The Marcos administration has scaled back its borrowing plan for the next month in light of the retail dollar bond sale, which is slated to conclude in the first week of October, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. In a memorandum posted on the Treasury website on Thursday, Sept. 28, the...
President Marcos' top economic manager stated that the ongoing sale of dollar-denominated retail Treasury bonds is a major step towards achieving financial inclusion for Filipinos. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the second sale of retail dollar bonds (RDB) contributes to fostering...
The government has successfully raised $611.2 million through the sale of retail dollar bonds (RDBs), marking President Marcos' first-ever issuance of such instruments to local investors, particularly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Bureau of the Treasury had initially planned to offer $200...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has introduced a loan program for teachers with longer payment terms and lower interest rates. In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 26, GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso said that this initiative aligns with the Department of...
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2019. The Moody's ratings agency warned on September 25, 2023, that a US government shutdown this weekend, amid political deadlock in Congress, would have negative implications for the country's top tier credit rating. Just four months after...
Investors pressed anew for an increase in benchmark interest rates for short-term loans. The national government raised P15 billion as planned with the full-award of Treasury bills at the weekly auction held Monday, Sept. 25. The auction was near three-times oversubscribed with total tenders...
The Bureau of the Treasury is offering a new investment option in US dollars for Filipino savers to help meet the budget needs of the Marcos administration. The Treasury has posted a notice on its website on Monday, Sept. 25 stating that retail onshore dollar bonds (RDB) will be issued, with a...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government is planning to borrow at least $2 billion in the final three months of the year from both domestic and foreign investors. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the government will launch its latest retail dollar bond this week and...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is now all set for delisting following the high acceptance rate of the management-led tender offer, which mopped up P28.42 billion worth of the firm’s free float shares. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), GT Capital Holdings Inc....
The national government sold all the short-term debt papers it offered, taking advantage of lower interest rates. On Monday, Sept. 18, the Bureau of the Treasury held a successful auction for Treasury bills (T-bills), raising P15 billion, the intended target. The total bids received...
The Marcos administration's July borrowings dropped by almost a quarter, mainly due to a reduction in loans acquired from local creditors. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, government borrowing in July amounted to P131.94 billion, a 24 percent decrease from the P174.95 billion recorded in...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leasing out two real estate properties in Ortigas Center, Pasig City for over P83 million per year. According to a notice on the GSIS website, these properties are located at the intersection of Doña Julia Vargas and Meralco Avenue, Brgy. Ugong,...
