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00:04 Here is the PTV news for now.
00:06 The last cry of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:10 is the support of the government to the Filipino athletes.
00:13 Through this, he will give talented coaches, trainers and nutritionists
00:19 as well as new facilities for their training.
00:23 He should celebrate the success of the Filipino athletes
00:28 who are competing in the national flag in every competition.
00:32 At one time, the President gave the athletes the second concert in the palace
00:37 as a recognition of the honors they gave to the country.
00:41 Meanwhile, more than 4,000 bags of rice were brought in by Japan in the Philippines
00:49 for the evacuees affected by the outbreak of the Mayon Volcano.
00:53 According to the DSWD, the donation of rice is just an additional help
00:58 from the total 10,000 bags of rice that will be given by Japan
01:02 under the ASEAN Clause 3 Emergency Rice Reserve Program.
01:06 Meanwhile, a large number of families are still evacuating to evacuation centers in Albay
01:13 because the threat of the Mayon Volcano still remains.
01:19 The magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Sabay Batanes at 9.43 a.m.
01:26 The earthquake's origin is tectonic and is 10 kilometers deep.
01:31 According to the Philippines Meteorological Administration,
01:33 no one was hurt but aftershocks are possible.
01:36 The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office
01:39 in Batanes called for monitoring of the areas affected by the earthquake.
01:46 And those are the news for this time.
01:49 For other updates, follow and like us on Facebook and Twitter at @ptvph.
01:55 I'm Dominic Alvelor. Good afternoon.
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