Iloilo Liga ng mga Barangay to push for total ban of firecrackers
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PNA) -- The Liga ng mga Barangay (LMB) in Iloilo is planning to push for a total ban on the use of firecrackers.
LMB president Pablito Gemarino, in an interview on Tuesday, said that he will convene all village chiefs and the president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) in the province to consult their sentiments with regard to the total ban.
“I know that most of our barangay captains are supportive of this move,†he said.
Gemarino pointed out that there is a significant decrease in the number of the firecracker-related injuries in the province as a result of the advocacies of concerned government agencies such as the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to refrain from using firecrackers.
Gemarino said that he has been supportive to the move of the current administration for the total of ban of firecrackers. He said there is a big advantage if people will no longer use firecrackers, especially during Christmas season and New Year’s Eve.
He said that a resolution will be filed before the end of the year.
Records from the Provincial Health Office (PHO)
SHOWED THAT THERE ARE 27 FIRECRACKER-RELATED INJURIES IN THE PROVINCE FROM DECEMBER 22, 2016 UNTIL JANUARY 3 OF THIS YEAR. THE DATA IS LOWER THAN THE 97 CASES ON THE SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR.
ALL VICTIMS ARE MALES, AGE 15 YEARS OLD AND BELOW AND MOSTLY ARE ACTIVE. THREE OF THE 26 VICTIMS ARE STILL ADMITTED WHILE THE REST ARE ALREADY SENT HOME.
PHO MONITORING ON THE CASES OF FIRECRACKER INJURIES IN THE PROVINCE WILL END ON JANUARY 5. LAP/PGL/CBFERRER/CBF
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