00:00Good morning. Here is the BTV Balita Ngayon.
00:10The finance secretary, Ralph Recto, said that the government has enough and is ready to fund
00:16so that the places affected by Hurricane Christine can be rehabilitated.
00:23According to Secretary Recto, it is stated in the General Appropriations Act of 2024
00:30that there is sufficient funding under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
00:37and Quick Response Fund to carry out disaster relief operations.
00:42It is divided into 500 billion US dollars of standby credit line,
00:47a Rapid Response Option Facility,
00:50and other contingent emergency response components
00:53from the World Bank and Post Disaster Standby Financing from Japan.
00:59The National Telecommunications Commission has authorized the telecommunications firm in the country
01:05to continue its services in the area left by Hurricane Christine.
01:12In a memorandum issued recently,
01:15the NTC ordered the Public Telecommunications Entities or PTE
01:20to provide a sufficient number of people, standby generators,
01:25and necessary equipment in the areas affected by the hurricane.
01:29The agency also called on the PTEs to quickly compile and return services
01:37in the areas affected by Hurricane Christine.
01:41The PTEs also ordered the activation of free charging stations
01:47in the areas affected by Hurricane Christine.
01:52And that's all the news for now.
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01:59I am Dominic Almelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
02:03Good morning.
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