Firecracker-related injuries: Boy loses all 5 fingers to ‘Dart Bomb’

Luisa Cabato 12/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) logged eight new cases of firecracker-related injuries (FWRI) on Sunday, including a four-year-old boy who lost all five fingers on his right hand due to firecracker “Dart Bomb.” The…

NBA: 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. hit by vehicle in Philly, to miss ‘significant’ time

Associated Press 11/12/2023

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has sustained undisclosed injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday and is expected to miss significant playing time, the team said. The 27-year-old Oubre was transported to a…

Car bumps man, crashes into 2 motorcycles, leaving 2 dead, 3 injured in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 06/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A mechanical engineering student, who was driving his car and heading home after a gathering with friends, ended up hitting a pedestrian and colliding with two motorcycles, resulting to the death of two…

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…

Actor Jeremy Renner in ‘critical but stable condition’ after snow plow accident

Agence France Presse 01/03/2023

LOS ANGELES, United States — Movie star Jeremy Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in several Marvel blockbusters, was in critical but stable condition following an accident, his representative told US media on Sunday. Renner had been…

Road accidents in CV up in 2022; several motorcycle crashes noted in Cebu

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the easing of restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March 2022, more businesses opened, more tourists started to arrive, and face-to-face classes were implemented. Amid all these as the economy of…

Some cops, spectators injured during Arat na Cebu concert – Devaras

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –A still undetermined number of individuals including some police officers and concertgoers were among those who were reported to have sustained minor injuries after they were pushed and stepped on during the Arat na…

Another injury-plagued team pulls out of VisMin Super Cup

Glendale G. Rosal 07/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The injury-plagued Mindanao Leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup has lost another team. The MisOr Brew Authoritea, whose roster was badly depleted due to injuries to its players, has decided…

LeBron blasts NBA as playoff injuries mount

06/17/2021

Los Angeles—Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the NBA on Wednesday as Clippers star Kawhi Leonard became the latest player forced out of the playoffs by injury. James took to Twitter to offer an angry “I…

Huge explosions rock Beirut with widespread damage, injuries

AP 08/05/2020

BEIRUT — Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by…

‘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…

BFP tells public: Don’t light firecrackers on New Year’s Eve

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is urging the public not to use firecrackers in welcoming the new year to avoid injuries. Fire Inspector Asraf Grar of the Cebu City Fire Department said…

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