Tag: firecracker
DOH bares 40 fireworks injuries after week of surveillance
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported a total of 40 fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) since it started its nationwide surveillance last week. The FWRIs were recorded by 60…
Duterte suspends issuance of new permits to firecracker makers
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended the granting of new licenses and permits to manufacturers of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Duterte signed Memorandum Order No. 31 last Oct. 29, instructing…
Public urged to use only allowed firecrackers
MANILA — Three days before the New Year’s Eve revelry, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has urged the public to use only allowed firecrackers and shun…
Give to calamity victims instead of buying firecrackers: Bataan bishop
BALANGA CITY — Bataan Bishop Ruperto Santos on Thursday urged the public to refrain from using firecrackers as the yearend nears and asked that savings from such expenditures be given…
PNP director to Pangasinan police: Seize all banned firecrackers
DAGUPAN CITY — Three days before New Year’s eve, Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula, police regional office 1 director, ordered all banned firecrackers in Pangasinan seized. In a talk to…
PRO 1 official warns public on use of firecrackers
LAOAG CITY — Outstanding performers in the agriculture and fisheries sectors were recognized by the provincial government at the Capitol auditorium on Tuesday. Wearing traditional Barong Tagalog and Filipiniana attire,…
Environment advocates support firecracker ban in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — The leader of the Baguio Regreening Movement (BRM) is urging city residents to celebrate the holidays without lighting a firecracker or pyrotechnic material to prevent pollution.…
Pangasinan’s final count: 114 hurt by firecrackers, 2 by stray bullets
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Based on the final count made by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), the number of firecracker-related injuries in Pangasinan this year as of 8:30 a.m. today (January…