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Sky-watchers see ‘blood moon’ in total lunar eclipse

(Reuters) – Parts of the world saw a rare celestial event on Tuesday when the Earth’s shadow fell across the moon, turning it orange. The lunar eclipse unfolded over three hours beginning at about 2 a.m. EDT, when the moon began moving into Earth’s shadow. A little more than an hour later, the moon could be seen eclipsed and bathed in an orange, red or brown glow. Depending on local weather conditions, the eclipse was […]

Draft of Bangsamoro Basic Law submitted to Malacanang, still open to modification — Palace official

MANILA, April 15 — Malacanang said that the working draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is still open to modification after it was submitted to the Office of the President (OP) on Monday afternoon.  Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. raised the issue in a Palace media briefing following speculations that the initial draft lacked key details that should have been included. “By definition, a draft is something that can be supplemented and can […]

Taxpayers rush to BIR

Taxpayers rush to the offices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue for the last day of submitting the income tax return, which will last till 5:00 pm today.

Death toll in Nigeria blast in bus station hits 71, injured now at 124

(Reuters) — At least 71 people were killed and 124 injured in an explosion which rocked Nyanyan Motor Park in the outskirts of Abuja, capital of the Nigeria early Monday morning, according to local authorities. Eyewitnesses said that a suicide bomber drove a red station wagon into Nyanyan Motor Park and detonated a bomb which hit luxury buses and other vehicles. Many residents living in the outskirts of Abuja usually take small buses or motorcycles to neighboring bus terminals, such […]

Different modes of tax payment

Other than directly paying to the Bureau of Internal Revenue, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares said that there are different modes of payment of income tax returns through authorized banks and even through mobile payments and tax debit memos.