Mga ginadumilian nga firecrackers kag pyrotechnics suni Republic Act (RA) 7183 ukon ang kasuguan sa pyrotechnic devices:
Super Lolo and Atomic Big Triangulo – two firecrackers specifically mentioned in RA 7183.
Mother Rockets – firecracker with a stick designed as a propellant upon lighting the wick.
Lolo Thunder – a powerful firecracker twice the size of a Five Star.
Pillbox – a firecracker that causes a series of sparks when lit.
Boga – traditional canon made from PVC pipe using denatured alcohol as explosive ingredient.
Big Judah’s belt – a string of firecrackers consisting of smaller firecrackers that number up to a hundred, and culminating in a larger and more powerful firecracker.
Big Bawang – a firecracker packed in cardboard tied around with abaca strings, giving it the shape of a large garlic.
Kwiton – aerial firecracker which explodes several times when lit.
Goodbye Philippines – giant triangle-shaped firecracker which packs a powerful explosion.
Kabasi – a triangle-sized explosive twice the size of a Pla-pla.
Other banned firecrackers include the “Atomic Bomb,” Five Star, Pla-pla, Og, Giant Whistle Bomb, and unlabelled firecrackers.
Mga ginapahanugotan nga firecrackers kag pyrotechnics suni Republic Act (RA) 7183 ukon ang kasuguan sa pyrotechnic devices:
Baby Rocket — Assembled with a stick that helps propels the contraption to fly a few meters before exploding. The firecracker is about 1-½ inches long by 3/8 inch in diameter with the stick about a foot in length.
Bawang — Larger than a Triangulo and with 1/3 teaspoon of powder packed in cardboard, it is tied with abaca string and wrapped in the shape of garlic.
Small Triangulo — Triangle shaped with powder less than the Bawang and usually wrapped in brown paper measuring ¾ inch at its longest side.
Pulling of strings — An inch-long less than ¼ of an inch in diameter with strings on each end that when pulled cause the firecracker to explode.
Paper caps — Minute amounts of black powder spread in thin strips of paper on a small sheet and used in children’s toy guns.
El Diablo or Labintador — Tubular shaped, about 1-¼ inches long and less than ¼ inch in diameter with a wick.
Judah’s Belt — A string of either Diablos or small Triangulos numbering up to a hundred or so and culminating in a large firecracker — usually a Bawang.
Sky Rocket or Kwitis — A large Baby Rocket designed to fly up to 40 to 50 feet in the air before it explodes.
Sparklers — Black powder coated on a piece of wire or wrapped in a paper tube designed to light up and glow after igniting.
Luces — Any of several kinds of Sparklers.
Fountain — Cone-shaped sparkler, which is lighted on the ground and designed to create, sparks of various colors and intermittent lights when ignited.
Jumbo regular and special — Similar to a “Fountain” but bigger in size.
Mabuhay — A bundle usually of a dozen Sparklers.
Roman Candle — A kind of Sparkler also similar to a “Fountain” but shaped like a big candle.
Trompillo — A pyrotechnic device usually fastened at the center and designed to spin first clockwise and then counter-clockwise and gives off various light colors when ignited.
Airwolf — A kind of Sky Rocket shaped like an airplane with a propeller to rise about 40 or 50 feet and emits various lights while in the air.
Whistle Bomb — Any firecracker or pyrotechnic designed to emit a whistle-like sound before exploding. Others are designed simply to whistle without exploding.
Butterfly — A light emitting butterfly-shaped pyrotechnic that floats above the ground.(with data from GMA and DILG)
