CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four individuals – two men and two women – sustained second- and third-degree burns in an alleged explosion in a fireworks factory in Balangay 9, Barangay Poblacion, Quezon, Bukidnon, on Friday, December 29. THE Quezon Municipal Police Station and the Bureau of Fire...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Isabela Provincial Health Office recorded five firecracker-related injuries in the province as of December 30. Provincial Health Education and Promotion Officer Arlene Martinez said the town of Roxas has two, this city, two, and the municipality of Alicia, one. A...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Twenty-five firecracker-related injuries were recorded in Region 1 (Ilocos) from December 21 to 27. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of the Department of Health-Region 1, said that Pangasinan recorded 20 firecracker-related injuries. La Union has four and Ilocos...
A day before the New Year’s Eve revelries, 11 new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Dec. 30, bringing the total number of cases to 107. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa demonstrated in a simulation how a patient victimized by...
A BRIGHT START Most Filipinos use fireworks during the New Year celebration in hopes of chasing away the bad luck and ushering in good fortune (Photo Manila Bulletin file photo) As we enter the New Year, it's important to remember how to keep safe once the fireworks start going off. In last...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported an increase in fireworks-related injuries, bringing the total to 96 as of Friday, Dec. 29, with eight new cases reported in a 24-hour period. Photo from DOH The latest victims, who ranged in age from five to 49, with a median age of 18, were mostly males,...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) is placing hospitals and health facilities in the region on Code White Alert from December 29 to January 2 for the New Year’s Eve revelry. “Ito ay...
BACOLOD CITY – This city logged the first firecracker-related injury this year on Christmas Eve. The victim was an 11-year-old boy here based on the record of the City Health Office (CHO). Dr. Grace Tan, head of the Environment Sanitation Division of the CHO, said the victim is a...
CEBU CITY – Nineteen firecracker-related injuries have been recorded in Region 7 from December 21 to 28, the Department of Health in Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-7) reported. The DOH-7 said Cebu province has the highest number of cases with eight followed by Cebu City with...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol and the Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) urged barangay officials in the region on Wednesday, December 27, to actively enforce the government's "Iwas Paputok" campaign this New Year celebration. During the press...
The total number of fireworks-related injuries climbed to 88, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 13 new cases on Thursday, Dec. 28. Photo from DOH Based on the DOH's Fireworks-Related Injuries (FWRI) report, from 6 a.m. on Dec. 27 to 5:59 a.m. on Dec. 28, the new cases involved...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Dec. 27 confirmed 23 new cases of fireworks-related injuries, bringing the total number of cases to 75 this holiday season. Photo from DOH The victims were aged between six and 55 and were mostly males. Forty percent of the cases were in Metro Manila (30...
