The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Jan. 1, reported that the total number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) has reached 231 with 116 new cases recorded on New Year’s Eve. Individuals with injuries related to New Year celebrations were rushed to Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health recorded a total of 14 fireworks-related injuries in Region 4-A from December 21 to January 1. The DOH-Center for Health Development-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) logged seven new cases on New Year’s Eve. But it...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Five persons, including three children, were injured in five firecracker-related incidents in Central Luzon before New Year’s Eve, the Police Regional Office-3 reported on Sunday, December 31. In Bulakan, Bulacan, a man sustained burns on his legs, chest, and...
Photo from Pixabay A few hours before the New Year revelries began, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed eight new fireworks-related injuries (FWR) on Sunday, Dec. 31, bringing the total number of FWRIs to 115. Based on the DOH’s FWRI report between 6 a.m., Dec. 30 and 5:59 a.m., the new...
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...
