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DENR measures in place to help contain oil spill of Bataan Coast;

Russia vows tit for tat if Germany sets up U.S. made long -ange missiles;

Cordillera schools open classes today; 231 public schools in Region 1 postpone start of class on Monday;

Apayao remains peaceful; Apayao PPO monitors rape cases
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00:00Nightly greetings one and all.
00:05William Theo here and happy to bring you PTV News Now.
00:10And kicking off our breaking stories for tonight, measures are in place to help contain oil
00:15spill off the coast of Bataan.
00:17DENR Secretary Antonio Yulo Lugzaga said the department's Environmental Management Bureau
00:24has set up the necessary measures to ascertain the extent and gravity of the spill.
00:29Likewise, he said, the survey of the site where the MT Terra Nova oil tanker sank is
00:36complete since weather conditions began to improve last week.
00:40In addition, Secretary Yulo Lugzaga said her office is keeping close tabs on potential
00:45disaster repercussions on ecosystems and has sought the help and cooperation from the UP
00:51Marine Science Institute, the Philippine Space Agency, and PAG-ASA.
00:56Over the weekend, the President ordered the DENR to perform air and water quality tests
01:02with the Department of Health, helping out to conduct physical tests on residents living
01:07along the coast near the oil spill site.
01:10Meanwhile, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin vows to respond similarly by deploying new
01:16strike weapons in key sites close to NATO's European nations should Germany set up US-made
01:22long-range missiles.
01:24Such weapons have been banned for decades under a Cold War treaty that VOA's Arash
01:30Arabasady hashes over in this report.
01:36Sunday in St. Petersburg, Russian state television broadcast footage of the country's fleets
01:42at the annual Navy Day celebration.
01:45In attendance were officers from 31 other countries, including China, India, Iran, and
01:51South Africa, showcasing the Russian Navy missiles fired from various ships of the Black
01:56Sea Fleet and jets dropped bombs from above.
02:00Overshadowing Russia's pomp and circumstance of the day is a recent plan revealed by the
02:05United States to deploy long-range missiles to Germany by 2026.
02:10To outside observers, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin, this may be history repeating
02:16itself.
02:21The situation recalls the events of the Cold War era.
02:24If the U.S. implements such plans, we will consider ourselves free from the previously
02:29imposed one-sided moratorium on the deployment of medium and shorter-range strike systems.
02:36We will take mirror measures for their deployment.
02:39In a recent joint statement from the White House, U.S. and German officials said exercising
02:45advanced capabilities would demonstrate a commitment to NATO and its contributions to
02:49European integrated deterrence.
02:52Despite the Kremlin's latest round of saber-rattling, the Russian Defense Ministry began releasing
02:57videos showcasing intercontinental ballistic missile tests days before its 2022 invasion
03:04of Ukraine.
03:05Putin, at the time, discussed plans to assemble his army's so-called deterrent force to
03:10potentially include a nuclear component.
03:12It is language that NATO calls dangerous and irresponsible.
03:17Since the onset of the Russian invasion, Western powers have by far been Ukraine's largest
03:22supporters in terms of money and material.
03:25NATO members recently pledged an additional $43 billion next year with plans for sustained
03:31support to follow.
03:33All of this support will make Ukraine stronger and more capable.
03:37In fact, everything we are doing, the command, the pledge, more military aid, more security
03:45and improved interoperability put in place the foundations for Ukraine to prevail.
03:51While St. Petersburg seemed pleased by its military display, experts worry the readiness
03:57of both Russia and the U.S. to deploy intermediate-range weapons could spark a new arms race.
04:03Arash Erebosady, VOA News.
04:10At this moment, let's turn to my colleague in PTV's Baguio City Studios for what's
04:15hot in the Cordilleras right now.
04:18Audrey Villera.
04:19In Bagra Bay, Philippines, due to the effects of Hurricane Kareena, the number of people
06:26Thank you, Audrey, and we've come to the end of the program tonight.
06:52Join us again tomorrow afternoon and evening for PTV News Now, and remember to stay connected
06:57by catching the news right here.
06:59Have a restful night and thank you for watching PTV News Now.

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