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Cops ordered to run after illegal firecracker factories
Manila Bulletin
|October 24, 2025
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered police units to intensify the operations against illegal and unauthorized fireworks manufacturing facilities following the fatal explosion in a factory in Norzagaray, Bulacan that claimed two lives on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
He assured that investigation into the explosion is ongoing as the PNP works closely with the Bureau of Fire Protection and local officials of Bulacan to review the factory’s compliance with safety and permit requirements.
This story is from the October 24, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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