#local officials

[an--artistic--autistic]

i am unreasonably proud and excited about this

[onenettvchannel]

OneNETnews INVESTIGATES: Toxic Watchdog Group 'BAN Toxics' urges PNP and local officials including Central Visayas to confiscate Illegal and Dangerous Firecrackers [EXCLUSIVE]

DUMAGUETE, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- As the forthcoming year-end festivities draw near in early 2024, the environmental advocacy and toxic watchdog group "BAN Toxics" issued an urgent call to action thru the Philippine National Police (PNP) and local officials to address the rampant sale of prohibited & hazardous firecrackers. This impassioned plea from BAN Toxics comes in the aftermath of a distressing surge in firecracker-induced injuries, with a staggering recorded tally of 75 cases reported mere days prior to the eagerly anticipated New Year's Eve celebrations.

To put in the perspective point of view... There are 52 new cases from December 22nd to 26th, 2023 covering National Capital Region [NCR] (20), Region III (6), Region XII (5) and other regions or provinces is at 21 firecracker-related injuries (FRIs). The following day on December 27th until the present day, over 23 FRIs have added up.

These distressing incidents, as reported by The Freeman in Cebu City have further exacerbated the mounting apprehension surrounding the perils posed by these illegal firecrackers.

An exclusive partner investigation with BAN Toxics Patroller Team for OneNETnews; who were monitored, documented and purchased various illegal firecrackers including Atomic, Piccolo in various sizes, 10 packs of Special Pla-Pla(s), Whistle Bombs, Bawang, 5-Star and even "Dugong" (Blood) - a triangular firecracker measuring 12 by 8.5 inches, obtained discreetly from an ambulant store on December 26th in Tabora and Marcelino de Santos Street, Divisoria, NCR: "Hinihimok namin ang PNP at LGUs na paigtingin ang on-site monitoring at pagkumpiska ng mga illegal na paputok habang papalapit ang Bisperas ng Bagong Taon. Itong patuloy na pagbebenta ng mga illegal na paputok ay sadyang nakakabahala at nakakatakot kung ito ay napasakamay ng publiko, lalo na ng mga bata. Peligroso ang mga paputok sa kalusugan at maging sa ating kalikasan", Toxics Campaigner of BAN Toxics named Thony Dizon said in Tagalog dialect.

These specific types of illegal firecrackers have consistently been identified as major culprits in firecracker-related injuries in recent years (almost excluding Coronavirus Disease-19 or CoViD-19 nationwide pandemic), further emphasizing the urgency of the situation.

In response to the rampant sale of hazardous firecrackers, BAN Toxics has called upon the PNP and the Local Government Units (LGUs) to intensify on-site monitoring and confiscate illegal firecrackers as New Year's Eve approaches. This urgent action extends to Central Visayas, Negros Oriental and right here in Dumaguete City, where the group urges local officials to enforce existing firecracker ban regulations and enact ordinances banning the use and sale of firecrackers.

Reports from one government state-media Philippine News Agency (PNA) had recently brought attention to a pressing concern regarding firecracker vendors operating across the country without obtaining the necessary permits or certificates. This has raised significant concerns about their ability to effectively handle fire emergencies. The lack of fire extinguishers at these establishments poses a significant risk, especially considering the hazardous nature of the products on what they are selling in the wrong path. Furthermore, the illegal sale of firecrackers online through platforms like Shopee, Lazada and discreet delivery couriers such as J&T Express and LBC adds another layer of complexity to the issue, requiring coordinated efforts to curb these illicit activities.

To avert firecracker-related injuries, especially among children, BAN Toxics emphatically underscores the paramount importance of refraining from squandering resources on toxic, environmentally deleterious firecrackers and fireworks. Instead, the group suggestively promotes the use of alternative noise makers made from recycled materials like "Torotot" or horn-shaped trumpets, for a safer, simpler and healthier New Year's celebration. This proactive approach is in line with the group's initiative to advocate for a New Year's celebration that is free from all of these toxic and wastes. This effort is being carried out in collaboration with schools, local authorities and representatives from the PNP and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

As the year comes to an end, BAN Toxics' urgent plea for action serves as a poignant reminder of its collective responsibility to safeguard public safety and protecting the environment during year-end festive celebrations in the country.

The collaborative efforts of law enforcement agencies, local officials and advocacy groups are crucial in addressing the sale of illegal and dangerous firecrackers, even for the illegal online selling are ultimately safeguarding the well-being of communities across the Filipino nation.

PHOTO COURTESY: BAN Toxics Patrollers Team via PR BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2023/12/27/2321685/firecracker-related-injuries-climb-52 [Referenced News Article from The Philippine Star] *https://www.onenews.ph/articles/pnp-warns-versus-online-sale-of-firecrackers [Referenced News Article from OneNews PH] *https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1215849 [Referenced News Article #1 via Philippine News Agency] *https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1215996 [Referenced News Article #2f via Philippine News Agency] *https://www.animal-ethics.org/how-fireworks-harm-nonhuman-animals/ [Referenced Editorial Article via Animal Ethics]

-- OneNETnews Team

[hargo-news]

Monitor Participants' Campaigns, Amran: Ensuring Implementation within Rule Corridors

#MonitorElectionCampaigns #ImplementationCompliance Monitor Participants' Campaigns, Amran: Ensuring Implementation within Rule Corridors

Hargo.co.id, GORONTALO – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) of Pohuwato Regency once again monitored election campaigns by participants in Taluduyunu Utara Village, Buntulia Subdistrict, on Thursday (14/12/2023). Amran Hulubangga, Coordinator of the Legal Division, Prevention, Community Participation, and Public Relations at Bawaslu Pohuwato, stated that the monitoring was carried out by a…

[linktoo-doodles]

Ah, yes. Sebastian is an idiot, but he's such a good boy, y'know.

[benevolenterrancy]

honestly. if you decided to create giant fucking corpse-head-spiders to populate your world with then this is exactly what you deserve.

[united-under-skyfall]

leverage is so fucking funny. man manages to find the most mentally ill and neurodivergent group of thieves on the market + an even more mentally ill guy whose literal job description was trying to chase all of them, and forces them into a found family speed-run by trying to blow them all up. they lowkey stage a full fucking country wide coup and are like eh 🤷 just another wednesday. this might be a fun place to vacation tho i guess. sophie shows up to her own funeral twice. they're so good at convincing people of their shit that they make a guy's body start reacting to an illness he doesn't have because it isn't real. go completely out on a limb and basically hand this one guy a new password for his computer so they can get into it and he goes with it. parker and hardison have straight up just "fake it 'till you make it"d into the fbi without even attempting to cover their tracks beyond just These Two Guys. half their clients never asked to be their clients and don't know they're their clients, and the other half are random people who find them who fuckin knows how, meanwhile no government agency can track them down without selling their soul to sterling. they make a point to have a dramatic scene w a Big Bad Shadowy Government Guy who doesn't actually get caught or brought to justice or anything telling them he's going to hunt them all down, and in any other show this would probably earn at least a minor arc later on but he literally never shows up again. an entire season finale hinged on a cake and a bunch of clams. they accidentally made eliot a celebrity not once, not twice, but three times. parker blew up her foster parents' house when she was like. nine. and it's hardly a footnote. hardison is just casually an artistic prodigy but it's only ever brought up for the most background of background gags. eliot's biggest beef with parker and hardison for like two and a half seasons is that they won't stop making weird food with lasers and refuse to realize they can't make a decent beer to save their lives. sophie's immediate response to being shot is to call her shooter a wanker. there's a character who has literally killed a man with a mop and they had the audacity to only put her in one episode.

[theefaggotamerica]

so how we feeling about the localization.

[muffinlance]

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO TEMPTED TO CROSS STATE LINES AND COMMIT ELECTION FRAUD

[id: Headline: Internet picks "werewolf clawing off its own shirt" as new Michigan "I Voted" sticker. Background image: an absolutely RIPPED werewolf, head back and howling at "I VOTED", its shirt in ribbons under its claws, the American flag behind it. End id.]

[umbrvx]

a villain’s journey

[tainebot01]

The second investigations game being Fortunato'd by Capcom Japan for the past decade as the mainline games and TGAA duology got ported to the rest of the world while the spread of communications technology resulting in audience perspectives having a greater impact on the interpretation of foreign media has developed in addition to creator's awareness of cultural influences on storytelling decisions in adapting said media following a 13 year maturation period culminating in worldwide localization has given us the greatest line in ace attorney history:

[7clubs]

for some reason manosouta has suddenly put a vice grip on my brain... have some art... it only took 10 years ^_^ <- was reading google translated fic of them before the fan translation was even finished

also some madness from my twitter

[lazycranberrydoodles]

xie lian texts like a grandpa … i imagine pre confession their texts would be a graveyard of hua cheng’s failed attempts at flirting

xie lian's profile picture is from the manhua by starember / follow for more of hua cheng Ls

[grovey]

[xcchoco]

CW // ACE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATIONS 2 SPOILERS

there's no crown for one

on the way down

[kitnita]

wyatt johnston & jake oettinger postgame   —   VGK vs DAL;   game 7   —   05.05.24

[wyatt, barry sanders is one of the best running backs of all time, and you did some stuff on skates tonight that i hadn’t seen him do on cleats. what’d you eat for dinner?]  (laughs) um … thank you (laughs) um, i mean, my pregame meal is, uh, is chicken and pasta, um, you know, i had al biernat's, a couple of the boys go there, so … um, yeah, i mean, it’s the same, same meal before every home game. um, but yeah, thank you.  [that chicken and pasta didn’t make you move like that, brother.]