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PNP bares list of legal firecrackers, pyrotechnics for holiday revelry


The Bulacan PNP released on Tuesday the list of firecrackers that the public may use for the expected revelry over the holidays.

A report from Mariz Umali on 24 Oras said the amount of gun powder in the firecrackers should only be 0.2 grams or about 1/3 of a tablespoon per firecracker.

The police will confiscate any product exceeding the prescribed amount.

The PNP said the following firecrackers are allowed: Baby Rocket, Bawang, El Diablo, Judas Belt, Paper Caps, Pulling of Strings, Kwitis, Small Triangulo, and others with similar amounts of explosive content.

Also allowed are Butterfly, Fountain, Luces, Roman Candle, Mabuhay, Sparklers, Trompillo, Whistle, and other similar pyrotechnic devices.

Imported and oversized fireworks such as Super Lolo and Whistlebomb are strictly prohibited.

The fuses of the firecrackers are required to last not shorter than three seconds but not more than six seconds.

Bulacan PNP Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr. said the police would be stricter in inspecting fireworks stalls this year to prevent the loss of life following the explosion of fireworks factories in Bocaue and Sta. Maria.

"I ordered policemen to be strict. I don't want to repeat yung nangyaring incidents, otherwise chiefs of police will be relieved pag remiss sa duty," Caramat said.

Caramat added the PNP would also strictly implement the work stoppage order of the Department of Labor and Employment for establishments connected with the manufacture and sale of firecrackers.

He said business establishments are not allowed to sell fireworks until the owners have secured certifications from the PNP, the Bureua of Fire Protection, and finishing a mandatory seminar.

"More than 4,000 families nakadipende sa hanapbuhay na yan… but our primordial concern is the safety of the people," Caramat said.

Caramat said there are 35 manufacturers and 132 dealers involved in the firecracker industry of Bulacan.

But the Department of Trade and Industry said only 16 out of the 35 manufacturers have public safety marks. —Joseph Tristan Roxas/NB, GMA News

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