Daily Tribune
Parañaque City Mayor Eric L. Olivarez yesterday ordered the city's 16 barangays to ensure that local residents will only use the designated fireworks display and firecracker zones within their jurisdiction for a safe and peaceful New Year celebrations.
The mayor, in a memorandum, listed the types of firecrackers and exploding devices that are banned in the city, and that those who will sell allowed firecrackers must have permits from the PNP and the Business Permits and Licensing Office.
"Let us welcome and celebrate the New Year safely and peacefully," Mayor Olivarez said. "Firecrackers are inherently dangerous, especially those that are manufactured illegally, and we don't want you celebrating New Year in a hospital or worse."
Olivarez, who is also a registered nurse, said he has ordered all 16 barangay chairmen in Parañaque City to inform their constituents about the more than 100 established fireworks displays and firecracker zones in the city.
City Administrator Atty. Voltaire de la Cruz, for his part, said the City Government will also enforce the ban on indiscriminate gun firing during the holiday celebrations.
"We will not tolerate the use of firearms in welcoming the New Year, and we will take necessary action against those who will be caught firing their weapons indiscriminately during the holidays," he said.
The City Administrator said he has also ordered concerned offices like the City Health Office, the Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office, as well as the local police and fire departments, to be on alert to ensure a peaceful holiday celebration.
He designated Reynaldo Murillo, head of the local Traffic and Parking Management Office, to coordinate the proper implementation of safety regulations and enforcement of Mayor Olivarez's memorandum on firecracker zones.
