00:00 The impact of the devastating floods in the West Philippine Sea was also mentioned in the DOST budget hearing.
00:06 A senator was asked if this will result in a high chance of a tsunami.
00:11 In the center of the news, Daniel Mananastas live.
00:14 Angelic, the Department of Science and Technology's budget for next year was included in the Senate budget hearing.
00:25 One of the senators, Angelic, talked about the destruction of some corals.
00:30 Senator Francis Tolentino said, "It is possible that the possibility of a tsunami will increase
00:36 where the corals that weakened the impact of the tsunami will help.
00:41 It is likely that the corals that were destroyed in the Escoda Shoal and the Iroquois Reef will be re-destroyed."
00:50 "If the corals are destroyed, there is a possibility of a stronger tsunami.
00:55 And if it is a strong tsunami, it will not be able to stop the strong tsunami
01:06 and the strong tsunami will continue to continue because the energy of waves that should be dissipated by corals is stronger."
01:18 "Sir, if you have 10 to like say 8 to 10 meters tsunami wave heights, I don't think there will be a significant effect on our corals
01:26 because I think the structures that are above the sea level, they have a big impact on the dissipation of the tsunami wave."
01:44 According to DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, corals help to avoid coastal erosion.
01:52 Just like what former President Rodrigo Duterte did in Boracay when it was closed to make the environment clean.
02:00 Meanwhile, senators asked to put weather stations in the West Philippine Sea.
02:05 They said that weather monitoring in the area is a big thing, especially when there is a storm and a tsunami.
02:12 Meanwhile, Angelic, the Senate Subcommittee on Finance is still in a budget hearing regarding the DOST budget.
02:21 Angelic?
02:21 All right. Thank you very much Daniel Manalastas.
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