00:00Good afternoon. Here is the PTV news for today.
00:08Again, the government reminded us of the importance of being prepared
00:12and helping the various sectors in case there is a strong earthquake or tsunami.
00:18In the last briefing, the Office of Civil Defense said,
00:22under Secretary Ariel Nepomuceno,
00:25the government's continuous efforts in the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drills
00:31is also important.
00:33The role of local government units is also important
00:35to ensure that the structures are in accordance with the building code.
00:40The government also ensured the active participation of the public and private sectors
00:45to increase the safety and security of all.
00:50The capacity of the government, both in the national government and the local government units,
00:57we are ensuring that our colleagues will increase even more.
01:03That will be given the special skills, especially for the collapse structure rescue.
01:13So we have a lot. Our backbone will be, of course, the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
01:17meaning Army, Navy, Air Force.
01:20We also have the PNP, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the BFP.
01:24They are our backbone, plus the volunteers from the local government units.
01:28We are already used to a lot, but we will increase them
01:32to ensure that once needed, they are ready in terms of preparation,
01:37including the equipment and, again, the communications capability.
01:41And lastly, we are now leveling up public participation.
01:46We are already institutionalizing partnerships with the private sector.
01:52The government's program continues to provide decent income to our poor countrymen,
02:00according to Palace Press Officer and TCO Undersecretary Claire Castro.
02:05This proves the share of the DSWD of Php 375,000
02:12that the livelihood assistance is important to the beneficiaries of 4-Piece
02:16in a growing group in Santa Ana, Cagayan.
02:19Aside from this, the various uses, such as fish smoking machine, plastic bottles,
02:25and the construction of facilities that will serve the production of fish products.
02:31This assistance package will help to expand and strengthen the livelihoods of the beneficiaries.
02:40And those are the news for now.
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02:50I am Allan Francisco for Pamansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
