DTI: Bulacan fireworks safe, of high quality

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines  – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday assured the public that fireworks manufactured in Bulacan are safe and of high quality.

At least 475 different types of fireworks manufactured in the province have already secured the DTI product standards (PS), while 75 others are still being processed by the agency’s Bureau of Product Standard (BPS).

Zorina Aldana, director of DTI-Bulacan, said that a PS license is one of the guarantees that a product is safe and of high quality.

“Those that applied and secured PS licenses are following the provisions of Republic Act 7183 or the firecracker law,” Aldana said, noting that the legal limit chemical content of pyrotechnics products is 0.2 grams.

However, she stressed that following the legal limit on the chemical content is not enough because a manufacturer must also observe strict manufacturing process and quality management system that follows international and Philippine standards on fireworks.

“There are also requirement on packaging and labeling. The manufacturer’s name and contact details plus safety labeling must be written on the product,” she said.

She explained that the requirements were meant to ensure accountability among manufacturers and assure buyers that the products are safe.

Among the fireworks that have already secured PS license are different types of fountains, aerial fireworks, sawa, judas belt, trompillo, Roman candle, luces, Mabuhay fountain, Pagoda fountain and others.

Based on DTI-Bulacan records, the manufacturers that have secured PS license for 100 products are Dragon Fireworks based in San Rafael town and Diamond Fireworks from Pulilan town.

Others are LF Fireworks in San Ildefonso town (80 products), Nation Fireworks in Baliwag (25 products), SPM General Merchandise in Bocaue (40 products), Pyro Kreation Fireworks (30 products), Platinum Fireworks (50 products), and Phoenix Fireworks, all from Sta. Maria (50 products).

The companies that have applied for PS license and are still being processed by the DTI-BPS are Z & N Nicolas Fireworks (20 products), ERCY Fireworks (20 products), A. Santiago Fireworks (10 products), and Purity Fireworks (10 products), all based in Baliwag town; and Double L Fireworks from Pandi.