Three of them were injured...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Negros Island Region (NIR) reported 11 fireworks-related injuries involving minors from Dec. 21 to 26. Eight sustained burns or blast injuries and three suffered eye injuries. Negros Occidental recorded seven, followed by Bacolod City with...
Less than a week before the New Year celebration, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 26 new cases of firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 69. In downtown Davao City, sidewalk vendors showcase a variety of blow horns. With a 23-year ban on firecrackers in place, locals now rely...
CALAUAG, Quezon – Two workers were rescued and two others remain missing when the deep well they were digging collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, April 30, in Barangay Biyan, this town. TWO workers were rescued and two others remain missing when the deep well they were digging collapsed in...
The Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the Quiapo Church Operations Center on Wednesday, Jan. 10 reported 751 injuries during the Traslacion, as part of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, on Jan. 9. The carriage of Black Nazarene along with sea of devotees stops at the Minor Basilica...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-9 recorded a total of 60 fireworks-related injuries in Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) as it winded up its fireworks-related injuries surveillance on Friday, January 6. No deaths due to firecrackers were reported. Zamboanga City recorded the highest number...
ILOILO CITY – A 28-year-old man was killed and 293 individuals were injured by fireworks during the holiday season in Western Visayas. A STALL selling firecrackers in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Dr. Fritzi Ann Suzette Jeroso-Dequito of the Department of Health-6 Health Promotion Unit said in an...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported nine new cases of fireworks-related injuries, recorded between 6 a.m. on Jan. 5 and 5:59 a.m. on Jan. 6. Manila Bulletin File Photo This brings the total count of injuries to 609 as the DOH concluded its surveillance for the 2023 fireworks season. It...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 1 has recorded 222 fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) from December 21 to January 4. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of DOH-Region 1, said the number of cases is 123 incidents or 124 percent more compared to the same period...
The Department of Health (DOH) disclosed on Friday, Jan. 5, an increase in fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) after 15 more cases were recorded pushing the total count to 600. Photo from DOH It also revealed four new confirmed stray bullet injuries (SBIs) and 11 FWRI cases, including a 44-year-old...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health-Cordillera has recorded 36 fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) during the New Year in the region. Thirty-five were injured due to fireworks and one was a victim of a stray bullet here. Two new cases were registered on Thursday morning, January 4, 57 percent...
