CITING grave and imminent danger, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a work stoppage order against all establishments engaged in the manufacture and sale of pyrotechnics and firecrackers.

Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Thursday issued the order in the wake of a series of accidents that hit the firecrackers industry recently, which left five people dead and 30 others injured.

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