Lapu-Lapu yields more Illegal Crackers

Norman V. Mendoza 01/03/2016

MORE illegal firecrackers were confiscated in Lapu-Lapu City last Dec. 31. The firecrackers worth P40,000 were seized in barangays Babag and Kalawisan where previous confiscations were made days before the Christmas and New Year revelry, said Chief…

Pyrotechnics, firecrackers selling well in Cebu malls

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/31/2015

SELECTED firecrackers and pyrotechnics sold in some malls in Cebu have been selling well especially in the days leading to New Year’s eve. Nova Agusto, Dragon Fireworks Inc. (DFI) products seller, said the goods sold out fairly…

P200K worth of seized firecrackers destroyed

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 12/31/2015

Police yesterday soaked  assorted firecrackers in drums of water  in a ceremony destroying seized goods  worth more than P200,000 at the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 headquarters. The firecrackers were seized from street vendors in simultaneous crackdowns…

No pyro outlets in malls

Nestle L. Semilla with Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2015

Cebu city gov’t revokes permits, orders dealers to move to SRP The Cebu city government yesterday  revoked permits earlier given to businesses  that allowed them to sell firecrackers and pyrotechnics inside malls. Thee vendors were instead directed…

Police raid 8 shanties in Babag ’cracker center

Norman V. Mendoza 12/27/2015

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…

Public warned against overeating

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/20/2015

BEWARE of overeating or you may end up celebrating the  holidays in a hospital, health officials said. Regional Director Jaime Bernadas of the Department of Health (DOH-7) said those with  hypertension and high cholesterol levels should not…

Buy firecrackers and pyrotechnics only at malls, SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/22/2014

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,…

Pyro injuries, mishaps increase by 18 percent

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/17/2014

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…

BFP gives pyrotechnics safety seminar to dealers

Norman V. Mendoza 12/04/2014

ABOUT 102 firecracker manufacturers and retailers in Lapu-Lapu City gathered yesterday for a seminar conducted by the city’s fire department before the start of the display period for their products on Dec. 15. “Every year, we gather…

Ecowaste calls for New Year revelry sans ‘crackers, fireworks

12/13/2013

MANILA—Three weeks before the New Year, the environmentalist group EcoWaste Coalition launched its yearly campaign against unsafe firecrackers on Friday in an effort to convince the public to avoid the kind of revelry that could cause death…

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