ANTIQUE – Ten pieces of “boga” – a popular noisemaker during New Year celebrations – were confiscated in San Jose de Buenavista town.
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.
On Dec. 31, hours before the New Year, personnel of the San Jose Municipal Police Station, under the supervision of Police Major Geremy Ian R. Magbanua, officer-in-charge, conducted a saturation drive in the barangays.
More than five minors from Barangay 1 surrendered their bogae. Barangay officials also turned over their confiscated boga.
Aside from boga, other prohibited firecrackers under RA 7183 were the following: Watusi, Piccolo, Poppop, Five Star, Pla-pla, Lolo Thunder, Giant Bawang, Giant Whistle Bomb, Atomic Bomb, Super Lolo, Atomic Triangle, Goodbye Bading, Large-sized Judas Belt, Goodbye Philippines, Goodbye de Lima, Bin Laden, Hello Columbia, Mother Rockets, Goodbye Napoles, Coke-in-Can, Super Yolanda, Pillbox, Mother Rockets, Kwiton, and Kabasi./PN
