00:00In the fishing sector in the province of Batanes,
00:03next is the story of the super typhoon Julián.
00:08According to Provincial Fishery Officer Dr. Richie Rivera,
00:12among these are the damaged motorized and non-motorized boats,
00:16as well as the fish cages in the town of Idbayat,
00:19where there is a mass mortality of tilapia.
00:23In addition, Rivera said,
00:25there are boats that need to be overhauled because they have been submerged in seawater for a long time,
00:30especially the machines.
00:32The Damage Report Agency was able to respond,
00:35so it is expected that they will be able to fund and provide assistance to the affected fishermen.
00:41Rivera also gave the importance of registering fishermen
00:46and their boats to the Municipal Agriculture Office
00:50so that they can be counted among the priorities to be given assistance
00:54if the funds needed for rehabilitation arrive.
00:58Senator Sherwin Gatsalian is urging the Department of Information and Communications Technology
01:06to roll out the National Fiber Backbone
01:09for wider public access to free Wi-Fi.
01:15According to Gatsalian,
01:16it is important to implement the project quickly
01:19so that there will be access, especially to those living in remote areas.
01:24In addition, internet access is not expected to be wasted.
01:29Instead, it is important for equal access to education,
01:33work, and public services.
01:36The National Fiber Backbone Program is part of the National Broadband Program
01:40implemented by the DICT.
01:43By the time it is completed,
01:45the government no longer needs to rely on third-party providers
01:49for the expected, secure, and widespread use of free public Wi-Fi.
01:56And those are the news for this hour.
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02:03I am Dominic Almelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
02:07Good morning.
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