THE Province of Bulacan, through the Provincial Pyrotechnics Regulatory Board (PPRB), has proposed to ban the use of potassium chlorate, an unstable chemical that has a tendency to self-ignite when mixed with other chemicals or when it gets wet.

Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado said the banning of potassium chlorate in the firecracker production will make the local fireworks and pyrotechnics industry more

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