00:00a delightful Thursday evening to all yours truly William Theo here and glad to bring you PTV news
00:08now and tops on our stories for tonight President Ferdinand Marcos jr. approved the National
00:15Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's recommendation to declare a state of national
00:21calamity this declaration allows quicker access to emergency funds and fast-tracks government
00:27response by passing the usual bureaucratic red tape the president expressed deep sorrow over
00:33the casualties and assured continued government assistance to affected regions especially as
00:38typhoon one threatens northern Luzon financial aid amounting to 760 million pesos was distributed
00:45across various provinces with Cebu Capiz and Surigao del Norte receiving the largest portions
00:52the government also announced an investigation into the potential causes of severe flooding such as
00:59deforestation and illegal quarrying while reaffirming that no foreign aid is necessary as the country
01:05has sufficient funds to handle the said crisis meanwhile several senators called for stable prices
01:13of basic goods for affected residents senator cheese escudero expressed sympathy for the victims and
01:20emphasized the need for enough food medicine and materials to rebuild homes while warning against
01:26price gouging during recovery senator pia cayetano questioned the ngcp on the restoration progress with
01:34officials reporting that 50 out of 55 affected transmission lines have already been repaired meanwhile
01:41senate president tito soto the third reminded local governments that they can use calamity funds even
01:47without a national declaration under republic act 8185 lawmakers continue to push for swift recovery efforts and
01:55consumer protection amid ongoing disaster response the smell of jet fuel burning in the early morning to wake
02:04you up at least a dozen are believed dead after a united parcel service or ups cargo plane slash flight 2976 bound for hawaii crashes
02:15barely after lift off at mohammed ali international airport in louisville kentucky at roughly 5 20 pm eastern time
02:24tuesday or 6 20 a.m in manila wednesday november 5 eyewitness accounts closed circuit television camera
02:32footages confirm how the plane climbed to about 200 feet during takeoff when the left engine caught fire and then fell off
02:40bringing the plane to an abrupt crash landing and exploding into a ball of fire as it careened
02:47skidded and plowed through buildings and freight trucks parked in the area leaving a trail of flames and
02:52fumes half a mile long all three brown crew members in the plane are believed to have lost their lives in the
02:59fiery crash along with nine others near the crash site who perished as the plane careened and skidded in flames
03:0620 more reportedly have sustained varying degrees of injuries while another 20 individuals are still
03:12unaccounted for the freight plane was carrying approximately 38 000 gallons or 44 000 liters of
03:19highly refined kerosene for its eight and a half hour flight to hawaii when it crashed
03:26and that's all she wrote for tonight join us a new tomorrow evening for another round of stories here
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03:37i am william feel wishing you all a warm and restful evening and thank you for watching ptv news now
