PBBM orders strict compliance to early weather advisories, warnings
PBBM orders strict compliance to early weather advisories, warnings
Calls from within and internationally call for verifying results of Venezuela's latest elections
96 former rebels in Cordillera receive assistance under ECLIP
Cordi cops seize P16-M worth of illegal drugs, arrest 4 drug personalities
Calls from within and internationally call for verifying results of Venezuela's latest elections
96 former rebels in Cordillera receive assistance under ECLIP
Cordi cops seize P16-M worth of illegal drugs, arrest 4 drug personalities
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00:00Nightly greetings, one and all.
00:05William Theo here, homegrown, and happy to be bringing you PTV News Now.
00:10Atop tonight's News Leaderboard, we kick off with the President going into huddle with
00:14disaster response agencies of the government to remind them of ensuring timely weather
00:19alerts and advisories for incoming storms and hurricanes.
00:23His order to surrogates was unmistakably clear.
00:27New warnings and advisories early to help the public prepare.
00:31And the President does not want the country and his government to be caught flat-footed
00:36when La Niña finally hits sooner than later.
00:39Tropical cyclone Gemi, aka Typhoon Karina's passage across the northern tip of Luzon,
00:45drew and turbocharged the southwest monsoon, which dumped sustained torrential rains that
00:50left much of the NCR underwater.
00:53Roadways turning into rivers, waste-to-neck deep floodwaters, automobiles bogged down
00:58amid rising floodwaters, and residents across the megacity retreating to their houses'
01:03rooftops to stay dry and safe, and tens of thousands of motorists and commuters who lost
01:09their rides and have no means to commute due to heavily flooded streets and roadways.
01:14As a result, the megacity, or the National Capital Region, was placed under and declared
01:19a state of calamity of the scope and severity of the floodwaters.
01:25Meanwhile it is said that at least 8 million Venezuelans took their chances to leave Venezuela
01:30when strongman Nicolas Maduro won the presidency and took over the reins of government.
01:36Results of the latest polls over the weekend have poured in and show Maduro allegedly won
01:41the elections, which many groups question and international leaders have cast doubt
02:46Maduro received 70% of the votes in this election and Nicolas Maduro received 30% of
02:51the votes.
02:52Machado says her results are based on tallies the opposition campaign received from representatives
02:58stationed at about 40% of ballot boxes.
03:02The claims of election irregularity have drawn attention from the international community,
03:08including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who expressed his concerns about the validity
03:15of the results Monday during his visit to Tokyo.
03:20It's critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials
03:26immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay, and
03:32that the electoral authorities publish the detailed tabulation of votes.
03:36In a letter, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic
03:43and Uruguay shared their profound concern about the vote and requested an urgent meeting
03:49before the Organization of American States.
03:53But one analyst says internal, not external pressures may be needed to affect change.
04:00I think change, if it happens, is going to have to come within Venezuela rather than
04:05from abroad.
04:06And, you know, I don't think this is over just yet.
04:10Maduro doesn't rule alone.
04:12Both he and key figures in his inner circle know that he's not going to be able to govern
04:16a country in flames.
04:18On Monday, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab accused Machado and other opposition
04:26members of attempting to hack of the country's electoral system.
04:31No evidence has been provided.
04:33I think we're going to see greater and greater repression in the next few days in Venezuela.
04:39So far, we've already seen attacks against Maria Corina's campaign and threats against
04:45her person in recent months.
04:47And I think the government's likely to escalate that.
04:50On Monday, Panama's President, Jose Raul Molino, announced a break with Venezuela.
04:57The Panamanian government announced the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel from Venezuela and
05:06the suspension of diplomatic relations until a complete review of the minutes and the computer
05:12system of the vote count is carried out.
05:15Bolivia, Honduras, China, Cuba, Iran and Russia have recognized Maduro's victory.
05:26But Ramsey notes that other nations in the region are less complacent towards the president.
05:33We're seeing governments in Latin America start to recognize that this is not a left
05:37right issue.
05:38This is about democracy or dictatorship.
05:41Ramsey says the protests in Venezuela now are just a drop in the bucket compared to
05:47what's to come.
05:48Celia Mendoza, VOA News, State Department.
05:55At this point, let's turn to PTV's Baguio City TV station for what's cooking in the
06:00Cordilleras right now.
06:02Audrey.
06:03In the Philippines, the government is working to help the former rebels in the Cordilleras
06:11who are part of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program, or ECLIPSEPOD
06:162022-2023.
06:17The 6.4 million pesos that the rebels received from the government, including 15,000 pesos
06:29in immediate assistance, 50,000 pesos in livelihood assistance, 21,000 pesos in reintegration
06:35assistance, firearms remuneration, and double the amount of turnover in arms.
06:41According to the DILG, the ECLIPSEPOD is being monitored by the LGU by the former rebels
06:47who are part of the group.
06:49The local government is working to incentivize the rebels to give their information to the
06:59provincial government.
07:00At the same time, the operation of the Cordillera Police is still ongoing, where 16 million
07:07pesos of illegal drugs were confiscated at the expense of four drug personalities.
07:13According to the Procar, eight operations were initiated by the police, including the
07:21marijuana eradication operation, which was carried out under a search warrant.
07:26As a result, 16.4 million pesos of illegal drugs were confiscated, including one street-level
07:34drug personality.
07:35In Benguet, the Benguet Police Provincial Office received 200,000 marijuana plants.
07:43In Madbagu City, two drug personalities were arrested and 20,000 pesos were confiscated.
07:53According to the Procar, the police are working to prevent illegal drug activities.
08:01We thank you for watching PTV Cordillera.
08:04I'm Audrey Deliena.
08:06Good night.
08:08Thank you Audrey and we've come to our program's end.
08:11Feel free to join us tomorrow night for PTV News Now.
08:14And keep in mind to stay connected by catching the news right here.
08:18William Thea wishing you all a restful evening ahead.
08:21And thank you for watching PTV News Now.