ANTIQUE – Thirteen people have been injured due to firecrackers in this province from December 21, 2024 to January 1 this year.
This figure, according to the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), is lower than the 19 injuries recorded the same period last year.
IPHO said six injuries, mostly on the eyes and hands, were caused by boga.
A boga is an improvised cannon made of bamboo or PVC pipe prohibited under Executive Order (EO) 28 and Republic Act (RA) 7183, or An Act Regulating the Sale, Manufacture, and Use of Firecrackers and Other Pyrotechnic Devices.
Other injuries involved kamara (four), whistle bombs (two) and kwitis or skyrocket (one).
Boga and Whistle Bomb, along with Watusi, Piccolo, Poppop, Five Star (big), Pla-Pla, Lolo Thunder, Giant Bawang, Giant Whistle Bomb, Special, Atomic Bomb, Atomic Triangle, Large-size Judas Belt, Goodbye Delima, Hello Columbia, Goodbye Napoles, Mother Rockets, Kingkong, Kwiton, Super Lolo, Goodbye Bading, Goodbye Philippines, Bin Laden, Coke-in-Can, Pilbox, Kabasi, Tuna, and Goodbye Chismosa are identified as prohibited firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices.
Following this, IPHO Information Officer Irene Duldoco urged parents to always remind their children not to pick up or light firecrackers scattered on the streets to avoid injuries./PN
