1 firecracker victim, 3 babies born on New Year’s Day in Ormoc City

ORMOC CITY — A 10-year-old boy was the lone reported firecracker victim here while waiting for the New Year in Barangay Doña Feliza Mejia.

Records obtained at the Ormoc District Hospital showed that the boy was playing with piccolo when it exploded in his hand. The boy’s two fingers on the right hand were reportedly slightly injured.

The boy, however, was not admitted at the hospital and returned home immediately after the treatment.

At the Ormoc District Hospital, three babies — two girls and one boy were — were delivered on the first day of the year.

The first to be born was baby girl Baronda, who was delivered at 2:03 a.m. and was followed by the birth of baby girl Gerundio, who was delivered at 2:10 a.m. Baby boy Cruz was delivered at 3:22 a.m. Six more mothers are expected to give birth anytime today.

Meanwhile, the three private hospitals in the city, namely the Gatchalian Family Clinic Hospital, Ormoc Doctors Hospital and the Ormoc Sugarcane Planters Association (OSPA) Family Medical Center, have no record of firecracker incidents or child delivery from 12:00 a.m. up to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.  /ee