MANILA – New Year celebrations nationwide were generally peaceful, with no fatalities and no major crimes reported, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. However, the PNP recorded 843 firecracker-related incidents that injured 183 people from 5 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2025, to 11 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026. Police arrested 26 individuals and seized 96,721 illegal firecrackers, and two cases of indiscriminate firing were reported, leaving one person injured, one suspect arrested, and two firearms confiscated. READ: How Filipinos welcome 2026: New Year traditions you should know READ: Firework-related injuries drop compared to last New Year — DOH A total […]... Keep on reading: New year celebrations peaceful despite firecracker injuries - PNP