The Department of Health (DOH) revealed on Saturday their most dangerous and most safest barangays to celebrate the New Year's Day, based on firecracker-related injuries over a 3-year period.
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| DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag |
DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag posted on his Twitter account the list based on DOH data from 2010 to 2012.
Today #doh will release a list of most dangerous barangays in terms of FW injuries based on 2010-2012 reports #APIR@DOHgovph
— Doc Eric Tayag (@erictayagSays) December 28, 2013Most dangerous barangays:
Quezon City:
1) Batasan Hills
1) Commonwealth
3) Holy Spirit
4) Payatas
5) Sto. Domingo
6) Krus Na Ligas
Manila:
1) District 2 Brgy 147-267 East Tondo
2) District 1 Brgy 1-146 West Tondo
3) District 3 Brgy 268-394 in Binondo
4) Quiapo
5) San Nicolas
6) Sta Cruz
Mandaluyong:
1) Addition Hills
2) Hulo
3) Barangka Drive
4) Poblacion
5) San Jose
6) Plainview
Valenzuela:
1) Hen. T. de Leon
2) Marulas
3) Karuhatan
4) Canumay
5) Malinta
6) Parada
Las Piñas:
1) Pulang Lupa Uno
2) BF Intl Village
2) Talon Dos
4) Pulang Lupa Dos
5) Fajardo
Marikina:
1) Malanday
2) Concepcion Uno
3) Parang
4) Sto. Niño
Pasig:
1) Pinagbuhatan
2) Bagong Ilog
3) Pineda
4) Bambang
5) San Miguel
6) Kapasigan
7) San Joaquin
8) Kalawaan
Safest Barangays
The DOH said Malabon, Caloocan, Makati, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig remain safe as no barangays are under this list.
As of 6 a.m. on Saturday, Tayag said injuries related to firecrackers were at 170.
Certified fireworks and firecrackers brands according to Engineer Mario Gaudenciano of the DTI's (Department of Trade and Industry) Standards Certification Division as of November 15, 2013.
Amor Fireworks
Diamond Fireworks
Dragon Fireworks, Incorporated
L.F. Fireworks
MADZ Fire Crackers and Phyrotechnics
Mary P Diaresco Pyrotechnics Manufacturing
Nation Fireworks
Phoenix Fireworks
Platinum Fireworks, Inc.
Pyro Kreations Fireworks
SPM General Merchandize
Sto. Niño de Arevalo Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Tiger Fireworks
Wow Fireworks Manufacturing.
--Source: DOH/DTI/ABS-CBN News