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Fireworks hurt fewer people in QC this year

The Quezon City government has recorded a significant drop in the number of fireworks-related injuries during the holiday season festivities. Based on the reports of...

DOH-1 records drop in fireworks injuries

The Department of Health (DOH) in Ilocos Region recorded 20 fireworks-related injuries from Dec. 21 to 26, a 54.5 percent decrease from the 44...

Firecrackers hurt 40 in Cavite province

TRECE MARTIRES CITY—Forty people were reported injured by firecrackers amid the New Year revelries across Cavite province, according to the Cavite Provincial Health Office...

Fireworks not toys, DOH warns families

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded families that fireworks are not toys, as it reported new injuries, including two teenagers who lost...

Health department reports four new fireworks-related injuries

The Department of Health (DOH) reported four more cases of fireworks-related injuries, bringing the total number of victims to 12. The DOH said two of...

DOH: 262 injuries due to fireworks; 42% higher than ‘21

The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday that 51 additional cases of fireworks-related injuries, bringing to 262 the total of casualties due to...

Firecracker injuries 47% higher than 2020

The number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) for 2021 rose to 181 after the Department of Health logged eight additional cases as of Wednesday. The agency’s...

Drive vs. ‘crackers to push nationwide

The campaign of the Department of Health against the use of firecrackers was “relatively successful” following the 35-percent drop in fireworks-related injuries over the...

Health chief pushes fireworks ban amid ‘record low’ casualty

While the number of fireworks-related injuries dropped 35 percent in 2019, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III batted for a total ban to bring the...

Fireworks injuries trigger call for ban

At least 62 people have sustained injuries related to fireworks since Dec. 21, the Health department said Tuesday. But that number is 63 percent lower than...

‘Cracker-related injuries rising despite ban

The number of fireworks-related injuries surged by 34 on Sunday, two days before the New Year Day celebration, the Department of Health said. READ: DOH:...

DOH: Fewer ‘cracker victims ahead of New Year

The Health department said Thursday the number of recorded fireworks-related injuries had reached 19 less than a week before the New Year revelry. That number,...

‘Cracker victims fewer by 30%’

The Health department on Tuesday reported only seven cases of fireworks-related injuries from 6 a.m. on Dec. 21 up to the same time on...

Fireworks-related injuries reach 288

The total fireworks-related injuries reached 288 cases after 52 more cases were recorded by the Department of Health on the second day of 2019. The...
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