British banking giant Barclays has maintained its “underweight” rating on Philippine sovereign debt, following Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the country’s credit outlook to ‘negative’ amid mounting fiscal and growth concerns. In an April 20 report obtained by Manila Bulletin,...
The Philippines is grappling with entrenched institutional weaknesses and rising geopolitical volatility that threaten to undermine its credit profile, according to global debt watcher Moody’s Ratings. While the credit watcher maintained the nation’s investment-grade rating at ‘Baa2’ with...
Moody’s Ratings affirmed the long-term deposit ratings of three major Philippine lenders, shifting its outlook on Security Bank Corp. to stable as capital pressures ease following the sharp slowdown in credit expansion. The global debt watcher kept the "Baa2" ratings—consistent with the...
Moody’s Ratings has assigned a first-time ‘Ba2’ corporate family rating to Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL), citing the flag carrier’s dominant market position and rehabilitated balance sheet against the backdrop of looming energy emergency in the country. In a statement, Moody’s noted the...
The Marcos administration is returning to the international capital markets with a three-tranche offering of United States (US) dollar-denominated global bonds to finance its national budget and refinance existing debt, according to a report from Moody’s Ratings. In a statement on Tuesday, Jan....
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 14, welcomed the results of a recent Tangere survey, describing the findings as an important reflection of public sentiment and a guide for improving ongoing education reforms. In an official statement released by Chief Media Relations...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 15, revealed a decline in public trust for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte in September. The nationwide survey, conducted from Sept. 24 to 30 and commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, interviewed...
The Marcos administration suffered a decline in approval ratings on most key national issues from June to September 2025, with corruption and inflation emerging as the public’s top concerns, the latest Ulat ng Bayan survey by Pulse Asia Research showed. According to the survey in September 2025,...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 revealed that Filipinos continue to give “very high” trust in the United States (US), while trust in Palestine, China, and Iran remains “poor.” The survey results released on Tuesday, Sept. 9 showed that 72 percent of...
Debt-watcher Moody’s Ratings projects the Philippine debt burden to stay above pre-pandemic levels as weakening debt affordability and elevated funding costs weigh on government finances despite recent easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This also comes despite Moody’s affirmation...
The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings for its handling of three out of 14 key issues, based on the June 2025 “Ulat ng Bayan” survey by Pulse Asia. In the results released on Thursday, July 17, Pulse Asia reported that 63 percent of respondents approved of the...
Expectations of as much as 100 basis points (bps) in interest rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next year would put more pressure on domestic banks’ margins, according to debt watcher S&P Global Ratings. In a recent report, S&P Global forecast the BSP policy rate to drop further...
