00:00the Department of Health or DOH reported the number of firecracker related injuries rose to 704.
00:08An additional 112 cases were logged on December 31, 54 on New Year's Day and four in the previous
00:16days. The updated total is 16.9 percent higher than the 602 cases logged in 2024. The DOH also
00:26reported about a 70-year-old male from Nueva Ecija who lit a Judas Belt on December 22
00:35and died on December 27.