The Department of Health-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has recorded at least 10 firecracker-related injuries as of Thursday, Dec. 29. “Boga” (improvised cannon) and “kwitis” are still the leading causes of FCRI in the region. Majority of victims are male. The DOH said nine victims have been...
End the year on a high note to get a great new one started SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! Shrimp Cocktail at the International-themed Cocktail Buffet With a location that’s right in the center of the metro’s vibrant Eastwood City township, Eastwood Richmonde Hotel is the perfect venue for your New...
Despite being called "harmless merrymakers", children still need adults supervision when playing with light-up hand clappers, spinning pens and wands, and the substitute noisemaker "torotot", an environment and toxic watchdog stressed. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) In a statement, EcoWaste...
PARIS, France - An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn. China announced this week that incoming travelers would no longer have to quarantine from January 8, the...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has reminded residents to be safe from fire this New Year after more than five fire incidents hit this city in less than a week. A FIRE hit Barangay Veterans Village in Iloilo City on Dec. 26. (Mentchie Rabe) “We are urging residents to follow fire safety...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police Regional Office 2 chief Brig. Gen. Percival Rumbaoa has warned citizens and police in Cagayan Valley against the indiscriminate firing of guns and use of illegal firecrackers to celebrate the New Year. RUMBAOA (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)...
Welcome 2023 with performances from Zack Tabudlo, Christian Bautista, Lola Amour, and Yeng Constantino! Eastwood City, home of the longest-running and most-anticipated New Year’s Eve countdown celebration in Manila, returns with a bigger and brighter series of events to usher in the year...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 25 fireworks-related injuries since its monitoring started last Dec. 21. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that five more people sustained injuries due to the use of fireworks on Dec. 26 to 27. “Ang atin pong mga current na...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded an increase in firecracker-related fire incidents this year. BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said that based on their monitoring, she said there were 19 cases of incidents related to firecrackers, explosions or fireworks this year...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies in ensuring a death-free and injury-free celebration of the New Year. Azurin said he wants to replicate the...
CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA If global trends continue, it will definitely be a happy new year in 2023 as the end of the pandemic is at hand. Citing the continued decline in cases and deaths, World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Ghebreyesus is hopeful that the emergency...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was injured after a firecracker exploded in his right hand in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. A TRICYCLE driver was injured after a firecracker exploded in his right hand in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. (Photo...
