00:00This is the PTV Balita Ngayon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is now alerted to the threat of Hurricane Christina.
00:13In fact, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian is now speeding up the repacking of family food packs at the National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City.
00:23At present, family food packs are positioned at Region 1, Region 2, and Cordillera Administrative Region.
00:30More than 186,000 family food packs are now on standby and ready to be distributed to the provinces.
00:39More than 500 passengers were stranded in Tabacoporn in Catanduanes along with the threat of Hurricane Christina.
00:47In Retorno Radyo Pilipinas, several passengers were expected to be sent home by the province,
00:52but their travel was canceled after the number 1 signal in the province was raised.
00:58The Philippine Coast Guard and the relevant agencies are continuing their efforts to ensure the safety of our countrymen.
01:08In the latest news, Hurricane Christina continued its momentum while moving eastward and northward.
01:15The center of the storm was last seen 870 kilometers east of the eastern of Visayas.
01:22It was accompanied by a strong wind of 55 kilometers per hour and a downpour of 70 kilometers per hour.
01:31Because of this, the number 1 signal in Catanduanes, Masbate, Tikau Island, and Bureas Island, Camarines Sur, Albay,
01:40Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, and the eastern portion of Quezon was raised.
01:44The number 1 signal in Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte,
01:53as well as the Siargao-Bucas Grande group.
01:56By Thursday or Friday, it is possible for a landfall of the storm in the area of Cagayan, according to the forecast.
02:04And that's the news for now.
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02:11I am Ryumi Tepurso for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
