Did you know: Fireworks-related injuries

There were a total of 413 recorded fireworks-related injuries in the country from Dec. 21, 2012, to Jan. 1, 2013, according to data from the Department of Health. Of the figure, which was 17 percent lower than the previous year, 241 were from the National Capital Region. They accounted for 58 percent of the total, the highest number posted among all the regions.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research