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Introduced by Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to ban the manufacture, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in 
the highest interest of public health, public safety, order and national security. 
Cities or municipalities, through their respective Sanggunian, may, however, 
designate specific places for pyrotechnic displays to commemorate religious or public 
holidays for periods not exceeding two days. 
The past years' celebration of the Yuletide Season and other festivities using 
firecrackers had once again showed the extreme danger and tragedies to life, limb and 
properties. 
No amount of safety reminders from health and law enforcement authorities can 
prevent accidents from occurring when revelers handle firecrackers or pyrotechnics 
because of their highly perilous nature. The proliferation of substandard or defective 
firecrackers or pyrotechnics exposes the people to accidents and injuries. Moreover, 
firecrackers are extremely dangerous because they are made up of the same materials 
used in explosives, bombs and other armaments. 
In view thereof, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR. 


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AN ACT BANNING THE MANUFACTURE, SALE AND USE OF ALL KINDS 
OF FIRECRACKERS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Statement ofPolicy. It is the policy of the State to safeguard the life 
and property of the people from danger and destruction. The State adopts a policy of 
ensuring that the health and well-being of the people are its primary concern. The 
manufacture, sale and use of firecrackers pose danger not only to property, but most 
especially to the health, well-being and life of the people. 
SECTION 2. Ban. There shall be a ban on the manufacture, sale and use of 
firecrackers or pyrotechnics consistent with and in furtherance of, public health, public 
safety, order and national security. 
SECTION 3. 
Exception. 
The Sangguniang Bayan of municipalities or 
Sangguniang Panlungsod of cities may designate specific places for pyrotechnic displays 
to commemorate religious or public holidays for periods not exceeding two days. 
SECTION 4. Phase-outperiod. Six (6) months upon the effectivity of this Act, all 
manufacturers of firecrackers or pyrotechnics shall coordinate with the Philippine 
National Police (PNP) Firearms and Explosives Unit for the proper disposal of all 
firecrackers and its component materials. 
SECTION 5. Penalty Clause. Any person who manufactures, sells or uses 
firecrackers or pyrotechnics in violation of this Act, shall suffer the penalty of Reclusion 
Temporal and a fine not exceeding five ( 5 )  million pesos. 


SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, decrees, proclamations, rules 
and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any section or provision of 
this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall 
not be affected and thereby remain in full force and effect. 
SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall talce effect fifteen (15) days after 
its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,