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(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 has taken note of them," Carlos said in a statement. The PNP said this is to avoid conflicting d...

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 Executive Order 28, where the use of firecrackers is confined to designated places and conducted unde...

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