PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima issued the last-minute reminder on his Twitter account as he inspected firecracker stalls in Bulacan province.
“I encourage everybody to report to PNP, those who have the tendency to use their firearms in celebrating New Year’s Eve,” he said.
“For your reports, you need not give your identity, just the information regarding the would be law breakers during New Year’s celebration,” he added.
Earlier, the PNP had the muzzles of police officers’ firearms taped to make sure the guns are not fired indiscriminately during the holidays.
The muzzles will be checked again after New Year’s Day to see if the guns had been fired.
Also on Monday, Purisima personally checked on police operations against illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices in Bulacan.
A separate report by radio dzBB’s Glen Juego also said the Bureau of Fire Protection conducted surprise inspections on fireworks stalls in White Plains in Quezon City.
In past weeks, the government had been appealing to Filipinos not to welcome the New Year with fireworks, which it said can be harmful and even deadly in some cases. — BM, GMA News
