Tag: Bocaue

Pres. Duterte to reconsider fireworks total ban provided only LGUs will hold fireworks display

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would reconsider his earlier decision for a total ban on fireworks, for the sake of the livelihood of the residents of Bocaue who are in the fireworks industry. Duterte in his address to the nation late Monday night, Jan. 4, said that he would only allow Bocaue residents to produce fireworks, provided they would only sell these to local government units. Private individuals will no […]

Mga paputok at pailaw sa Bocaue, dinagsa ng mga mamimili

BOCAUE, Bulacan (Eagle News) — Dalawang araw bago sumapit ang bagong taon, halos wala ng maparadahan ang mga sasakyan sa compound ng mga nagbebenta ng paputok at pailaw sa Bocaue, Bulacan. Ayon sa isang tindera, bagamat dagsa ang mga taong namimili ng mga paputok ngayon ay mahina pa rin ang kanilang bentahan kumpara noong nakaraang taon. Ni hindi pa nila naabot ang kalahating porsyento ng kanilang kinita noong Disyembre atrenta, 2015. Kilala ang Bocaue, Bulacan […]

News in photos: Bocaue fireworks blast

Photos of the powerful fireworks blast in Bocaue, Bulacan that occurred before noon on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.  Photos courtesy Eagle News Service correspondents Yitshak Hosea Barrios, Jonard de Guzman and Arnel Biag in Bulacan.

Updated: Two dead, at least 24 injured in Bocaue fireworks blast

  (Eagle News) — At least 24 persons were injured and two were killed in a fireworks blast in Bocaue, Bulacan that occurred before noon Wednesday, October 12, according to police reports. The first explosion occurred around 10 a.m. in one fireworks store along McArthur Highway. Those interviewed by Eagle News correspondent Diosal Alcejera said it felt like there was a bomb explosion and the whole area shook. The explosion was first reported at the fireworks store […]