DOH: Number of firework-related injuries now 28; victims mostly minors
MANILA, Philippines — Victims of firework-related injuries have already risen to 28, with most of them aged 19 and below, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday.
The DOH said that this figure is gathered from the 62 sentinel hospitals, or hospitals designated to monitor health-related emergencies, from December 21, 2025 to December 25, 2025, 4 a.m.
The agency noted that a total of 28 cases recorded were 50% less than the 56 cases logged during the same period last year.
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The DOH also pointed out that 19 of the cases this year are aged 19 and above. It added that most victims were injured by 5-star, Triangle, and boga or improvised cannon.
With this, the DOH reminded the public to dial National Emergency Hotline 911 for emergency medical assistance or bring the patient to the nearest hospital.
The agency earlier said that the National Kidney Transplant Institute is cooperating with the East Avenue Medical Center and the Philippine Heart Center in monitoring and assisting patients of firework-related and road crash injuries, and non-communicable diseases like stroke and bronchial asthma.
The Philippine National Police earlier reminded the public of the following prohibited types of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices (FCPD):
- Overweight: firecrackers with more than ⅓ teaspoon or more than 0.2 gram of net explosive content
- Oversized: like super lolo, giant whistle bomb, atomic big triangule and etc.
- Mixture of sulfur and/or phosphorus with that of chlorates
- Class 1,2 and 3: suitable for the general public but class 4 shall only be sold to licensed pyrotechnicians and/or fireworks display operators
List of prohibited firecrackers not allowed to be used anywhere in the country:
- Watusi
- Lolo Thunder
- Pop pop
- Atomic Triangle
- Pla-pla
- Mother rockets
- Piccolo
- Goodbye Philippines
- Five Star
- Goodbye Dilemma
- Giant Bawang
- Goodbye Napoles
- Giant Whistle Bomb
- Coke-in-Can
- Atomic Bomb
- Bin Laden
- Large-size Judas Belt
- Pillbox
- Super Lolo
- Kabasi
- Goodbye Bading
- Super Yolanda
- Boga
- Kwiton
- Hello Columbia
- Tuna
- GPH Nuclear
- Special
- Goodbye Chismosa
- King Kong
- Dart Bomb
- All overweight and oversized FCPD
- All imported finished products
- Other unlabeled locally made FCPD products
- Other types of firecrackers with other brands/names equivalent to those that are prohibited
- Other unlabeled locally made FCPD products /mr
