00:00The programs of your country's television will reach a wider audience.
00:06PTV will also have a station in Ilocos Norte,
00:11where the regional network will be expanded.
00:14Students can also have on-the-job training there.
00:19Audrey Villena has the details. Audrey?
00:24Good morning, Patrick.
00:26Later this afternoon, PTV Ilocos Norte Relay Station will be set up here in Batac, Ilocos Norte.
00:39PTV General Manager Antonio Nebrida is expecting a ceremony
00:44with MMSU President Dr. Shirley Casaneda-Agrupis and several local officials of Ilocos Norte.
00:51The project will be based on the 2022 Memorandum of Agreement between PTV and MMSU.
00:57Aside from the wider reach of the state network,
01:00students will also have the opportunity to have on-the-job training in PTV.
01:05A 250-feet tower was built in a 500-square-meter lot given by MMSU Campus.
01:12Because of this, it will reach the areas of Ilocos Norte.
01:16Let's listen to the statement of PTV General Manager Antonio Nebrida.
01:22Hopefully, in the next few months, we will be able to welcome our first batch of interns
01:28who will be working and learning the craft of broadcast technology, journalism,
01:35and all its allied professions here directly in PTV Ilocos Norte.
01:44We invite all viewers of PTV to watch the live coverage of the inauguration of PTV Ilocos Norte.
01:55That is the latest news from Batac, Ilocos Norte.
01:59Back to you in the studio.
02:01Thank you very much, Audrey Villena.
