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...
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...
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...
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...
Attention all pyro lovers! Get ready to witness “the brightest show on Earth” as the highly anticipated Philippine International Pyromusical Competition is back after a four-year break. On their official Facebook page, the brightest competition of the year will take place on the following...
