00:00The Philippines will strengthen its cooperation with JICA to strengthen the early warning system of the country.
00:07This will greatly help in the fight against calamity.
00:11Meanwhile, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. also plans to strengthen the production of agricultural seeds.
00:17Kenneth Paciente of PTV with the news for the country.
00:23President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will strengthen the production of agricultural seeds
00:27with the help of graduates from State Universities and Colleges.
00:31This was discussed in the 80th meeting of the Private Sector Advisory Council,
00:35the agriculture sector that was led by the President.
00:38According to him, the new agriculturists who are capable of seed production while the farmers
00:44will be able to produce these.
00:46In this way, the country's agricultural productivity will be strengthened.
00:51Especially, the farmers will have more time to grow their crops.
00:56According to the President, it is better for the SUCs to do research and development
01:01because they have the technical ability for seed production.
01:05He also gave the needs of the SUCs in the transition of seed production
01:09from the laboratories to the commercial level
01:12to ensure the availability of these in the market.
01:15The Executive Board is determined that this system will also help the SUCs in the country
01:21while ensuring that the government is ready to help them through contract farming.
01:26The Philippine and Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JAICA,
01:32will strengthen the assistance of the Philippine and Japan International Cooperation Agency
01:37in order to strengthen the early warning system of the country in the face of severe storms.
01:42This was discussed in a courtesy call to the President of JAICA, President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko,
01:46where he pointed out that despite the severe storms,
01:49the casualties remained low.
01:52He is also confident in the ability of the Japan and Philippines Cooperation Agency
01:56to provide important information to the global community on disaster management.
02:02The Executive Board also emphasized the importance of new technologies in dealing with calamities,
02:07especially as the storms are becoming more severe due to climate change.
02:12As part of the effort of the Philippines to strengthen disaster preparedness,
02:16the Presidential Communications Office of JAICA is cooperating
02:20with the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, or DTTV, system
02:24to digitize the PTV4.
02:27The project aims to establish an emergency warning broadcast system.
02:32From PTV, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
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