The Philippine National Police has released a list of prohibited and allowed firecrackers as Filipinos prepare to usher in the New Year.
While it has been tradition for Filipinos to light firecrackers on New Year's Eve, the PNP reiterated that sale of illegal firecrackers is punishable under the law.
Authorities will seize illegal firecrackers, PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said.
The following are prohibited firecrackers:
- Watusi
- Piccolo
- Poppop
- Five Star
- Pla-pla
- Lolo Thunder
- Giant Bawang
- Giant Whistle Bomb
- Atomic Bomb
- Super Lolo
- Atomic Triangle
- Goodbye Bading
- Large-size Judas Belt
- Goodbye Philippines
- Goodbye Delima
- Bin Laden
- Hello Columbia
- Mother Rockets
- Goodbye Napoles
- Coke-in-Can
- Super Yolanda
- Pillbox
- Mother Rockets
- Boga
- Kwiton
- Kabasi
- All overweight and oversized Firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices (FCPD)
- All imported finished products
- Other unlabelled locally made FCPD products
- Other types of firecrackers with other brands/names equivalent to those that are prohibited
The following firecrackers are allowed:
- Butterfly
- Fountain
- Jumbo Regular and Special
- Luces
- Mabuhay
- Roman Candle
- Sparklers
- Trompillo
- Whistle Device
- All kinds of pyrotechnic devices (Pailaw), and
- Other types equivalent to the foregoing pyrotechnic devices
The following firecrackers are regulated:
- Baby Rocket
- Bawang
- El Diablo
- Judas’ Belt
- Paper Caps
- Pulling of Strings
- Sky Rocket (Kwitis)
- Small “Triangulo”
- Other types of firecrackers that are not oversized, not overweight and not imported
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