00:00Two boats were washed ashore in Batangas where one of them was found without a captain and was being investigated.
00:06Meanwhile, the loss of water in some dams in Luzon is being controlled.
00:11Clayzel Pardilla is live in the center of the news.
00:14Clayzel.
00:17Yes, Joshua.
00:18Joshua, all travel to the country's borders has been suspended because of the Philippine Ports Authority's Christina abuse.
00:27They are asking for their produce to be removed.
00:33Because of the continuous rain, strong waves, and the constant storm of Christina,
00:39travel to the country's borders has been canceled.
00:42According to the Philippine Ports Authority, 7,313 stranded passengers will be affected,
00:49the most in Bicol and Samar.
00:54We have 14 ports which are currently experiencing the effects of the storm.
00:58There are no trips as of this date.
01:01We request that the passengers monitor the situation and not proceed to the terminals.
01:08The PPA and the GSWD confirmed the distribution of hot meals and food packs to the affected passengers.
01:16The agency is currently investigating who is responsible for the two ships that sank in the Batangas Bay.
01:25The ships were anchored but were hit by strong waves towards the port.
01:30One of the ships had no captain when the incident happened.
01:33The incident happened while one of the ships was caught by the Customs Bureau last week
01:40and other government agencies but was not released.
01:44Meanwhile, the National Power Corporation assured that the loss of water in a large dam in Luzon is still under control.
01:54At present, 52 cubic meters per second of water is still coming out.
02:00The Amboklaw and Ginga Dams in Pangasinan are open.
02:07According to the NAPOCOR, before the storm hit, the water in the dams was slowly drained to avoid flooding.
02:18We anticipate that a heavy rainfall will affect the dams and not just collect the water.
02:26The dam releases here are very controlled and will definitely not cause flooding.
02:32According to Joshua, the NAPOCOR is asking the residents who live near the dams to be alert.
02:40It is expected that the gates of the dams will also be closed if the weather improves.
02:47That is the latest from Malacanang. Back to you, Joshua.
02:52Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.
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