115 social media pages taken down over sale of firecrackers

The Quezon City Police District Director PBGen Redrico Maranan, along with the different station commanders, leads the destruction and disposal of various confiscated illegal firecrackers at Camp Karingal in Quezon City on December 30, 2023, reiterating the need to usher in the New Year safely by not using illegally produced firecrackers. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Michael Delizo

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<p>CAMP CRAME —  Over 100 social media pages have been recommended for takedown by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) and were subsequently deleted due to the sale of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices, data showed on Thursday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/26/firecracker-related-injuries-rise-to-69-doh-1402">Firecracker-related injuries rise to 69: DOH</a></div><p> Based on the data provided by PNP-ACG public information officer Lt. Wallen Arancillo, this includes 59 pages on Facebook, 54 on X (formerly Twitter), 1 on Spotify, and 1 website. </p><p>The PNP-ACG has so far arrested 10 individuals from its 8 entrapment operations, which also led to the seizure of an estimated P76,400 worth of fireworks and firecrackers.</p><p> “‘Yong mga nahuli natin ay nagbebenta sila ng firecrackers na ipinagbabawal through the different social media platforms, doon natin natuklasan at sa ating pagbili, doon naman napag-alaman natin na talagang meron silang paputok,” PNP-ACG officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Bernard Yang told reporters on Thursday.</p><p> (The individuals we arrested were selling banned firecrackers through various social media platforms. That’s where we discovered it, and through our purchases, we found out that they really had fireworks.)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2024/12/10/-iwas-paputok-during-holiday-celebrations-1612">&#x27;Iwas Paputok&#x27; during holiday celebrations</a></div><p> PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil recently ordered a crackdown on the online sale of fireworks and firecrackers, citing concerns over the inability to ensure the safety and quality of these products. </p><p>He also noted that vendors may not be properly trained, licensed, or compliant with safety protocols.</p>

<p>Over 100 social media pages have been recommended for takedown by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) and were subsequently deleted due to the sale of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices, data showed on Thursday.</p>

Over 100 social media pages have been recommended for takedown by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) and were subsequently deleted due to the sale of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices, data showed on Thursday.

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115 social media pages taken down over sale of firecrackers

115 social media pages taken down over sale of firecrackers

Michael Delizo,

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Published Dec 26, 2024 06:27 PM PHT

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