00:00PTV Balita is back. The Department of Budget and Management has issued a fund for the purchase of rice by the National Food Authority.
00:13According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chulorel Jr., it is worth more than a billion pesos.
00:21Because the NFA will have a fund to support the farmers during the harvest season.
00:28The fund will also help to strengthen the harvest of the farmers.
00:33According to NFA Administrator Larry Lackson, they can now buy 7.2 million sacks of rice worth 25 pesos per kilo.
00:45The government continues to provide assistance to our countrymen who emigrated from Lebanon.
00:52The DSWD provided P10,000 or P20,000 cash assistance to 45 OFWs who returned to the country.
01:02Aside from this, the Department of Migrant Workers will also provide P150,000.
01:08Meanwhile, the Department of Health will assist in psychological debriefing and other medical attention.
01:15They will also provide various training such as entrepreneurship, employment enhancement, and skills enhancement training.
01:23According to the DMW, more than 300 OFWs in Lebanon returned to the Philippines this month.
01:32We will continue to offer free repatriation services and post-arrival assistance as ordered by our beloved President through a whole-of-government approach.
01:46First Lady Liza Reneta Marcos led the inauguration of the JKQ Medical and Wellness Center in Bayambang, Pangasinan today.
01:55The Level 2 General Hospital is considered the newest and most comprehensive health care facility in Northern Luzon.
02:03Its capacity is around 100 patients and can fully assist those in need of medical care.
02:15Meanwhile, let's learn more from JLagang of PTV Davao.
02:20Good morning.
02:22Authorities arrested a 38-year-old man during a drug-by-bus operation on MacArthur Highway Road, Barangay Sirawan,
02:31in Davao City on October 16.
02:34He was arrested by Alias Jomar, a resident of Barangay Bancas Heights, Tulilingdak, Bayan.
02:40During the operation, 12 people were arrested in Shabu.
02:44The total amount was around Php 360,000.
02:48He was recovered using a cell phone, checkbook, coin purse, and by-bus money.
02:54He was charged under Republic Act No. 9165 under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
03:03The National Nutrition Council of NNC 11 held a local event in Mati City in Davao Oriental
03:10regarding their programs related to promoting healthy food.
03:15The 2024 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony was also held in Davao City on October 16.
03:24The National Nutrition Council of NNC 11 also held a performance in monitoring and evaluation of local level plan implementation in 2023 in the whole city.
03:35The Aguila Award was also held in Mati City LGU
03:39regarding leadership and innovation in promoting practices for the well-being of individuals and families,
03:46as well as their contribution to food and nutrition security,
03:50which contributes to the improvement of nutrition in Davao Region in 2023.
03:56They also held the Kaugbaon Award for Excellence in Performance in Nutrition Surveillance.
04:07And these are the first news in PTV Davao.
04:11I am Jay Lagang. Good day.
04:15Thank you very much, Jay Lagang.
04:17And here are the news at this time.
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04:24I am Naomi Timurcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.