Mga LGU sa Cagayan, nagdeklara ng state of calamity dahil sa pinsala ng Bagyong #EgayPH
Mga LGU sa Cagayan, nagdeklara ng state of calamity dahil sa pinsala ng Bagyong #EgayPH;
Sen. Joel Villanueva, naghain ng resolution para mapabuti ang urban drainage system sa Metro Manila
Sen. Joel Villanueva, naghain ng resolution para mapabuti ang urban drainage system sa Metro Manila
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00:00 [News Anchor]
00:02 Here is the PTV news for now.
00:04 The local government of Cagayan is studying the declaration of the State of Calamity
00:10 following the sudden earthquake.
00:13 The first to declare the State of Calamity were the townships of Sanchez Mira and Abuloc.
00:18 In the province's estimate, the agricultural damages in Cagayan reached Php 470 million
00:26 while more than 200 houses were destroyed.
00:29 The authorities are still conducting search and rescue operations.
00:33 Some of the missing persons are a woman and her father.
00:37 Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva issued a resolution
00:43 to investigate the flood problem in Metro Manila and other places in the country.
00:49 Senate Resolution 693 was passed
00:52 to create a solution to improve the urban drainage system and flood protection in Manila
00:59 and other low-lying areas in the Philippines.
01:02 Villanueva insisted that the DPWH, MMDA and DNR programs should have a review on the issues
01:11 related to the flood problem in the country.
01:15 And that is the news for now.
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01:23 I am Bea Bernardo. Good morning.
01:26 Oh my God.
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