More than 160 people have been injured by fireworks as the country prepares to welcome the New Year, the government said on Saturday.

A 14-year-old boy who lost his right hand and an elderly man with a ruptured eyeball were among the worst injured so far, Assistant Health Secretary Eric Tayag said.

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