MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office chief Director Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said piccolo and watusi are the two firecrackers most blamed for recorded injuries. "With the 20 incidents recorded since December 16—mayroon tayong (we have) 20 incidents recorded of injury caused by the firecrackers most of them are caused by piccolo at (and) watusi,” Albayalde said in a televised press briefing. The Malacañang listed piccolo as one of the the prohibited firecrackers (pumuputok) and pyrotechnic devices (umiilaw) for the New Year celebration. READ: Palace issues list of prohibited firecrackers, pyrotechnic devicesAlbayalde said the piccolo being sold in the market were just imported. The NCRPO chief asked the public to report sellers of piccolo to authorities to avoid further injuries.

Source: Philippine Star December 28, 2017 12:56 UTC