MANILA, Philippines — Only three of the 35 manufacturers of fireworks given licenses by the Philippine National Police have passed the Philippine Standards (PS), a police official admitted on Tuesday.
“We issued license to manufacturers, 35 sir ‘yung manufacturers…” Brig. Gen. Rommil Mitra, chief of PNP’s Firearms and Explosives Office, said during the hearing of the Senate committee on public hearing on measures on the use and sale of fireworks in the country.
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“Of the 35, tatlo lang sir ‘yung nakapasa sa (only three passed the) Philippine Standards. Pero just the same we issued the license because there’s no requirement sir na …
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