00:00This is the PTV news for now.
00:08Some places in Sor Sugon were flooded due to the continuous rainfall effected by the Shear 9.
00:14In Barangay Ponoon, motorists were not able to cross a road due to the heavy rainfall in August.
00:21According to Radio Pilipinas, it was difficult to travel due to the rapid rise in the water level.
00:28Residents in the area continued to be careful.
00:31Motorists were instructed to avoid the road.
00:38The Commission on Elections again reminded not to start the campaign period tomorrow.
00:43According to Cabinet Chair George Erwin Garcia,
00:46campaign posters or paraphernalia can only be placed in designated common poster areas.
00:53It is strictly prohibited to place them in trees, footbridge, electric poles, and other public places.
01:01According to Comelec, it is possible to damage the posters.
01:05Erwin Garcia also reminded not to remove the campaign materials
01:09that are placed in places that are considered private.
01:15The target of the Department of Labor and Employment is to reduce the number of unemployed in the country.
01:21This was followed by the 3.1 percent unemployment rate in December.
01:27In a press briefing in Malacanang, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said
01:32that the government's programs to address job mismatch,
01:37increase job fairs, and improve quality of work are ongoing.
01:41The government is committed not only to temporary jobs,
01:46but also to long-term opportunities for our countrymen.
01:52What I want to see in the current administration is long-term jobs, sustainable,
01:59and we can say that the benefits are remunerative,
02:03even if it is not equivalent to the benefits of our countrymen working abroad.
02:09At least, it will give them an option to stay here with their families.
02:15That's all for now.
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02:23I am Naomi Timurcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
