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Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges the public to say “NO to Firecrackers” to protect and prevent toxic injuries among children over the selling of

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges the public to say “NO to Firecrackers” to protect and prevent toxic injuries among children over the selling of

•       Executive Order No. 28 signed by former president Duterte on June 20, 2017, confined firecracker use to community fireworks displays. •       Republic Act No. 7183 passed in 1992 identified the types of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices allowed in the country and regulations to control th

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 secu

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is closely coordinating with barangay officials and other village peacekeepers following the pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) giving village workers the authority to apprehend firecracker ban violators for the New Year revelry. "The Barangay and local PNP units' partnership will ensure that there is proper enforcement of local Executive Orders and a stron...

(File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Wednesday ordered police units to constantly coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) to synchronize the data on firecracker-related injuries in their areas of jurisdiction. "We have previous experiences that some victims aren't reporting to the PNP, especially those with only minor injuries. The tendency is, these cases will not be recorded in our police blotter while the hospitals or the DOH h...

San Fernando ensures safety at firecracker stalls

SAFE REVELRIES. Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay, PRO-3 director, inspects firecracker stores in Bocaue, Bulacan on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). The PRO-3 has designated 266 areas across Central Luzon as firecracker zones for the New Year revelries. (Photo courtesy of PRO-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) has designated 266 firecracker zones across the region three days before the New Year. The move is in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte's E...

With the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) remaining a threat, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, Dec. 28 ordered an intense drive against the use, sale and distribution of prohibited firecrackers and crackdown on indiscriminate firing to ensure public safety as