Forty-two individuals were arrested for using and selling illegal firecrackers on New Year’s Day, a police official said on Monday. READ:
NATIONAL police chief Rodolfo S. Azurin, Jr. and Governor Daniel R. Fernando of Bulacan, a hub of fireworks and firecracker producers, present the types of illegal firecrackers during a media briefing in December. — BULACAN.GOV.PH
FORTY-TWO individuals were arrested for using and selling illegal firecrackers on New Year’s Day, a police official said on Monday. Philippine National Police-Public Information Office chief Redrico A. Maranan said charges have been filed against the suspects. “Cases have been filed against those arrested for illegal firecrackers and we will remain on full alert until Jan. 6,” he said in a televised briefing.The Bureau of Fire Protection , meanwhile, reported 10 fire incidents related to firecrackers nationwide, higher than last year“We can attribute this increased activity to the excitement of our countrymen to engage in firework activities this year,” BFP Spokesperson Analee Carbajal-Atienza told the same briefing in mixed English and Filipino.
Most of the cases were in the capital region Metro Manila with 102, accounting for 48% of the total. The Western Visayas region in central Philippines was second with 12, and Central Luzon with nine.DoH said 60 of the cases sustained eye injuries while 11 had blast or burn injuries with amputation.
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