DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded 68 more firecracker-related injuries, raising the total to 153. The total number of fireworks-related injuries was as of 6 a.m. of Jan. 2. "These were 32 percent higher compared to 2020 (116 cases) and 61 percent lower than the five-year average...
Firecracker-related injuries have decreased further during the recent Christmas and New Year's Day revelries, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan....
Four persons including three kids were injured by firecrackers, one house burned down and one person was shot and killed amid the New Year celebration in Muntinlupa. Many people welcomed the New Year in Muntinlupa with firecrackers and fireworks despite a total ban on the use, possession and sale...
The Muntinlupa police confiscated firecrackers in Barangay Putatan on New Year’s Eve. According to the Muntinlupa police, the firecrackers worth P2,900 were confiscated by the Putatan Sub-Station on Dec. 31. The firecrackers were abandoned by unidentified persons who sensed the presence of the...
Welcoming the New Year in Taguig? The Taguig City government has identified areas in barangays designated as firecracker and no firecracker zones in the city. Firecracker zones “are areas in the city where citizens may set and light up firecrackers” while in no firecracker zones, it “implies...
Pateros Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III warned residents against using, selling, and bringing in firecrackers and fireworks in the municipality to welcome the New Year. During a live broadcast on Facebook on Dec. 29, Ponce said Pateros has an existing ordinance against firecrackers. A 2014 campaign...
The Valenzuela City government said the use of fireworks, firecrackers, and other pyrotechnic devices is still not allowed in the city. Under Ordinance No. 833, Series of 2020, the usage, manufacture, distribution, and selling of any type of firecracker are prohibited including "luces" (sparklers),...
CAVITE CITY – The Cavite City government issued an executive order prohibiting not only the manufacture, sale, and distribution of firecrackers, but also the possession and use of pyrotechnic devices. Executive Order No. 52, signed by Mayor Bernardo Paredes on Dec. 27, states it is unlawful...
This Yuletide Season, the Muntinlupa City government is reminding the public that there is a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the city. The total ban on firecrackers, or pyrotechnic devices, is contained in Muntinlupa Ordinance 14-09 passed in December 2014 “prohibiting the manufacture,...
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an early security preparation for the enforcement of the firecracker ban ahead of the Holiday season, especially the New Year revelry. Carlos said the move is to ensure the public safety as firecracker injuries, and in...
