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DOH: Firecrackers hurt more people this year than last year

MORE people are apparently using firecrackers this year than last year in the countdown to the New Year. This was gleaned from the Department of...

Groups push advocacy against firecracker use

ENVIRONMENTAL and health advocates on Friday spearheaded a community meeting and caravan in a highly populated village of 152,000 residents in Quezon City to...

Taguig LGU sets up designated zones for firecrackers

The Taguig City government announced designated firecracker zones for the New Year celebration. “Pursuant to Ordinance No. 87, Series of 2018, the City Government of...

Revelry related injuries rise to 101, DOH blames illegal firecrackers

The Department of Health (DOH) tallied on Friday a total of 101 firecracker related injuries from December 22 to 6:00 a.m. of December 27,2024....

PNP eyes online firecracker sellers; DOH on white code alert

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is scouring possible social media sites and pages for individuals behind tutorials on how to make prohibited “boga” (homemade...

EcoWaste coalition backs crackdown on toxic pyrotechnics

A group of environmental advocates on Thursday backed the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) confiscation and destruction of improvised cannons, commonly known as ‘boga,’ and...

PNP cautions public vs. using firecrackers in residential areas

The Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded the general public not to use firecrackers in all residential areas during the upcoming holiday celebrations, particularly in...

Bill filed to ban firecrackers sale

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the public to consider the potential tragedies caused by firecrackers and fireworks during the holidays, particularly during New Year revelry. Gatchalian is...

DTI vows to monitor sale of firecrackers

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau said they will intensify efforts to curb the proliferation of uncertified...

Crackdown on unsafe firecrackers rolls out

The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) crackdown against online sellers of banned firecrackers has already delivered positive results with the arrest of three suspects during...

PNP-CSG bares list of banned firecrackers

THE Philippine National Police – Civil Security Group (PNP-CSG) has released its list of prohibited fireworks and pyrotechnic devices to ward off accidents during...

Taiwan marks Lunar New Year end by lobbing firecrackers at fortune god

Donning only red shorts and protective eyewear, four men hoist a palanquin bearing a god of fortune on their shoulders and walk through a...

Fires from fireworks claim 2 lives; Stray bullet wounds Bataan man

Two people died in fires caused by firecrackers while one person was wounded by a stray bullet fired during the New Year celebrations on...

No drastic hike in firecracker prices—group

THERE will be no drastic increases in the price of firecrackers leading to the New Year because supply is stable, an industry group said...
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