BTr fully awards Treasury bonds

Manila: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded the reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday.

With a remaining term of nine years and four months, the T-bond fetched an average rate of 5.967 percent, lower than both its previous re…

‘Gener’ to exit PAR within 24 hours

Manila: Tropical Depression Gener is crossing the Cordillera Region and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) within 24 hours, the weather bureau said Tuesday.

‘After 24 hours, nakikita natin na nasa labas na ng PAR o posibl…

Death toll in Sudan cholera outbreak reaches 315

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 315, while fatalities from floods and heavy rains has reached 225, the country’s health authorities said Monday.

The Health Ministry said in a statement that 266 new cholera cases were reg…

4.3K people evacuated as ‘Gener’ causes floods in Bicol

Over 4,000 people have been evacuated in Albay and Camarines Sur as heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression Gener and “habagat” or southwest monsoon inundated villages, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) said Tuesday.

Aside from the two…

Australian scientist develops new cancer screening test

An Australian genomics researcher has developed a new cancer screening test, which takes seconds and could save thousands of lives, Anadolu Agency reports citing local media.

Stefan Mazy, who developed the DermR Patch with a team of four, said it co…