It’s better to be bored and safe than exhilirated and missing a few fingers (or dead).
If you think about it that way, it’s easy to accept the fact that Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi recently signed Executive Order 15, which bans the display, sale, use, and distribution of firecrackers throughout the long holidays.
The move is understandable.
“The City Health Office recorded one death and 18 people injured due to the mishandling of firecrackers at the start of 2013,” reports Manila Standard Today.
The report added that the city would only allow the use of fireworks in non-residential areas “under very exceptional cases” and after obtaining a clearance from the city fire marshal and the police. Moreover, “a licensed and authorized technician is required to directly supervise the the said fireworks display.” Ample fire protection and first aid equipment must be on hand as well.
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