Editing Skyrocket (section)

===Philippines===
In the [[Philippines]], [[List of Philippine laws|Republic Act]] 7183 was enacted to regulate and to control the sale, distribution, manufacture and use of fireworks and firecrackers for [[public safety]].<ref name="ra7183">{{cite web|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7183.htm|title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7183|website=chanrobles.com|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}</ref>  According to the said law, skyrockets (known in the Philippines as ''kwitis'') are legal and are designed to propel from {{convert|40-50|ft}} before exploding.<ref name="ra7183"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/590651/news/nation/pnp-bares-list-of-legal-firecrackers-pyrotechnics-for-holiday-revelry|title=PNP bares list of legal firecrackers, pyrotechnics for holiday revelry|newspaper=[[GMA News]]|last=Roxas|first=Joseph Tristan|date=November 29, 2016|accessdate=December 28, 2016|language=English}}</ref> Despite being legal, it poses danger to those using it.  In 2012, it was recorded that skyrockets were the second most harmful firecracker after [[Piccolo (firecracker)|piccolo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/333137/piccolo-kwitis-goodbye-bading-others-lead-cracker-related-injuries|title=Piccolo, kwitis, Goodbye Bading, others lead ‘cracker-related injuries|last=Elona|first=Jamie Marie|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|accessdate=December 29, 2016|date=December 31, 2012|language=English}}</ref>