Pasig’s Eusebio cautions against firecrackers

Pasig City Mayor Vicente Eusebio called on Pasig residents yesterday not to use banned firecrackers to minimize casualty figures during the Christmas and New Year revelries.

Eusebio urged his constituents to instead use safer alternatives in merrymaking like street parties, concerts, and noise-making devices such as pots, pans and horns.

He admitted that it would be difficult for Filipinos to forego the use of firecrackers during the holiday merriment.

Eusebio reminded Pasig residents that the Department of Health has cited certain powerful fireworks such as pla-pla, super lolo, Og, lolo thunder, and atomic big triangle are illegal.

He also called on parents to keep their children away from the dangerous watuzi for they might swallow it and get poisoned. The Philippine National Police has banned watuzi from the market since 2002 following several accidental poisoning deaths.

Eusebio also directed Senior Superintendent Francisco Uyami Jr., Pasig City police chief, to coordinate with barangay officials to ensure the safety of the residents particularly during Christmas and New Year’s Eve festivities.

He has tapped the police to keep watch for revelers firing guns during the celebrations.

Officials of the Pasig City General Hospital have been ordered to stock up on medicine and medical supplies in anticipation of an upsurge of emergencies.