DAGUPAN FIRECRACKER BLAST — A makeshift firecracker factory exploded in Sitio Boquig, Barangay Bacayao Sur, Dagupan City on December 25, 2025, damaging a two-storey house where a large volume of firecrackers was being stockpiled. Responding to the incident were personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection–Dagupan City, Panda Volunteer Fire Brigade, CDRRMO-Dagupan, Rescue Ambulance, Dagupan City Police, the Pangasinan PPO Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, and DECORP. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka)