Fireworks light up skies for Sinulog 2024 celebration

01/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Fireworks lit up the skies around Cebu City Sunday night, January 21, 2024, at the close of the Sinulog Festival 2024 celebration. Noted photographer John Velez captured the Sinulog fireworks display near a mall in…

Christmas in Cebu City: ‘Peaceful, no reported incidents’

Pia Piquero 12/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Christmas Day in Cebu City has been generally peaceful, with no untoward incidents, as reported by Councilor Philip Zafra, the chairman of peace and order committee. During his assessment, Zafra revealed that that…

SRP designated as Cebu City’s firecracker zone

Emmariel Ares 12/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Permitted vendors can sell fireworks at South Road Properties (SRP), the designated firecracker zone for this year, just like last year, starting December 20, 2023, barely five days before Christmas Day. Police Lieutenant Colonel…

Fireworks-related injuries doubled in CV says DOH

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Fireworks-related injuries in Central Visayas have already doubled, the Department of Health (DOH)-7 said on Tuesday. Based on the data released by the health department, from December 21, 2022, to 6:00 a.m. of January…

Talisay City BFP inspects stores for fire safety readiness

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel of the Talisay City Fire Station inspected several stalls at the Tabunok Public Market and nearby stores in the city fire safety readiness on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Senior Fire Officer (SFO4) Guiller…

For better air quality, EMB-7 urges public to use friendly alternatives to fireworks

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas appeals for the use of safe and friendly alternatives to fireworks and fire crackers this holiday season…

Firecrackers still banned in Mandaue?

Mar Rose Sagarino 12/07/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The selling and lighting of firecrackers this Christmas and New Year in Mandaue City may still be taboo. Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, December 7, said that they already had initial talks with…

Fiesta Señor 2023: Basilica priests not keen on having fireworks display

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Augustinian priests at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño said they won’t be having fireworks display on the eve of the 458th Fiesta Señor celebration in January 2023. Fr. John Ion Miranda, OSA,…

Firecrackers, pyrotechnics also banned in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Cebu continues to recover from the devastation left by Typhoon Odette, the provincial government here has banned the use of pyrotechnics.  Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, on December 24, issued Executive Order (EO)…

In Photos: Cebu City opens fireworks, pyrotechnics zone at SRP

Doris C. Bongcac 12/20/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Cebu City government opened on Sunday, December 20, the authorized display and vending area for fireworks and pyrotechnics at the South Road Properties (SRP). In an advisory, Irvin Cabales, head of the…

Basilica to use fireworks funds to buy relief goods instead

Rosalie Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Instead of “burning” money for fireworks, the administration of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño said they would rather spend their resources to help those who are in dire need. Rev. Fr. Pacifico Nohara…

‘Oxymoronic’: Most injuries due to legal fireworks–DOH

Jovic Yee 01/02/2020

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the Department of Health (DOH) would propose a law that would impose an absolute ban on the use of firecrackers in the country, noting that majority of the injuries…

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