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The Philippines has banned firecrackers to avoid injuries and deaths during the New Year revelry to welcome 2022, a government official said on December 29.

On every 4th day of the Lunar New Year, Dong Ky villagers hold a firecracker procession to commemorate the day when general Thien Cuong gave order for soldiers to march into battle defeating enemies.

As Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches, firecracker smuggling is again "hot" in the border areas. Several tonnes have already been seized by customs authorities as they head across the border into Vietnam.

Traffic police in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on December 15 discovered and captured some 300 kilogrammes of illegally transported firecrackers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered all ministries, ministry-level agencies, Government bodies and provincial People’s Committees to hasten preparations for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A fire caused by New Year firecrackers in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, on January 1 left at least two dead and 380 others injured while gutting nearly 1,000 shanties.

Police will launch campaigns to deter violations related to firecrackers, weapons, explosive materials and similar items in key border areas to assure a safe and peaceful Tet holiday.