Rate of the Philippines’ five-year Treasury bond (T-bond) rose on Tuesday partly tracking the jumps in US Treasury rates. Average rate of the debt paper increased to 4.968 percent from 4.669 percent previously. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) offered the debt instrument for PHP35 billion but the auction committee accepted PHP22.027 billion. Total bids reached PHP45.907 billion. “Rates higher as UST (US Treasuries) continue to soar higher after Fed(eral Reserve) minutes release and more hawkish comments for Fed to start balance sheet runoff aside from aggressive rate hikes,” National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon told journalists in a Viber message
The Department of Justice Office of Cybercrime (OOC) on Tuesday said it will go after those responsible for the circulation online of a fake sex video of Aika Robredo, the eldest of three daughters of Vice President Leni Robredo. It is the second high-profile election-related cybercrime being investigated by the DOJ following a Twitter threat on the life of the Vice President’s rival for the presidency, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Links of the fake videos of the 34-year-old Second Daughter started circulating Monday night. “Our investigation agents are on it. If it needs further investigation, we will endorse the same
At least eight domestic flights between Manila and Caticlan, Bacolod and Masbate were canceled on Tuesday due to bad weather. As of 11:10 a.m., the Manila International Airport Authority said the following flights were canceled: Cebu Pacific 5J 891/92 Manila – Caticlan – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 48/484 Manila – Bacolod – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 901/902 Manila – Caticlan – Manila CebGo DG 6177/6178 Manila – Masbate – Manila The weather bureau earlier reported that Tropical Depression Agaton will continue to bring light to moderate with, at times, heavy rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas. The TD
The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCor) said a total of 2,768 police officers have been deployed to the different destinations and convergence areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region during the observance of the Holy Week. Capt. Marnie Abellanida, PROCor information officer, said in a message on Tuesday the deployment was done ahead of Palm Sunday as tourists were expected to start arriving on the weekend. Data showed that of the 2,768 PROCor cops deployed, 344 are deployed in places of convergence; 16 in transportation hubs and terminals; and 226 police officers are deployed for target hardening. Abellanida said 2,271 police
Tropical Depression Agaton will continue to dampen parts of the country, while tropical cyclone Basyang (international name Malakas) already left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau said Tuesday afternoon. “Agaton” packs maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 75 kph. It is almost stationary over Llorente, Eastern Samar. This will continue to bring moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains over Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, the northern and central portions of Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and the northern and central portions of
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it has verified 108 Russian attacks on health care facilities and staff in Ukraine since the start of the war. These include attacks on health facilities, personnel, transport, supplies, and warehouses. Bhanu Bhatnagar from WHO Europe spoke from Lviv near the Polish border at a UN press conference. “The situation is already really bad and challenging. There are hospitals without power; there is a lack of medical supplies. And there is a lack of medicines to treat chronic diseases right across the country,” he said. At least 73 people have died and 51 others
