VALENZUELA Mayor Weslie Gatchalian on Thursday issued an order prohibiting the sale, manufacture, distribution and use of firecrackers all over the city, as well as the designation of pyrotechnic zones during the New Year celebration.
The mayor said the directive was in consonance with Republic Act 7183.
“The same law authorizes the local government units through the local chief executives to promulgate necessary rules and regulations on firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices within their territorial jurisdiction,” Gatchalian added.
He said the following villages were declared “no firecracker zones”: Pasolo, Poblacion, Pariancillo Villa, Parada, Maysan, Marulas, Lawang Bato, Karuhatan, Dalandanan, Canumay East, Bagbaguin and Balangkas.
While other villages were assigned one firecracker zone each, Barangay Mapulang Lupa was designated with 27 pyrotechnic zones.
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