00:00More than 500 victims of the bombings have already died in Lubong in 2025.
00:07Although the number is lower than last year,
00:10the number of victims is still high and most of them are just children.
00:15Maki Pulido was shot.
00:20Back then, it was like there was a war
00:22due to the number of patients who were shot in the emergency room of the PJH.
00:26Now, it's not dangerous anymore.
00:28There are only 17 deaths since December 21,
00:31compared to more than 500 in the past.
00:34In the whole country,
00:35534 firework-related injuries were reported,
00:38which is less than 10 percent.
00:40Many of the cases are related to illegal bombings,
00:43such as boga and quitis.
00:45The health department also confirmed the death of one person in Nueva Ecija
00:49due to a heart attack.
00:51Although there are three other people who were killed by the GMA Regional TV
00:55in other provinces.
00:56The number of victims of the bombings is also decreasing.
01:00Most of them are just children who were not shot but were injured.
01:05That's why Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said
01:07that there is a need for a fireworks ban
01:09or a more strict implementation of community fireworks
01:12that will only be held by experts.
01:16Injuries and amputations are permanent.
01:18If they happen to a 10 to 14-year-old child,
01:22that is for life.
01:24It should be prevented.
01:25It should be zero.
01:27In Tondo, Manila,
01:28most of the victims of the bombings are drunk men.
01:31Because of his drunkenness,
01:32one of the patients of Tondo General Hospital cut his hand.
01:36He was drunk.
01:37He probably forgot that he was holding a bomb.
01:41So, eventually, the bomb hit his hand.
01:45His entire hand had to be cut.
01:48Two people were reported as victims of illegal bombings.
01:51There were 30 cases of indiscriminate discharge of firearms.
01:5424 were arrested by the PNP.
01:57If the number of fireworks-related injuries decreases,
02:00the so-called Holiday Heart Syndrome
02:03or cases of stroke or heart attack increases
02:06during the Christmas season.
02:08There were 146 cases of stroke
02:10from December 23 to January 2.
02:12Two died.
02:14There were 74 cases of acute coronary syndrome.
02:17One of them got sick.
02:19Once a year, the people who are high-risk decide
02:22to violate my rules.
02:25They eat lechon, fatty foods, salty foods,
02:29and they end up in the emergency department as a stroke case.
02:34That's why the New Year's Resolution states
02:36to eat properly, exercise,
02:38and not to drink any maintenance medicine.
02:41For GMA Integrated News,
02:43Mackie Pulido, for 24 Hours.
02:49.
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