Petition seeks PH ban for Aussie senator who disrespected PBBM

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must declare Australian senator Janet Rice as persona non grata (unwelcome) for disrespecting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his address before the Australian Parliament last week.

Senator Rob…

BTr fully awards Treasury bills

MANILA: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Monday fully awarded bids for Treasury bills (T-bills).

The 91-, 182-, and 364-day T-bills fetched average rates of 5.778 percent, 5.995 percent and 6.100 percent, respectively.

Last week, the average auct…

BIR-Ilocos Norte hits 2023 collection target

LAOAG CITY: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Ilocos Norte has reached its PHP3.2 billion collection target for 2023 due partly to compliance among taxpayers.

In a media interview on Monday, Revenue district officer Aldrin Camba said he is than…

Palestinians killed, injured as Israel bombs aid truck in central Gaza

GAZA CITY: At least nine people were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian crowd collecting humanitarian aid from a truck in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to medical sources.

Sunday…

Cebu City agri office urges public to embrace backyard farming

CEBU: As the local government aimed to inculcate food security down to the household level, the Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD) here intensified the promotion of improvised backyard farming.

Arlie Gesta, assistant head of Cebu City CAD, said t…

Vote count in Iran election continues as many seats go to runoff

TEHRAN: Vote count continued on Sunday, two days after elections for Iran’s parliament and the top clerical assembly.

Mohsen Eslami, the spokesperson for Iran’s election headquarters, told reporters on Sunday the results of 231 seats in parliament an…

Families of MH370 victims mark 10 years since flight disappearance

KUALA LUMPUR: Family members of those aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 marked the 10th year since the disappearance of the aircraft here on Sunday.

With speeches, presentations, and poems, the next-of-kin marked the milestone, with Transport Mi…