00:00More than 8,000 fishermen affected by oil spills in Navotas City
00:05were given assistance from the government.
00:08President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. was the first to share the assistance
00:14and he also brought good news for them.
00:17Bernard Ferreira with the details.
00:22President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. was the first to share the assistance
00:26to fishermen in Navotas affected by oil spills.
00:29This is part of the program under the Presidential Assistance to Fisherfolk and Families, or PAF.
00:35More than 8,000 fishermen were given assistance to help them rebuild their livelihoods.
00:41They greeted me with a happy birthday.
00:43But for you, I felt like it was my birthday.
00:49You might suspect that I'm being arrogant.
00:54We will add the 5,000 to make it 7,500.
01:03House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez also donated 10 kilos of rice
01:07to each of the beneficiaries.
01:09According to President Marcos, Jr.,
01:11the government's assistance was used to seal the MT Terranova's valve
01:16and 1.4 million liters of oil were collected.
01:19The Coast Guard and the helpers reported to me
01:26that the oil spills were technical.
01:31They said that as of yesterday,
01:33the only thing they could see was oil spills,
01:36if not water.
01:40So the operation was almost complete.
01:43The investigation into the sinking of the motor tanker continues.
01:46The government and the owner of MT Terranova
01:50are also talking about paying for the incident.
01:53At the same time, President Marcos, Jr. has good news.
01:57The fish and other seafood are safe.
02:04Moreover, the quality of the air and water in Nabotas is good
02:10for the health of our countrymen.
02:14Navigational floodgates in the city were also repaired
02:17for better water flow,
02:19especially during rainy and high tides.
02:21President Marcos, Jr. urged the communities
02:24to implement solid waste management intervention
02:27and cleanup drive activity
02:29to prevent the flood control structure from being blocked by garbage.
02:33Bernard Ferrer, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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