MANILA, Philippines — An individual was injured in an unlawful firearms discharge incident a couple of days earlier than New Yr’s, the Philippine Nationwide Police mentioned Tuesday.
As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, the PNP reported seven instances of unlawful firearms discharge, with 5 firearms confiscated.
Nevertheless, authorities haven’t recorded any casualties resulting from stray bullets.
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Unlawful Firecrackers Seized
In the meantime, the PNP confiscated 190,390 pesos value of unlawful firecrackers nationwide.
Confiscated firecrackers embrace piccolo, poppop, five-star, pla-pla, judas belt, “sawa,” and others.
The Division of Well being has discouraged the usage of firecrackers throughout vacation celebrations.
As a substitute, the DOH urged the general public to make use of different noise-making strategies and inspired native governments to arrange neighborhood fireworks shows.
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