00:00PTV Balita is now here.
00:07The first batch of government officials who will help in the rescue and search operations
00:13for those who are under heavy siege in Myanmar has arrived.
00:16At 4 in the morning, the Philippine Interagency Humanitarian Contingent Team,
00:21riding the C-130,
00:23including 70 members from the Philippine Air Force, Bureau of Fire Protection,
00:29MMDA, DENR, Office of the Civil Defense, and private companies.
00:34The medical team also sent the Department of Health
00:37to ensure the safety of those who will help in the rescue operations there.
00:41According to the military report of Myanmar,
00:44more than 2,000 have arrived in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
00:48The search and rescue operations there are still in full swing.
00:53Of course, the help in the search and rescue operations
00:57for those who are still alive,
01:00those who are trapped in the structures built there in Myanmar,
01:05that is important because there is still time for them to be rescued.
01:09Secondly, from the Department of Health, that is important.
01:12They were sent a 32-man team to help in the medical mission.
01:20In other news, the rollback on the price of LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas, is effective today.
01:26As of 6 am, the price of LPG per kilo of solane dropped by 27 cents.
01:31The price of petrol per kilo of LPG dropped by 25 cents
01:35earlier at 12 pm.
01:37On March 1, the price of LPG was lowered by two companies.
01:43And those are the news for this time.
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01:49I am Joshua Garcia for Pabagong Pilipinas.
