Police Regional Office 4A Director Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth T. Lucas (left) leads the destruction of seized illegal firecrackers in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region by soaking them in a drum full of water ahead of the New Year festivities. With him is Deputy Regional Director for Operations Col. Roel C. Rodolfo (right). Around P3-million worth of illegal fireworks and pyrotechnic devices, including sawa, whistle bomb, atomic bomb, super lolo, higad, 3-star, 5-star, bawang, trompillo, and happy flower, confiscated from online sellers and other vendors in the region, were destroyed. The confiscation of banned fireworks aims to prevent injuries and deaths from firecrackers.
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