CHO records 4 firecracker, 2 gun-related incidents

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1371452145856/cho-records-4-firecracker-2-gun-related-incidents
• Saturday, January 9, 2016

By Gideon C. Corgue (ALT/GCC/PIA-Zamboanga del Sur)

PAGADIAN CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has recorded only four firecracker and two gun-related incidents during Christmas and New Year festivities.

In an injury registry released by City Health Officer Dr. Noel E. Ceniza, victims of firecrackers were identified as Mark Vincent Traya, 12 years old, of Barangay Danlugan who sustained injury in his right middle finger; Mark Anthony Taras, 7, of Barangay Bomba sustained injury in his right hand, Michael Angelo Caraca, 7, from Lower Mecolong, Dumalinao suffered injury in his eye and abrasions, and Alex Ancheta, 41, of Tawagan Norte, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

Enecito Caño, 45, of Bulatoc, Pagadian City and Alfren Sayson, 2, from Limbayan in Pitogo town were victims of stray bullets.

Dr. Ceniza said that this year’s stray bullet incidents posted only 2 cases compared to 2014 with 6 cases, while firecracker-related incidents recorded 4 cases compared to 2014 with 6 cases.

Ceniza was grateful for the significant decrease in injuries related to firecrackers and stray bullets saying that this is a positive result of the “Iwas Paputok” campaign implemented by the Department of Health (DOH) during the holidays with the theme, “Sa Ingay Walang Sablay, Sa Paputok Goodbye Kamay.”

The campaign was supported by national line agencies such as the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Education, Philippine National Police, and Bureau of Fire Protection.