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It added that most of evacuees came from coastal barangays or those lying near the Pampanga River such as Castuli, Candelaria and Saplad David.

As a low-lying town, floodwater in several barangays of Macabebe is still expected to rise in the coming days despite the sunny weather due to downflow of water from the upstream level.

to change”. But then this is a multibillion peso industry. Uploading a new, revised and a more accurate schedule on the Cignal website should cover that.

Add also that on Tuesday at about 10:26 am, One Sports' broadcast of Judo just went off air for few minutes and the screen just turned black, giving me the scare that I thought my TV set broke down. It did not as other channels were still on.

The only saving grace among these official broadcasters, aside from its terrific commentators like Carlo Pamintuan, is the pay-per-view of Premium Tokyo 2020 Olympic high definition channel 299 which is inexpensive at P150.00 on Cignal.

But even then, I also do not understand why this channel had to cut away from actual live coverage just to give way to some commercials at some point of its live broadcast. They could have simply flashed animated lower thirds or other forms of inset graphics so that live broadcast does not get interr upt ed.

Cignal and NBA TV Philippines channel 262 have also had its share of booboos in the recent NBA Finals.

In the Suns versus Bucks Game 1, the channel did not show that “LOCKED IN” video of home team Phoenix which should have delighted fans watching the pre game video production.

Instead, the channel showed a preview of US tv series Bachelorette. I would have understood if the channel showed local TV commercials in order to defray airing or broadcast rights costs. But to let a preview of a drama series that does not even run in Philippines manifests some neglect. Somebody was sleeping on the job there.

The Olympics will run for still more than a week. People would want to see better coverage and schedules. Network officials need not wait for a call from Chairman Manny Pangilinan who has always been the epitome of excellence, professionalism and even great service to the people. Improving the coverage is still doable.

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COMMUNITY HELP. Mabalacat City Councilor Jun Castro has been doing the rounds. Long after the hype of having community pantries had waned, Castro is not yet to stop handing out much needed goods and prime commodities to the needy and indigent people of our city.

I have personally seen how Castro (and Vice Mayor Geld Aquino) is now being tailed by barangay leaders who seek help for their constituents tru the hardworking councilor. And they don’t go home disappointed as Castro books them in his outreaches despite his busy schedule that also has to consider his business activities. It is a tough balancing act between helping out and running his business for a living.

Castro, who was a victim of namesake nuisance candidates who were fielded to create stray votes in the past, finally won in 2019. He was raring to become a public servant but was denied by dirty political tactics against him. Now, he seems to be gung-ho in living up to expectations – that he can be of service, that he can be depended upon by people.

All these, as a Councilor. As to aiming for higher position? That different story that he may just be capable of.

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