Its
another record breaking feat by the current administration, as there were no
recorded deaths and injuries from stray bullets and illegal discharge of
firearms, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
PNP spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac thanked
“We are grateful that the people heeded our call to
shun the age-old tradition of welcoming the new year with dangerous
firecrackers and gunfire that has resulted in death and injuries in previous
years,” Banac said
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| PNP spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac (photo credit to owner) |
“Based on PNP records, the 2019 probably goes down
in history as the safest and most uneventful observance of the Christmas and
New Year holidays that posted zero death,” he stressed.
As per PNP Command Center, it recorded a total of
324 holiday-incidents nationwide involving firecrackers, stray bullets, and
illegal discharge of firearms since Dec. 16, 2019.
“As of the first working hour of New Year’s Day,
the PNP recorded only 81 firecracker-related injuries, mostly self-injuries by
violators of the firecracker ban,” Banac said.
The
PNP said although there were three reported stray bullet incidents, these did
not result in injuries while seven persons were reported injured in 21 separate
cases of illegal discharge of firearms.
“It should be noteworthy that the 324 incidents
recorded in 2019 pales in comparison with the 798 recorded in 2018,” said
Banac.
The PNP attributed the decrease to the successful
information drive and awareness campaign on the adverse effects of the use of
prohibited firecrackers.
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