The national government is planning to issue $500 million of Japanese yen-denominated bonds, as well as US dollar and euro-denominated bonds this year, to raise an additional $3 billion for its 2024 borrowing program. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the government will begin issuing the bonds in...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) has engaged the help of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) so they can guide banks and other financing entities on how to navigate the intricate web of capital formation that shall underpin the massive-scale pipeline of renewable energy (RE)...
Sy-led BDO Unibank Inc. is planning to raise a minimum of P5 billion from its third peso-denominated fixed-rate Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sustainability bonds offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Monday, July 8, BDO said that the issuance marks...
Zobel-led Bank of the Philippine Islands is planning to raise at least P5 billion from an offering and issuance of Peso-denominated fixed-rate ASEAN Sustainable Bonds due 2026, with an option to upsize. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the planned issuance will be the...
The Marcos administration plans to raise P630 billion in the third quarter of the year by issuing treasury bills and bonds. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury memorandum, the government aims to secure P260 billion through treasury bills auctions scheduled from July to September. The bureau also...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the second tranche of the ASEAN fixed rate green bonds issuance of Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which is targeting to raise P6.0 billion with an oversubscription allotment of P4.0 billion. EDC President and COO Jerome H....
The Marcos administration intends to secure funding exceeding half a trillion pesos from the local market in second quarter to cover the government's budget shortfall. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury's borrowing plan, a total of P585 billion is projected to be sourced from the issuance of both...
The government made a full borrowing on the new three-year treasury bonds it auctioned off on Wednesday amid a lower interest rate. At an auction, the Bureau of the Treasury successfully raised the planned P30 billion through the sale of three-year debt papers. The total bids received amounted to...
The Bureau of the Treasury announced that the national government is set to borrow P585 billion from the domestic market in the first three months of next year to cover its budget shortfall. Based on the Treasury’s quarterly local borrowing plan, the Marcos administration plans to issue P195...
The Bureau of the Treasury Bureau said the government plans to enable retail investors to access tokenized bonds in the future to advance financial inclusion and strengthen market liquidity. Deputy Treasurer of the Philippines Erwin D. Sta. Ana said the issuance of tokenized treasury bonds (TTBs)...
Due to the holiday season, the national government has scaled back its domestic borrowing plan for the month of December. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the Marcos administration intends to borrow just P60 billion next month, a substantial decrease from November's P225 billion....
Renewable energy firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, is scheduling the second tranche of its ASEAN green bond offering with target proceeds of P10 billion that will continually bankroll the company’s projects. In a disclosure to the...
