Pregnant woman, 5-year-old boy among 130 victims of revelry-related incidents so far

A pregnant woman and a five-year-old boy were among 130 vicitims of revelry-related incidents recorded so far since Dec. 21.

A report on GMA News Online indicated that the pregnant woman from San Jose, Batangas, was hit by a stray bullet in front of her house on December 27, and had to go through surgery to remove the bullet from her thigh.

A report in GMA News TV's Balitanghali aired Sunday indicated that stray bullet victim Maricel Luna  is two-months-pregnant. She was rushed to San Jose District Hospital and was declared in stable condition. But doctors said she needs to undergo an operation to remove the bullet from her body.

Batangas authorities said a suspect is already under police custody but his name is being withheld while an investigation is ongoing. The suspect could be facing complaints of illegal discharge of firearm and serious physical injuries.

Meanwhile, the five-year old boy from San Mateo, Rizal, ingested a piece of firecracker he mistook for a candy, according to a report by the Department of Health (DOH).

Number of firecracker injuries rising

As of December 28, 17 cases of fireworks injuries were added to the Department of Health-National Epidemiology Center Fireworks Injury Registry's 113 cases recorded as of Saturday, bringing the total to 130 since Dec. 21, the first day of the official monitoring by the DOH-NEC.

Most of the 130 cases as of Sunday came from Metro Manila, with the region registering a total of 49 (38%).

On the top-five list of cities in Metro Manila with the most number of injuries are Manila (22 cases), Pasig (8), Las Piñas (3), Mandaluyong (3), and Pasay (3).

The DOH did not identify where the remaining 10 cases listed under Metro Manila happened.

Moreover, the DOH-NEC report said Piccolo is still the most injurious firecracker on the list with 86 cases (66%) of the 130.

Also listed as most injurious fircracker were Five-Star (6 cases), Camara (5 cases), and Boga  (5 cases). Eight cases were caused by unidentified firecrackers, the DOH registry indicated. — Bianca Rose Dabu with a report from Ibarra Mateo/LBG, GMA News