CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Police confiscated illegal firecrackers and manufacturing materials valued at P3 million during a search warrant operation in Purok 2, Barangay Bigaa, this town, on Friday morning, Dec. 5. Eight workers, including a minor, were apprehended. The minor was turned over to the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) broadened its crackdown on illegal firecrackers to include a sweeping campaign against online sellers. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered police units to dismantle digital marketplaces that have allowed banned products to quietly re-emerge ahead...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 destroyed 1,347 illegal firecrackers seized during the Yuletide season in the Cagayan Valley region on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7. ILLEGAL firecrackers destroyed by the Police Regional Office-2. Police Brig. Gen. Antonio...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Several cartons of firecrackers confiscated by the police here during the holiday season were destroyed on Tuesday, Jan. 7. POLICE prepare for the firecracker disposal activity in Zamboanga City. (ZCPO) A Zamboanga City Police Office statement said the disposal was...
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...
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...
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...
(File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, that it has confiscated more than 520,000 pieces of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices as part of efforts to ensure public safety and reduce cracker-related injuries this holiday season. PNP spokesperson...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A destroyed prohibited firecrackers valued at P1.4 million seized in the Southern Tagalog region from Dec. 18 to 30. POLICE destroy confiscated illegal firecrackers worth P1.4 million on Monday, Dec. 30, in Camp Vicente Lim, Laguna. (Photo...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 on Monday destroyed P40,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices seized all over Western Visayas region. FIREMEN destroy illegal firecrackers in Camp Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6 headquarters in Iloilo City on Dec. 30. ...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (PPAB) Navotas 1st district Rep. Toby Tiangco has called on Philippine National Police (PNP) to ramp up its efforts against the sale of illegal firecrackers, particularly those being sold online....
