00:00Thousands of passengers were stranded in the Philippines due to Hurricane Pepito.
00:05Aside from that, several flights were also canceled.
00:09Floyd Brens of PTV with the national news.
00:15Almost 4,000 passengers were stranded in 61 provinces in the country
00:20due to Hurricane Pepito.
00:23That includes truck drivers and cargo helpers.
00:26According to the Philippine Coast Guard,
00:28the most affected regions are Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Southern Tagalog, Central Visayas, and Western Visayas.
00:36Aside from passengers,
00:38almost 2,000 rolling cargos, almost 27 ships, and several motorbikes were also unable to travel.
00:44Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD,
00:51continues to distribute food packs to our affected countrymen.
00:53They were able to distribute food packs in the Bicol region that was stranded due to the hurricane.
00:57The DSWD-filled Office 5 and several municipal quick-response teams, or MQRTs,
01:05continue to monitor the entire Bicol region to assess the situation and provide assistance immediately.
01:10Meanwhile, until today, the flights of the Philippine Airlines were also canceled.
01:16Aside from that, those who traveled from Manila to Busuanga and Manila to Basco and back.
01:21PAL also asked the affected passengers to continue to monitor the status of their flights
01:26on their website or official PAL Facebook page.
01:30From PTV, Floyd Brens, Balitang Pambansa.
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