00:00 The Department of Tourism is confident that tourism will flourish in the next country
00:05 when the Philippines hosts the FIBA World Cup.
00:08 The DOT laid out some domestic tourism plans
00:12 under the tagline "From Quartzite to Paradise".
00:16 According to Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco,
00:19 the FIBA World Cup is an opportunity to reintroduce to the world
00:25 the world-class beauty and beauty in the Philippines.
00:30 Meanwhile, let's find out more news from Julius Pacot of KTV Davao.
00:37 This afternoon, a basketball player was arrested
00:41 for illegally taking drugs at Lasang Checkpoint in Task Force Davao
00:45 at 6 o'clock this morning.
00:47 The arrest was made by Charles Justin Lazarde,
00:51 a 25-year-old Osaka basketball player who lives in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte.
00:56 He was arrested for violating the light vehicle inspection area
01:00 in the area where he was found with 0.20 grams of marijuana
01:04 worth Php 3,200.
01:07 The case was passed in Section 11 under RA 9165
01:10 and is now in the custody of the Bunawan Police Station.
01:17 The wife of Governor Generoso Davao Oriental was killed
01:21 when her house was hit by a Centennial tree.
01:24 In the village of Mandog, Governor Generoso Davao Oriental,
01:27 the couple, Develyn Yap, 27, and 5-month-old Buntis,
01:32 and Janelle Yap, 24, and her daughter were taken to the hospital
01:37 in Tagum City.
01:40 The tree fell last Friday night at 8 p.m.
01:44 on August 18, according to the weather forecast.
01:48 The tree is not yet 100 years old.
01:51 It is 300 years old and is 260 feet tall.
01:56 This is the first news.
01:59 Join us on PTV Davao. I'm Julius Pacot.
02:02 Thank you Julius Pacot.
02:06 And here are the news at this time.
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02:13 I'm Naomi DiBorsio. Good afternoon.
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