The Philippines ushered in 2025 with a generally peaceful New Year celebration, marked by a significant decrease in firecracker-related injuries and a limited number of untoward incidents. However, there was a slight increase in cases of indiscriminate firing compared to the previous year.
Hundreds of families spent the first day of 2025 at Manila’s Rizal Park, hours after thousands more welcomed the New Year by watching fireworks at the Esplanade in Iloilo City, Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City and Manila’s City Hall. Firecracker-related injuries between New Year ’s Eve and New Year ’s Day went down by 64 percent year-on-year, the Department of Health said yesterday.
The Philippine National Police also recorded 27 cases of indiscriminate firing – up from the 20 recorded in 2023 – that resulted in five injuries. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said Filipinos welcomed the new year in a “generally and relatively peaceful” way with no major untoward incidents. “Overall, in our assessment, there was no significant untoward incident that disrupted our welcoming of the new year, although we did have incidents of injuries. But as a whole, it was generally peaceful and orderly,” she said. Fajardo said a total of 593,094 illegal firecrackers have been seized, valued at P3.92 million, while 73 individuals were arrested for selling them. For his part, DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo a total of 141 fireworks-related injuries were recorded between December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025. The Health department likewise logged a total of 340 firecracker related incidents from December 22, 2024 up to 6:00 a.m. of January 1, 2025 – 34 percent lower compared to the total of 519 cases recorded on January 1, 2024. Most of the victims were aged 5 to 19 years old, accounting for a total of 239 out 340 cases, with 88 percent of them male. Domingo reminded the public to see a doctor if they are wounded due to firecrackers to avoid tetanus infections. “Fireworks are dirty wounds and you need to be seen by a doctor in case you’re a victim, no matter how small it is,” he said
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