List of Available and Banned Firecrackers (Paputok) by DOH

You surely can't buy cheap firecrackers or paputok in the Philippines when we talk about how many have been injured and hurt simply by using them.

In response to the growing number of incidents related to firecrackers, the Department of Health (DOH) released a list of banned paputok that some Pinoys love to use during Christmas and New Years eve and the rest of the holiday season.


Back in 2010, the list was released and published in local news papers in the Philippines and all over the country. This is to let people know that there are certain firecrackers that are no longer allowed to be sold, to buy and to circulate in the industry that sells millions of pesos yearly. Below is the list of now, illegal and banned paputok for the campaign dubbed as "Kampanya Kontra Paputok".

Banned Firecrackers (Paputok) in the Philippines

• Watusi
• Piccolo
• Triangulo
• 5 -Star
• Pla-pla
• Atomic Bomb
• Super Lolo
• Boga

Allowed Firecrackers (Paputok) and Pyrotechnic Devices in the Philippines

A. Allowed Firecrackers

• Baby Rocket
• Bawang
• Small “Triangulo”
• Pulling of Strings
• Paper Cups
• “El Diablo”
• Judah’s Belt
• Sky Rocket
• Other types equivalent to the foregoing in explosives content

B. Allowed Pyrotechnic Devices

• Sparklers
• “Luces”
• Fountain
• Jumbo Regular and Special
• “Mabuhay”
• Roman Candle
• “Trompillo”
• Airwolf
• Whistle Device
• Butterfly
• All kinds of Pyrotechnic Devices (pailaw)
• Other types equivalent to the foregoing devices