by Domingo B. Natividad V
Health Secretary Enrique Ona is backing the institutionalization of firecracker zones – through Congress – in every district in the country where firecrackers and fireworks can be lighted, thereby, reducing the risk of human injuries.
Ona said he prefers a law that is nationwide in scope rather than local government unit (LGU) regulated. Aside from this, he sees the law, once in place, as a tool for the country’s fireworks industry to upgrade its capacity to produce safe and regulated firecrackers.
He pointed out that the issue on firecrackers and fireworks requires a multi-disciplinary approach. This means that laws related to health, manufacture of firecrackers, and smuggling of such must be implemented strictly.
For now, the health secretary is appealing to parents not to allow their children to buy and light up firecrackers. “Do not allow your children, even just to hold a firecracker,†he said.
Rather, he suggested that the nation celebrate the turn of the year with the use of noisy yet safe tools such as little trumpets.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, firecrackers containing more than a third of a teaspoon are considered unsafe, thus, prohibited for sale to the public. Among these are Pla-Pla, Super Lolo, Piccolo, OG, Cabase, Goodbye Philippines, Bin Laden, and Goodbye Bading.
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