340 injured in Christmas, New Year revelries in Philippines

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-01-01

MANILA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday it has tallied 340 firecracker-related injuries nationwide during Christmas and New Year revelries. The DOH said that the total number of injuries recorded from Dec. 22, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025, was 34 percent lower than that in the same period of the previous year. According to the health department, nearly 60 percent of the injuries were caused by prohi......

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