Police cracks down on trending but illegal homemade firecrackers being sold online

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00:00Days before New Year's Eve, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cyber Crime Group, or PNP-ACG,

00:05tightened their cyber patrolling against selling illegal firecrackers online.

00:10A total of 115 online platforms were taken down by the PNP-ACG,

00:15including the 59 Facebook pages, 50 ex-accounts, one website, and one audio streaming app account.

00:22Apart from this, 200 online platforms are under surveillance by the PNP-ACG

00:27In the 8 operations of the PNP-ACG, up to 10 individuals were arrested for violating RA-7183

00:35that regulates the selling, distribution, manufacturing, and usage of firecrackers.

00:41In the meantime, according to Rizal Police Provincial Director Colonel Felipe Maragón,

00:45most of the boga that they confiscated were in the possession of minors.

00:50He also stated that this is due to a trend on social media sites and apps on DIY, or do-it-yourself firecrackers.

00:57According to the Department of Health, or DOH, many of the victims of illegal firecrackers are minors.

01:03The Health Department reminds everyone to avoid the usage of illegal firecrackers

01:07that can cause death and amputation of different parts of the body.

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