Section 2.

Application for renewal shall be filed and processed in accordance with RULE V of this implementing rules
and regulations and shall comply with the following requirements:
a. The same requirements as specified in Rule IV of this
IRR; and
b. Manufacturers copy of the latest monthly report
and 12 months consumption of explosives/explosive ingredients in the prescribed format (manufacturers only).

LICENSE/PERMIT FEES
P 5,000.00
P 1,500.00
P 360.00
P 3,000.00/show
P 1,000.00
P10,000.00
P 5,000.00
P 5, 000.00
P 1,000.00

FIREWORKS SAFETY SEMINAR 2013

* FSSFireworks Safety Seminar

FDOFireworks Display Operators Seminar

M A N A G E M E N T

Permit to Import Explosives/ Explosive

Ingredients
Permit to Purchase Explosives /Explosive
Ingredients
Permit to Transport Pyrotechnic/Firecracker
Permit to Display Fireworks
Permit to Import Theatrical Effects
Manufacturers License
Dealers License
License for Fireworks Display Operator
Retailers Permit

D I V I S I O N

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1. Licensed manufacturers of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices are authorized to sell or distribute their products anywhere in the Philippines. However, if they desire to put
up a store or outlet, to sell or distribute their products in places
other than their factory, they should secure the corresponding
Dealers License and comply with all the requirements for dealers as provided therein.

E X P L O S I V E S

D I V I S I O N
M A N A G E M E N T
E X P L O S I V E S

RENEWAL OF LICENSE
Section 1. Manufacturers and Dealers licenses shall be
valid until June 30 of every year. Therefore, the same should
be renewed on or before this date.

Section 2. Licensed manufacturers are prohibited from selling

or transferring to other persons, the explosive ingredients they
imported or purchased locally. Such explosive ingredients are
for use only in their manufacturing operations.
Section 3. Licensed dealers are prohibited from keeping in their
stores or establishments quantities of finished products of firecrackers in excess of a combined total of fifty (50) kilograms
and one thousand (1,000) kilograms of pyrotechnic devices.
The rest of the stock shall be kept in the warehouse (bodega)
from which replenishments may be withdrawn from time to
time as the need arises.
Section 4. Firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices shall bear
labels indicating the name and address of their manufacturers,
warning instructions written in Filipino and English and classification in accordance with Rule I, Section 3 of this IRR.
Section 5. The importation of finished firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices is prohibited. Imported firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC),
other law enforcement agencies and those found in the market shall be deemed illegally manufactured and shall be subject to confiscation.

Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
Civil Security Group
Firearms & Explosives Office
Explosives Management Division
Camp Crame, Quezon City

INFORMATION GUIDE

on
2012 Revised IRR Governing the
Administration and Enforcement
of
R.A. No. 7183
entitled An Act Regulating the Sale,
Manufacture, Distribution and Use of
Firecrackers and other Pyrotechnic
Devices

Section 6. Prohibition on the supply to minors - It is prohibited to

sell firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices to anyone under 18
years of age. Children using firecrackers and fireworks must be
under adult supervision. Any buyer of firecrackers and/or pyrotechnic devices who is suspected to be below 18 years of age,
but claims otherwise, shall be required to show proof of his age.
Section 7. Class 4 Firecrackers and Pyrotechnic Devices may
only be used by the following:
a. Manufacturer; and
b. Dealer with training on fireworks display operators course.
Section 8. ONE STORE, ONE PERMIT - Applications for dealers
and/or retailers licenses must specify the exact address where
the selling will be done to avoid multiplicity of stores with one
(1) permit only. Non-identification of the exact address by the
applicant serve as one of the grounds for disapproval of the
application. Selling in the place not mentioned in the permit is
considered illegal. The original permit approved by C, FEO shall
be displayed at all times inside the store ready for any inspection by members of the PNP assigned to implement this IRR.

PENALTIES
Any person who manufactures, sells, distributes, or uses
firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices in violation of the
provisions of this Implementing Rules and Regulations
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) nor more than Thirty Thousand
Pesos (P30,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six (6)
months nor more than one (1) year, or both such fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court in addition to the cancellation of his license and business permit, and confiscation by the Government of his inventory stock.

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FIRECRACKERS/PYROTECHNIC DEVICES
LICENSEES AND PERMIT

D I V I S I O N
M A N A G E M E N T

(BAWAL)
FIVE (5) CATEGORIES
1. OVERWEIGHT - not more than 0.2 gram or not more than
1/3 teaspoon.
2. OVERSIZED - like Super Lolo, Giant Whistle Bomb, etc.
3. FUSE should not burn less than 3 seconds but not more
than 6 seconds.
4. IMPORTED finished product.
5. Mixture of phosphorous or sulfur with that of chlorate.

E X P L O S I V E S

Prohibited Firecrackers

O F F I C E

2. Bawang
3. El Diablo
4. Judahs Belt
5. Paper Caps
6. Pulling of strings
7. Sky Rocket (Kwitis)
8. Small Triangulo
9. Other types equivalent to
the foregoing in explosives
content

E X P L O S I V E S

PYROTECHNIC DEVICES
1. Butterfly
2. Fountain
3. Jumbo Regular
4. Luces
5. Mabuhay
6. Roman Candle
7. Sparklers
8. Trompillo
9. Whistle Devices
10. All kinds of Pyrotechnic
Devices (Pailaw)
11. Other types equivalent
to the foregoing
pyrotechnic devices.

A N D

S E C U R I T Y

G R O U P

FIRECRACKERS
1. Baby Rocket

F I R E A R M S

Types of Firecrackers and Pyrotechnic Devices that

may be Manufactured, Sold, Distributed and Used: