00:00All hospitals around the country are now on a code-white alert as they prepare for the New Year's greetings.
00:07But just now, the number of people who were injured due to the fire is increasing.
00:12Alan Francisco of PTV Manila has the details of the national news.
00:19More than 100 firecracker-related injuries were reported by the Department of Health just a few days before the New Year's greetings.
00:28In the program Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, DOH Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said that the highest number of firecrackers or victims of firecrackers is from Metro Manila.
00:41Next is Central Luzon Region 3, followed by Cagayan Valley Region 2, top 3. Top 4 is our Western Visayas Region 6.
00:51And then top 5, two regions are tied on, our Ilocos Region 1 and our Central Visayas.
00:59Six out of ten, about 64% are said to be actively involved.
01:04Illegal firecrackers are the main cause of this, including BOGA, Five Star, and Piccolo, as well as legal firecrackers.
01:13Most of the firecrackers are the ones who are actively involved, while others are just involved.
01:21According to Assistant Secretary Domingo, five to fourteen-year-old children are often the victims of firecrackers.
01:31Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, Brother and Sister, please watch out for firecrackers.
01:35And be a good example, let's not use them, let's just use community fireworks.
01:40At the same time, he repeatedly reminds us to avoid eating during the New Year's greetings.
01:48It's a trend to prepare for diseases such as stroke and heart attack, as well as cough due to firecrackers.
01:56TED, TED is the name of our clinic, right?
01:59Proper eating, exercise, it's good to walk, to march.
02:04And letter D, discipline in the body.
02:06Let's not drink, especially if we drive.
02:09Asicdale, another thing we monitor is road traffic injuries.
02:13And we have a record of road traffic injuries of about 284 since December 21.
02:20Hospitals across the country are code white alert for New Year's greetings until January 6 of the next year.
