PBBM seeks greater whole-of-government effort in disaster response

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00:00Nightly greetings one and all.

00:06William Theo here, homegrown, and happy to bring you PTV News Now.

00:10And tops on our stories tonight, when the president arrived in the towns of Talisay

00:15and Laurel earlier today, he saw the widespread and extensive fallout left by severe tropical

00:21storm Christine, which cemented his resolve that government's disaster response would

00:26entail greater protection, prevention, reinforcement strategies, and enhanced intra-agency cooperation

00:33on its rehab and rebuilding efforts moving forward.

00:37Hence, he directed the Trade and Industry Department to actively participate in the

00:41procurement of high-standard materials to build back better.

00:46Likewise, he ordered a better warning forecast by the country's Weather Predicting Agency

00:51and instructed dam water spill-off as standard operating procedure during extended storms

00:57or deadly typhoons.

00:59It comes as no surprise why the Philippines has been hailed as the paragon for disaster

01:05response amid the worst effects of extreme climate change in the last Asia-Pacific Ministerial

01:11Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

01:14The president and his team's initiatives speak volumes.

01:20Meanwhile, the race for the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will be decided by a tightly contested

01:27count of the electoral votes.

01:29But don't look now.

01:30If the count extends well after 24 or 48 hours, the Trump team has made it known it will file

01:37claims against perceived fraud or irregularities even without evidence to support them.

01:43But the Harris team has prepped itself for such eventuality as VOA's Veronica Valderas-Iglesias

01:50reports.

01:51Earlier this year, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told several media outlets

01:58that if the results of the November 5th presidential election are, quote, honest, fair and free,

02:05he would accept them.

02:08Election officials are confident the voting process will be fair, secure and transparent.

02:14But the former president has increasingly voiced concern about his opponents possibly

02:19committing fraud.

02:20If we can keep that cheating down, because there are a bunch of cheats, if we can keep

02:25that cheating down, we're going to have a tremendous victory.

02:28During an interview that aired last month on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Vice

02:35President Kamala Harris told NBC News anchor Hallie Jackson that her team will be ready

02:41to go if Trump loses and attempts to subvert the election.

02:45We will deal with election night and the days after as they come, and we have the resources

02:50and the expertise and the focus on that as well.

02:55The Republican National Committee has in place a so-called election integrity program in

03:01battleground states.

03:03Its lawyers have filed more than 100 lawsuits over perceived voting rules irregularities,

03:10but many have been shut down in court.

03:14Democrats have launched their own legal efforts, including suing to prevent potential delays

03:19in the certification of Georgia's state election results.

03:23In tight presidential races such as this year's, legal battles are expected.

03:30Most of them will be fought in swing states, analysts predict.

03:34At the polling place, we often see contests over whether or not ballots are being handled

03:44properly.

03:45In the post-election day period, there are disputes about whether or not individual voters

03:49are actually eligible and whether their provisional ballots should be cast and counted.

03:56Anyone who claims fraud, however, must present proof, legal experts warn.

04:03Just be careful what you allege, make sure that you can prove it, otherwise they may

04:06be subject to discipline, as we've seen growing out of the 2020 challenges.

04:12Trump's former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for instance, was disbarred for spreading baseless

04:17claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

04:22The legal battles could delay the outcome of the presidential election.

04:26But even Tuesday night, the results are clearly in favor of one presidential nominee over

04:32another by some noteworthy margin.

04:36Analysts say it will be much harder for the opposing party to contest those results.

04:43Veronica Valdez Iglesias, DOA News, Washington.

04:48At this juncture, let's shift focus to my colleague in PTV's Baguio City studios for

04:53what's hot and happening in the Cordilleras, Ala.

04:58Good morning Philippines.

04:59Let's take a look at what's happening in the Cordilleras.

05:05The Cordilleras Regional Office is monitoring the list of crimes committed by Campo Santo

05:11that resulted in an accident.

05:14It's good to know that there are volunteer groups and disciplines that are participating.

05:19The police are encouraging online agencies to take part in the investigation.

05:25The police have confiscated many cleaning materials.

05:29It's time to collect them.

05:31The police have confiscated many cleaning materials.

05:35It's time to collect them.

05:38We have not seen any incidents inside the cemeteries.

05:43This is an effect of police visibility because our cemeteries are saturated with troops

05:53to ensure the safety of our people.

05:58This is the latest update on the supply of rice in the Cordilleras

06:02according to the Department of Agriculture.

06:04According to the Ministry of Agriculture, it is a waste of rice.

06:09The Organic Agriculture Month will end in November.

06:16According to the Philippine Rice Research Institute,

06:19when rice was produced in 2008,

06:21the amount of rice produced was less than two spoons.

06:25It is a waste of rice.

06:28According to the National Rice Awareness Month,

06:32according to the Department of Agriculture Cordillera,

06:35it is a waste of rice.

06:37According to the Cordillera Region,

06:39it is a waste of rice in the province of Abra, Apayao and Calinga.

06:43In 2022, 83% of rice will be self-sufficient.

06:47According to the National Organic Agriculture Month,

06:54according to the Cordillera Region,

06:57it is a waste of rice.

06:59According to the Cordillera Region,

07:00it is a waste of rice.

07:07The National Rice Awareness Month is to increase the awareness of people

07:11on the importance of not wasting rice

07:17and for everyone to have food.

07:20We will intensify the promotion of organic agriculture to consumers

07:24and we will help our organic farmers

07:27to introduce their organic products that are safe for consumption.

07:34More and more people are joining PTV Cordillera

07:39and Ana Sunduan in the fight against waste.

07:43Thank you, Ala, and that's all for tonight.

07:46Join us again tomorrow afternoon and evening

07:49for more breaking stories at the hour.

07:51Stay connected by catching the news right here.

07:54William Theo wishing you all a restful night ahead

07:57and thank you for watching PTV News Now.

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