Public warned vs use of ‘crackers near churches in New Year

CATHOLIC Church officials on Sunday appealed to people who like to welcome the New Year with firecrackers to refrain from doing it near churches so as not to disrupt ongoing masses.
“Sana kapag nagpaputok medyo malayo sa simbahan lalo na kapag may misa…hindi mo tuloy marining ano sinasabi sa Mass,” said Monsignor Pepe Quitorio, media office chief of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
On the other hand, Father Melvin Castro, executive secretary of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, said the mass in his parish will start at 9 p.m. on December 31 for the protection of the parishioners.
“Kami sa Tarlac hindi kami nagsecelebarte ng midnight mass takot kasi kami for the security of the faithful na baka abutan sila sa daan, so kami ‘yung misa namin ginagwa much early mga 9 pm so by 10:30 pm tapos na misa nakauwi na cla kasi usually pagtungtong 11 pm dun na ‘yung putukan e,” he added.
With this, he urged the public to only use horns instead of fireworks.
On “gangnam dance” earlier introduced by the Department of Health (DOH) as alternative to welcome the New Year, the CBCP official said the public would still want to make noise than just dance.
“Parte na kasi ng culture is to make noise. Naabutan ko nung araw ‘yung mga kawali pinapatunog ko kasi ang paniniwala pa nila noon dadami ‘yung iluluto mo kapag kawali ‘yung iniingay mo,” he added.
Gangnam style is a dance popularized by Korean singer Psy.
According to the DOH, the number of fireworks injuries rose to over 160 as of Saturday.
DOH Undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa said these number so far is lower than the same period last year.
Herbosa together with the officials of the Philippine National Police, Interior and Local Government, and the Bureau of Fire Protection, briefed President Benigno Aquino III in Malacanang regarding the preparations and security measures for the coming New Year celebration.
He said firework-related injuries are being reported daily by 50 hospitals through online to the DOH since December 21. They will come up with the final tally on January 5.
“Most of the injuries are still due to fireworks and firecrackers, next are from stray bullets and then ingestion,” Herbosa said adding that majority is in the six to 10 age group.
“Those affected shifts to the older age groups during the New Yea’s Eve and New Year’s Day based on our historical data. Before New Year’s Eve it’s mostly children but during New Year’s Eve and the New Year, just like in previous years, it will be more adults rather than the six to 10 (aged children),” he noted.
He said the officials of the DOH will continue to make rounds in several hospitals in Manila on New Year’s eve to ensure that necessary services are in place.
Meanwhile, Senator Loren Legarda said these are unnecessary injuries which could be prevented if everyone will raise awareness on how firecrackers are not the safest way of celebrating the New Year.
The toxic fumes produced by firecrackers can cause ailments, while a number of cases have been reported of ingestion, especially by children, of poisonous firecrackers.
Legarda said chemicals used in producing firecrackers and sparklers also contaminate the soil and could leach into the water table, compromising the safety of potable water.
“This is certainly not the way we want to herald 2013,” she said. (Virgil Lopez/Jill Beltran/FP/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/12/31/public-warned-vs-use-crackers-near-churches-new-year-260716

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