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Bawal paputok: QC Mayor Joy Belmonte bans household fireworks displays

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Quezon City ushered in the New Year with a 10 minute grand fireworks display at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on January 1, 2022. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/23/20211231-new-year-qcmc-fireworks-jvc-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Quezon City ushered in the New Year with a 10 minute grand fireworks display at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on January 1, 2022. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has issued an <a href="https://quezoncity.gov.ph/eo-no-54-s-2022-guidelines-on-the-manufacture-sale-distribution-or-use-of-firecrackers-and-pyrotechnic-devices/">order</a> prohibiting private households from mounting their own fireworks display to minimize injuries for the upcoming New Year&#x27;s Eve.</p><p>Executive Order No. 54 series of 2022 only allows fireworks display &quot;only in public places as approved by the city government,&quot; a statement from the city government read.</p><p>&quot;We also want to protect homes, commercial buildings and other structures against incidental fires and to lessen the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals and pollutants,” said Belmonte. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/23/22/bfp-backs-call-for-common-fireworks-display-areas">BFP backs call for common areas for fireworks display</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Public Order and Safety must first approve any plans for fireworks displays in public areas. </p><p>Fireworks and firecrackers must also be sold in shopping malls &quot;with clearance from the Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS)&quot; and a special permit from the Business Permits and Licensing Department. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2391060" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>This means that the traditional selling of these on sidewalks and tiangges is not allowed. Selling these to minors is likewise not permissible, based on the order.</p><p>&quot;The manufacture, use, sale and distribution of other types of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices that could endanger the life and limb of the public are prohibited,&quot; the statement read.</p><p>Quezon City said its decision stemmed from the Health Department&#x27;s data showing that fireworks and firecrackers-related injuries increased by 47 percent in 2021 because of their indiscriminate use in households.</p><p>This also comes after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. urged local government units to set up <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/22/22/marcos-urges-lgus-set-up-fireworks-areas-for-new-year">common areas</a> for fireworks displays for New Year revelries. </p><p>The public could watch the 2023 New Year&#x27;s Eve pyrotechnic display in Eastwood and select malls like SM and Robinsons.</p><p>The Quezon City government said that under a local ordinance in 2017, violators can face up to P5,000 penalty or one-year imprisonment &quot;on top of penalties imposed by Republic Act 7183 and the Fire Code of the Philippines.&quot;</p>

Executive Order No. 54 series of 2022 only allows fireworks display 'only in public places as approved by the city government,' a statement from the city government read.