Talisay Metropolis
CEBU CITY, Philippines- Greater than ₱20,000 price of firecrackers had been confiscated in Talisay Metropolis earlier than and throughout the Christmas celebration.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Epraem Paguyod, chief of the Talisay Metropolis Police Station, mentioned that over 600 items of firecrackers had been seized in numerous barangays of the town throughout their sequence of inspections.
He clarified that for the reason that metropolis didn’t designate a fireworks show zone the place distributors may legally promote firecrackers, promoting firecrackers within the metropolis is against the law.
Among the many confiscated firecrackers had been kwitis, child kwitis, sparklers, pop-pop, piccolo, fountains, Judas belts, shotguns, Roman candles, and others.
Paguyod famous, nonetheless, that the variety of people utilizing firecrackers on Christmas Eve has declined.
They’re, nonetheless, anticipating extra folks to make use of firecrackers throughout New Yr’s Eve.
Paguyod additionally described the Christmas celebration within the metropolis as typically peaceable.
In Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, a stall promoting firecrackers caught fireplace final December 18, 2024.
The Regional Civil Safety Unit 7 has reminded most of the people to chorus from buying any of the banned firecrackers and pyrotechnic units with a view to keep away from untoward incidents that may spoil their yuletide celebration.
Authorities emphasised that these merchandise have been deemed not appropriate for public use and should be averted with a view to guarantee everybody’s security amid the festivities.
The federal government has additionally begun preparations for the New Yr celebration with the Division of Commerce and Trade (DTI) saying it has intensified its monitoring of fireworks being supplied on the market to the general public.
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