00:00This is the PTV Balita for now.
00:09The Office of the Civil Defense has given the importance of preparing for the time of calamity,
00:15disaster, and various emergencies.
00:18Today, various OCD officials were assigned to assist in looking for a contingency plan.
00:24According to NDRMC Executive Director and Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno,
00:30as part of their task is to strengthen the awareness and response of the local governments.
00:36It is important to implement the early warning system,
00:41to bring updates on the eruption of volcanoes,
00:44earthquakes, tsunamis, and possible landslides during bad times.
00:50The official also emphasized that it is important to consult the agencies and local governments
00:56to ensure the safety of each community.
01:02In other news, it is possible to reduce the price of rice by 6 pesos per kilo
01:07if the government implements the anti-hoarding measures.
01:11This was stated by the Mayor of Pagkain Supercommittee Overall Chair Joey Salceda
01:16in the Planning and Declaration of the Department of Agriculture of the Food Security Agency.
01:21According to Salceda, if the Food Security Emergency is implemented immediately,
01:26as amended by the Rice Tarification Law,
01:29the price of rice will surely be reduced.
01:33The DA was the first to order to find and study all existing laws
01:40that they can use against hoarders.
01:44That's all the news for now.
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01:52I'm Luisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
