PNP Releases a List of Firecrackers That Are Illegal

The Philippine National Police has released a list firecrackers that they deem are illegal
The public is encouraged to be vigilant and report a person that they see selling such firecrackers
It is also mentioned that using firecrackers in public places is still prohibited except for designated locations

Manila, Philippines – With the New Year’s Eve coming close, it has been a tradition by Filipinos to use and light firecrackers as they welcome the New Year. This tradition can possibly be traced to how the Chinese have used firecrackers to “ward of evil spirits and bad luck” as the new year arrives.

For the past few years, there are still reports of people getting injured because of firecracker incidents. This can be attributed to how strong of an explosion it can make, or in some unfortunate cases, accidents and being careless are the cause. Groups have been campaigning the use of alternative noisemakers such as trumpets but there will still be some that will “stick to tradition.”

pnp released a list of illegal firecrackers — The use of firecrackers has become a tradition to Filipinos whenever they welcome the New Year.

In an article by ABS-CBN, the Philippine National Police, or PNP, has issued a list of firecrackers that are now considered as illegal. Reasons for them to be tagged this way would be because of how strong and possibly damaging they can become to their surroundings.

The firecrackers that are now illegal to sell according to PNP are:

Piccolo
Sawa
Five Star
Watusi
Giant Whistle Bomb
Giant Bawang
Large Judas Belt
Super Lolo
Lolo Thunder
Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb Triangulo
Pillbox
Boga
Kwiton
Goodbye Earth
Goodbye Bading
Hello Columbia
Goodbye Philippines

PNP office in charge Lt. Gen. Francisco Gamboa encourages the public to report anyone that they see selling firecrackers that are in the list so that the appropriate actions can be done. It was also reported that firecracker sellers in Bocaue, Bulacan, where most of the supply is from, has met lower sales compared to last year.

It is still illegal to use firecrackers in public places except for designated locations. If a firecracker was lit up but it didn’t explode, wet it with water so that any possible embers would be put out and that it can’t be lit up again. It is better to dispose of it if it didn’t explode instead of risking to light it again.

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