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
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The city government of Manila released on Tuesday its guidelines on the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices in connection with the New Year's Day celebration. Under Executive Order (EO) 52 signed by Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, firecrackers such as Super Lolo, Atomic Big, Triangulo, Mother Rockets, Lolo Thunder, Five Star, Og, Pla-Pla, Pillbox, Watusi, Piccolo, Giant Whistle Bomb, Big Judah's Belt, Large Bawang, Bosa, Goodbye Philippines, Goodbye Earth, Bin Laden, Coke in Can, Kabasi, and other related firecrackers are prohibited within the city. Overweight firecrackers with more than 0.2 grams or 1/3 teaspoon of explosives, including those with short fuses or those that detonate in less than three seconds but no more than six seconds, are also banned. "Further, firecrackers without labels and those which contain sulfur or phosphorous combined with chlorates are prohibited,&qu
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A total of 295 individuals were arrested while some PHP800,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in 24-hour simultaneous law enforcement operations in Central Luzon on Thursday. Brig. General Matthew Baccay, regional director of the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3), on Friday said of those apprehended 142 have standing warrants of arrest for various offenses; 89 for illegal drugs; 60 for illegal gambling, two for motor theft, and two for illegal possession of firearms. Baccay said around 119.81 grams of shabu with Dangerous Drugs Board value of PHP814,782 were confiscated. "We continue to double our efforts to fight all forms of criminality in the region especially now that the holidays are here where lawless elements carry out their nefarious activities," he said in a social media post. To ensure peace during these holidays, some 3,000 policemen in Central Luzon have been deployed in the region's transport terminals and leisure areas sin
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) released the names and brands of allowed and prohibited firecrackers and pyrotechnics, ahead of the Christmas and New Year revelries. "Our guidelines are in place pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 28 and Republic Act (RA) 7183 that regulates the sale, manufacture, distribution, and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices. The PNP expects everyone's cooperation because it is the responsibility of every stakeholder to protect one another from any firecracker-related injury," PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said in a statement Thursday night. RA 7183 and EO 28 enumerate the firecrackers which are regulated for sale and use: Baby Rocket; Bawang; El Diablo; Judas' Belt; Paper Caps; Pulling of Strings; Sky Rocket (Kwitis); Small "Triangulo"; Other types of firecrackers that are not oversized, not overweight, and not imported. The following is the list of pyrotechnic devices allowed to be s
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