(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 strong system of shared responsibility. Their presence can expand our monitoring deployment. They serve as our lookout in our blindspot areas," said PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, in a statement. Carlos said the PNP adheres to the statement of Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano that it is the PNP's responsibility to enforce policies regulating the manufacture and use of firecrackers through the conduct of inspections, confiscation, and destruction of prohibited firecrackers and pyrotechnic dev
NABBED. Authorities inspect the banned firecrackers confiscated from an individual in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday (Dec. 31, 2021). Seized from the arrested suspect were 25 packs of "pla-pla."(Photo by Bulacan Police Provincial Office) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A man was arrested while in the act of selling 25 packs of "pla-pla" in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday. Colonel Manuel M. Lukban Jr., acting provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, identified the arrested suspect as Christian San Juan, a resident of Binang 1st, Bocaue town. Lukban said operatives of Bocaue Municipal Police Station arrested San Juan in a buy-bust operation and confiscated from him were packs of "pla-pla" and buy-bust money. Lukban reminded the public of the penalties for those who will be caught in violation of Executive Order 28 and Republic Act 7183, which include a fine of PHP20,000-PHP30,000, imprisonment of six months to one year, cancellation of license and
(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 data among government agencies that may confuse the public. "Accurate numbers are important to assess the result of our campaign for a safe and orderly celebration of the New Year. It won't hurt anything if we just double-check the figures," Carlos said. Carlos said the PNP adheres to the statement of Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano that it is the PNP's responsibility to enforce po
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has reported four new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) on Tuesday, pushing the total tally to 23. "These were 92 percent higher compared to 2020 with 12 cases and 64 percent lower than the five-year average of 65 cases during the same period," the DOH said in its latest report. The agency's data showed that all cases were injuries due to fireworks - nine cases or 39 percent occurred in Western Visayas while the rest of the regions reported zero to three cases only. A total of 19 cases or 83 percent were males ages 6 to 34 years old. "Seven cases or 30 percent had blast or burn injury requiring amputation, 11 cases or 48 percent had blast or burn injury not requiring amputation and six cases or 26 percent had an eye injury. One case or 4 percent had sustained multiple types of injuries," the DOH said. It also noted that 15 cases or 65 percent were active users. Around 11 cases or 48 percent occurred a