Muntinlupa records first firecracker victim, child’s finger to be amputated

The Muntinlupa City government recorded its first firecracker-related injury for the 2025 holiday season as it warned the public about an existing ordinance banning the use of such devices.

- By JONATHAN HICAP

Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the victim was an 11-year-old child who sustained injuries from a firecracker. Doctors recommended the amputation of his finger.

"Just two days ago, we had our first firecracker victim. We have our first victim, an 11-year-old child whose doctors recommended amputating the finger," Biazon said.

The mayor lamented, "So 11 years old mapuputulan siya ng daliri. May mababawasan ang kanyang katawan. So ang nakakalungkot kasi doon pwede namang maiwasan yan nangyayari (So at 11 years old, he's going to have his finger amputated. Something will be missing from his body. So, it's sad because that could have been prevented).

According to the Muntinlupa police, the firecracker accident happened on Dec. 19 in Mariategue Maharlika Compound in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa.