00:00At present, the Department of Agriculture and Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand is discussing the export of durian and pineapple products to the country of New Zealand.
00:11That and more from Floyd Brens.
00:17President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is hoping that durian from the Philippines will enter New Zealand.
00:23At present, the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines and Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand is discussing this.
00:29On behalf of New Zealand, Prime Minister Christopher Loxon is asking for their interest to export their onions to the Philippines and for pineapple to enter their country.
00:42Meanwhile, the Bureau of Customs' collection has reached P690 billion from January to September this year.
00:49According to the BOC, this is more than 4% higher than their collection at the same time in 2023.
00:57However, this is lower than the 0.44% target set by the DBCC or Development Budget Coordination Committee.
01:06The Department of Tourism and Department of the Interior and Local Government are discussing the creation of a Tourist Courts.
01:12This is a line of Tourist Courts that can quickly resolve cases or incidents involving tourists.
01:18The DOT and DILG agreed that this should be implemented in places that are visited by tourists under the project.
01:25The PNP and DILG will prioritize the cases involving tourists and will endorse this in the creation of Tourist Courts.
01:33This concept is new in the Philippines but is already being done in Thailand, China and United Arab Emirates.
01:39Floyd Brens for Pambasang TV in Bagong, Philippines.