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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, head of the Committee on Peace and Order, reminded the public that the only designated area for selling firecrackers and pyrotechnics in the city is at South Road…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City Police confiscated P22,184 worth of illegal firecrackers ahead of the New Year celebration for 2022. In a statement, the Talisay Police said they conducted a crackdown on sellers of illegal…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Officials in Barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City have already started meeting with firecracker and pyrotechnics retailers and manufacturers. Babag village chief Arsenio Berdin said that this is to ensure the safety of factories manufacturing…
Three leading pyrotechnics distributors; Dragon Fireworks, Pyroworks and Grand Firefly Fireworks, joined forces to organize a press conference on December 20 in a bid to inform the public about the difference between the legal and safer…
LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello is pushing for the ban on firecrackers but not on pyrotechnics. Bello, who met with Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale yesterday, said he appealed to Health secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial on her proposal for…
As the clock winds down to New Year’s Day at midnight, we hope the local governments of Cebu will follow the directive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to monitor and crack down…
Fireworks makers and dealers in Barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City were told to comply with occupational safety and health standards as requirement to lift the stoppage order issued to all pyrotechnic makers in the country. Regional Director Exequiel…
ABOUT P10,000 worth of firecrackers and pyrotechnics were seized by police in different places starting December 24 , mostly in barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City. Around eight shanties were raided. No arrests were made as workers scampered off…
Cebu City’s disaster risk reduction office warned against the unauthorized sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices in the city. Sales of firecrackers and pyrotechnics are only allowed at the South Road Properties (SRP) and in accredited malls,…
The Department of Health (DOH-7) warns the public to exercise caution when using firecrackers to celebrate Christmas and New Year as firecracker accidents and injuries rose 18 percent in Central Visayas last year. The health department recorded…
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