00:00A city in Pampanga gained recognition at the 2024 World Culinary Awards.
00:06This and other stories in tonight's National News Roundup by Joms Balagan.
00:14Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said
00:19the agency continues to give aid through its RISE program such as the Assistance to Individuals
00:25in Crisis Situations or ICS and the Ayuda para sa Kaposangkita program or ACAP.
00:30Secretary Gatchalian emphasized how the agency provides this aid in a targeted
00:35and organized way to identify and vet calamity victims to help them recover.
00:41The Bureau of Immigration has again reminded foreign workers of all Philippine Offshore
00:45Gaming Operators or POGO to voluntarily downgrade their visas before the October 15 deadline.
00:51BI Commissioner Joao Antonio Villar reiterated there will be no extensions for filing and those
00:56who file after the deadline will be ordered to leave the country. The BI added that more
01:01than 10,000 foreign POGO workers have filed for a downgrade of their visas.
01:07Angeles in Pampanga was recognized as Asia's best emerging culinary city destination
01:12for this year by the World Culinary Awards 2024. According to Department of Tourism or
01:17DOT Secretary Cristina Garcia-Frasco, the recognition highlights the talent and creativity
01:22of local chefs and food artisans as well as the power of Filipino cuisine.
01:27Joms Balagan from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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