1 injured in firearm incident days before New Year–PNP

Police seize firecrackers from a makeshift factory in San Ildefonso town, Bulacan, on Sunday for operating without permits and license, as authorities intensify their campaign against illegal makers of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices. —(Bulacan Police Photo) 

MANILA, Philippines — A person was injured in an illegal firearms discharge incident a few days before New Year’s, the Philippine National Police said Tuesday.

As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, the PNP reported seven cases of illegal firearms discharge, with five firearms confiscated.

However, authorities have not recorded any casualties due to stray bullets.

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Illegal Firecrackers Seized

Meanwhile, the PNP confiscated 190,390 pesos worth of illegal firecrackers nationwide.

Confiscated firecrackers include piccolo, poppop, five-star, pla-pla, judas belt, “sawa,” and others.

The Department of Health has discouraged the use of firecrackers during holiday celebrations.

Instead, the DOH urged the public to use alternative noise-making methods and encouraged local governments to organize community fireworks displays.

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