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Manila: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) partially awarded the reissued Treasury bond (T-bond) during Tuesday’s auction. This decision comes as the security, which has a remaining term of nine years and ten months, saw its average yield capped at 6.428 percent. According to Philippines News Agency, the partial award was influenced by muted market demand and higher submitted bid rates. The auction was 1.8 times oversubscribed, with total tenders reaching PHP55.4 billion. Despite the oversubscription, the Committee opted to raise PHP27.6 billion out of the PHP30-billion offering, bringing the total outstanding volume for the series to PHP367.6 billion.

Tehran: The Philippine Embassy in Tehran is actively coordinating with diplomatic missions from Azerbaijan, Trkiye, and Turkmenistan to establish potential land evacuation routes for Filipinos, should the security situation in Iran deteriorate further. This proactive measure comes amidst escalating tensions following Israel’s intensified air campaign against Iran, now in its fifth day since commencing on June 13. According to Philippines News Agency, Philippine Ambassador to Iran Roberto Manalo has engaged in discussions with the representatives from these neighboring countries as part of a contingency strategy by the embassy. He highlighted the readiness of the embassy to implement repatriation if directed

Opol: The municipality of Opol in Misamis Oriental facilitated more than 3,000 job vacancies for its residents from various local and multinational companies on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Maisie Quidella, manager of Opol’s Public Employment Service Office, stated that the job fair was organized not only for jobseekers but also for graduating students of the Opol Community College. Quidella emphasized the initiative’s goal to reduce the unemployment rate in the municipality. Quidella highlighted that the job openings were also available for out-of-school youth and other professionals who participated in the event. The job fair featured 482 job postings

PAGUDPUD: Villagers and personnel of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) on Tuesday rescued a distressed hawksbill sea turtle weighing almost two kilograms in Sitio Banquero in Barangay Pancian in this municipality. Jose Morata, MENRO chief, told the Philippine News Agency that the turtle was accidentally caught in the net of some local fisherfolk early in the morning. In coordination with the municipal environment office and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in the adjacent town of Bangui, the marine turtle was safely released into the sea. According to Philippines News Agency, Morata expressed gratitude

Manila: The upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is not merely a legal proceeding but a ‘national test of moral accountability,’ human rights lawyer and House of Representatives prosecution panel spokesperson Antonio Audie Bucoy said Tuesday. In his first press conference as the official voice of the House prosecutors, Bucoy underscored the gravity and historic nature of the charges pending before the Senate. According to Philippines News Agency, this is the first time in Philippine history that a sitting vice president has been charged with contracting an assassin to carry out threats against the President, the First