SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: At least 12 people had been injured in Region 12 as of Friday, December 30, resulting from mishandling of firecrackers, according to the regional health official.

Jenny Ventura, focal person of the Department of Health (DOH) 12 campaign against firecrackers, said they have launched a massive information drive on the danger of firecrackers and monitored 12 injuries since December 12, where 11 of the victims were male.

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