Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 27) – With the New Year celebration just around a month away, one tandem aspiring for the two highest posts in the land in 2022 is pushing for the regulation of the local fireworks industry.
Presidential hopeful Ping Lacson and his running mate Tito Sotto emphasized the need to regulate the industry to support fireworks vendors.
During a visit Saturday to Bulacan – the so-called fireworks capital of the Philippines – Lacson also said the selling of firecrackers from China should be prohibited in the country to encourage more Filipinos to work in the local fireworks industry.
“Gamitin natin ang talent ng ating kababayan para sila yung gumawa ng mga fireworks tuwing bisperas ng Bagong Taon, maski bisperas ng Pasko pwede rin (Let’s use our countrymen’s talent so they can make the fireworks for us for New Year’s Eve, even for Christmas Eve),” Lacson added.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem is also pushing for a more organized fireworks display to prevent firecracker injuries.
“Palitan na natin ang kultura na tayo ang gusto magsindi, tayo magtatapon, kaya kung minsan sumasabog sa kamay (Let’s end the culture of us wanting to light the firecracker and toss it, that’s why sometimes they explode in your hand),” Lacson said.
