DOH places govt’ hospitals on Code White alert; urges public to shun firecrackers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/31/2016

GOVERNMENT-RUN hospitals across the country, including those in Cebu, have been placed on “Code White Alert” yesterday, the eve of the New Year’s day celebration. This means hospital staff are in place and ready to respond any…

A safer communal New Year’s celebration

Editorial 12/30/2016

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…

Frustrated gun owners tagged as likely culprits

Edison Delos Angeles, Nestle L. Semilla 12/27/2016

Bato: No mercy for those who indiscriminately fire guns in New Year Frustrated gun owners, who possess unlicensed guns, are most likely to fire their weapons during celebrations or the holidays. Supt. Arnel Banzon, Regional Operations and…

Firecrackers destroy CPDRC drainage

Nestle L. Semilla 12/27/2016

POLICE are warning people who carelessly throw firecrackers of being arrested after the concrete drainage of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) was damaged allegedly by an explosion caused by firecrackers on Monday afternoon. Residents…

Taliño tells SRP vendors to display firecrackers, pyrotechnics separately

Nestle L. Semilla 12/23/2016

FIRECRACKER and pyrotechnic vendors at the South Road Properties (SRP) should comply with the new requirement set by the police or else their merchandise will be confiscated. This was the advice of Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, Police…

Davide calls on LGUs to designate area for fireworks display

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/22/2016

WITH Christmas just around the corner, Governor Hilario Davide III echoed the call for local government units (LGUs) to conduct a community fireworks display to discourage people from lighting firecrackers in residential areas. Davide said that LGUs…

City to hold awareness campaign vs firecrackers

Dominic D. Yasay 12/20/2016

IN preparation for the eves of Christmas and New Year, the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MCDRRMO) will conduct a city-wide awareness campaign through a ricorida to inform the public on the dangers of…

Firecracker stalls now open in Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 12/17/2016

Firecracker and pyrotechnic vendors in Lapu-Lapu City have started displaying their wares along ML Quezon Highway yesterday. But most of them are barred from selling yet, as they still have to get permits and clearances from the…

Rides, ’cracker stalls to open at SRP

Inna Mejia 12/02/2016

Cebuanos can again enjoy fun rides and buy firecrackers at firecracker stalls at the South Road Properties (SRP) during the Christmas season. Nagiel Bañacia, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, said during an interview…

Confiscated crackers

Apple Ta-as 01/05/2016

The regional police confiscated at least P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers during the holidays last month. The bulk came from Lapu-Lapu City where local police confiscated more than P100,000 worth of firecrackers including piccolo and whistle bombs,…

PAINFUL START

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/03/2016

3 hit by stray bullets in Cebu City; 69 firecracker  victims in C.  Visayas There were no deaths, but the holiday revelry in Cebu after New Year’s Eve still produced three female victims of stray bullets .…

Cebu City tops areas with cases of ’cracker injuries

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 01/03/2016

CEBU City has the highest number of firecracker-related cases this year still topping all areas in Central Visayas again this year. Rennan Cimafranca, head of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health in…

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