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Anchor 1: Keain
Anchor 2: Renz
Anchor 3: Hamdan
Anchor 4: Joerem
Anchor 5: Isabella

Anchor 1: Good morning Philippines, It is me Mikael Keain Roche

ALL: And we are here to bring you all the fresh and latest news from all over the Philippines.

Anchor 1: Here’s our headlines for today

NEWS HEADLINES:
Anchor 4: Open-pit mining ban lifted in the Philippines province of South Cotabato, clearing way for
copper project.

Anchor 2: Strong quake injuries dozens, shuts north Philippine airport.

Anchor 3: NPA member yields in Eastern Samar.

Anchor 5: Marcos, Xi want to restart talks on joint exploration in West Philippine Sea

Anchor 1: Weather update: Low pressure area dissipates but ITCZ still affecting much on
Philippines.

Anchor 5: Travel Vlog News: Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio City visited by thousands of
tourist this holiday sea.
Anchor 2 & 4: Stay tuned for the News Details only here when we come back, you’re watching
OPES Broadcasting Network.

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Anchor 1: Welcome back, open pit mining ban lifted in South Cotabato, Clearing way for Copper
Project. Reporting from Koronadal City we have (Isabella Ortaleza) Kindly update our viewers about
this ban lifting.

Anchor 5: Legislators in the southern Philippine province of South Cotabato moved this week to
overturn a 12-year-old provincial ban on open-pit mining that has for years stalled the development
of a $5.9 billion copper and gold mine. The May 16 decision to lift the ban came five months after the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) rescinded a nationwide prohibition on
open-pit mining put in place in 2017.
From Koronadal City, South Cotabato. I am Isabella Ortaleza Reporting for OBN.

Anchor 2: Thank you Isabella. Meanwhile, in other headlines, A strong Earthquake rocks Northern
Philippines reporting from Manila City, We have Joerem Matthew Corraza Kindly give us the detail

Anchor 4: A strong earthquake rocked a large swath of the northern Philippines, injuring at least 36
people and forcing the closure of an international airport and the evacuation of patients in a hospital,
officials said Wednesday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Tuesday
night’s magnitude 6.4 quake, which was set off by movement of a local fault, was centered 9
kilometers (5 miles) northwest of Lagayan town in Abra province at a depth of 11 kilometers (7
miles).The Philippine Tsunami Warning System said no warning or advisory was issued. The quake
was felt across a wide area of the main northern Luzon region, including in some parts of
metropolitan Manila, more than 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Abra. “Most people are asking
for tents because they’re afraid to go back to their houses because if these have been weakened
and an aftershock hits, they may get hurt,” he said at a news conference in Manila.More than 400
aftershocks have been detected but only a few were felt by people, officials said.
Reporting from Manila City, I am Joerem Matthew Corraza Reporting for OBN.

Anchor 3: Thank you Joerem. Up next. NPA Member yields in Eastern Samar stay tuned for the
details when we come back only here on OBN. OPES Broadcasting Network.

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Anchor 1: We’re back here on PBN. NPA Member yields in Eastern Samar, Details of the news we
have Hamdan Omar reporting from Tacloban City.

Anchor 3: A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police in Eastern Samar
on Sunday after years of fighting government forces in two Samar provinces. The 2nd Eastern
Samar Police Mobile Force Company (2nd ESPMFC) identified the surrender as 'Regine', 28, of
Borongan City, Eastern Samar. He was the vice squad leader of the NPA platoon operating in
Eastern Samar and some parts of Samar province. “With the help of an advocacy support group, we
were able to locate and convince the regular NPA member to surrender, through intelligence
gathering and information campaign,” Lt. Col. Rolando Dellezo, 2nd ESPMFC acting commander,
said on Monday. The former rebel is now under the custody of the 2nd ESPMFC for documentation
and for verification if he has a standing warrant of arrest in court.
Reporting from Tacloban City, I am Hamdan Omar Reporting for OBN.

Anchor 5: Thank you Hamdan for that report, meanwhile President Marcos and President Xi Jinping
of China wants to restart talks on West Philippine Sea. Reporting from Puerto Princesa, Palawan we
have Mikael Keain Roche

Anchor 1: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping wish to
resume talks on possible joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea. “Both leaders expressed their
desire to restart discussions and negotiations on oil and gas issues that would include of course
issues like development, etc. It was on a very general level,” DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo told.
Marcos had a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Chinese President Xi Jinping at the sidelines of
the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Thailand this month. In a statement, the
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Marcos expressed readiness to engage in active
consultations and “find ways to advance the joint exploration of maritime oil and gas resources” in
the contested waters. To recall, the Duterte administration announced the termination of joint
exploration talks with Beijing. The two countries signed the memorandum of understanding in 2018,
but the Philippines' foreign affairs agency said the goal of developing the oil and gas resources was
not achieved. “Three years on and we had not achieved our objective of developing oil and gas
resources so critical for the Philippines but not at the price of sovereignty; not even a particle of it,”
former Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. A 2016 ruling in The Hague recognized the
Philippines' sovereign rights to areas within its exclusive economic zone and invalidated China's
sweeping claims over the South China Sea.

Reporting from Puerto Princesa, Palawan I am Mikael Keain Roche Reporting for OBN.

Anchor 4: Thank you Keain up next Weather update and Travel Vlog News only here on OBN.

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Anchor 4: Weather update: low pressure are dissipates and ITCZ still affects PH. Renz Elli
Bustamante update us on the weather forecast.

Anchor 2: The low pressure area east of General Santos City dissipated on Saturday, November
19, but the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will continue to bring rain.The Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 pm
bulletin on Saturday that the following areas will still have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms
due to the ITCZ:
Metro Manila
Calabarzon
Bicol
Mimaropa
Aurora
Visayas
Mindanao
Flash floods and landslides remain possible during periods of moderate to heavy rain. The ITCZ is a
belt near the equator where the trade winds of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
meet. It is considered a breeding ground for tropical cyclones.

That’s the latest weather news. Back to the studio.

Anchor 4: Thank you Renz on our travel Vlog News: Thousands of tourists visit Baguio City this
holiday Season.

Anchor 5: Hailed as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio is the top destination to go to if
you want to take a break from the tropical heat in the lowlands. With average temperatures ranging
from 15-23°C, the city rarely experiences temperatures higher than 26°C even during the warmest
parts of the year. Because of this climate, Baguio is also home to beautiful plants that wouldn’t
usually survive elsewhere in the county. Also nicknamed the City of Pines, you’ll be in for a treat with
all the beautiful flowers and lush vegetation as you enter the vicinity. It will truly feel as if you’re
entering a different world. And because of this, thousands of tourists visit now as the Holiday season
nears.

That’s our Travel Vlog News, I am Isabella Ortaleza back to the studio.
Anchor 5: And that’s our latest news for the day my name is Isabella Ortaleza

Anchor 1: Mikael Keain Roche

Anchor 4: Hamdan Omar

Anchor 3: Joerem Matthew Corraza

Anchor 2: And Renz Elli Bustamante

ALL: Until next time, only here on OBN OPES Broadcasting Network. God Bless Philippines

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