CAGAYAN
DE ORO CITY: Ten firecracker blast victims were recorded so far in the whole of
Region 10, a day after the New Year celebration.
In
an interview with DxRU-Radio Ultra, provincial administrator Jun Pacamalan disclosed
seven of the victims came from around Misamis Oriental.
The
individuals were brought to different hospitals in Cagayan de Oro, Balingasag, Gingoog,
Claveria, , Manticao, Initao and El Salvador, reports Radio Ultra.
Most
blast victims are injured with “piccolo,” which accounts for 38 percent of the
injuries on victims, a DOH briefer said.
The
Department of Health (DOH) earlier launched its anti-firecracker campaign by
calling on parents to strictly restrict their children from using or playing
with any kind of pyrotechnics for this News Year revelry.
DOH
said there were already 997 fireworks injuries, including one death, in
welcoming the year 2014.