00:00More and more people are buying fireworks and candles in Bukawe, Bulacan.
00:05This is Isaiah Miravente's live report. Isaiah?
00:12No one is buying fireworks and candles here in Bukawe, Bulacan.
00:17Even now, at night, more and more people are buying fireworks and candles.
00:24Mildred's family is traditional in buying fireworks and candles every new year.
00:29The fireworks that they are selling are not missing from their list.
00:33It's exactly 12 o'clock on the first day of 2025.
00:38We are budgeting for lightning and noise.
00:43But it's not for entertainment because it's already 12 a.m.
00:53Their budget is 5,000 pesos for fireworks and candles.
00:58We went to Kalookan and it's a bit pricey.
01:03Of course, we went here directly.
01:07Even if it's 50 pesos, it's 100 pesos.
01:11Aside from Mildred, there are also buyers from faraway provinces like Cavite and Bataan.
01:18They were stuck in traffic for a few hours just to make sure they have sound and light for the new year.
01:24Most of the buyers are from Bulacan.
01:28There are also vendors who sell fireworks and candles in their area.
01:32For the price of fireworks and candles, you can save a lot here.
01:36The price of 16 shots of aerial is 1,300 pesos.
01:4120 shots are 1,700 pesos.
01:4510 pieces of lucis are 70 pesos.
01:48A bundle of kwitis is 900 pesos.
01:51A cone fountain is 80 pesos.
01:541,000 rounds of sawa is 1,200 pesos.
01:583,000 rounds are 2,700 pesos.
02:025,000 rounds are 4,700 pesos.
02:06Harlequin aerial is 750 pesos.
02:09Sparklers are 350 pesos.
02:12A 3-star catarim is 120 pesos.
02:16It's getting more expensive as the new year approaches.
02:19It's like this every year.
02:21We call it paspasam.
02:23When it's 26, it goes up and up.
02:25But the BFP still continues to remind us that some fireworks are still prohibited,
02:29such as kabase, kwitonbamba, atomic, coke and can, goodbye philippines, bin laden, plapla, picolo, and tuna.
02:38There are new fireworks that are also prohibited and named after the typhoons,
02:44such as kristina, karina, ulysses, yolanda, and pepito.
02:49The prohibition of fireworks and testing of fireworks here in Bukawe, Bulacan, is still in force.
02:55The Bureau of Fire Protection continues to monitor the situation here in Bukawe, Bulacan.
03:00They inspect every store to make sure that there are no illegal fireworks being sold.
03:06Other than that, there are also fire extinguishers in every store
03:11and a large drum of water for the safety of the buyers and sellers.
03:16And that's the update here in Bukawe, Bulacan.
03:19Back to you.
03:21Thank you very much, Isaiah Mirafuentes.
