Thursday, December 27, 2012

List of fireworks and firecrackers prohibited in the Philippines


The PNP or Philippine National Police announced the new list of prohibited fireworks and firecrackers in the Philippines as of December 2012.

Below is a list of the firecrackers prohibited for sale and manufacture in the country by the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry.
  1. Watusi
  2. Piccolo
  3. Super Lolo
  4. Atomic Triangle
  5. large Judas Belt
  6. large Bawang
  7. Pillbox
  8. Boga
  9. Goodbye Philippines
  10. Bin Laden
  11. Mother Rockets
  12. Lolo Thunder
  13. Coke-in-Can
  14. Kwiton
  15. Atomic Bomb
  16. Five Star
  17. Pla-Pla
  18. Og
  19. Giant Whistle bomb
  20. Kabasi
  21. other unlabeled and imported firecrackers
Under Republic Act (RA) 7183 or the law on pyrotechnic devices, persons caught manufacturing, selling, distributing and purchasing these items may be imprisoned from six months to a year, and may be slapped with a fine from P20,000 to P30,000.