The Marcos administration lowered its financial support for government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) in July, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The Treasury report revealed that the national government allocated P10.92 billion to support state-owned companies in July, a 69...
The national government successfully auctioned off its 20-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday, Sept. 3, with rates closely aligned with secondary market levels as expectations for slowing inflation persist. The Bureau of the Treasury raised P30 billion through the reissued bonds,...
Government debt soared to a record high in July, driven by the depreciating peso against the US dollar that contributed to the double-digit rise in foreign obligations. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury, released on Wednesday, Sept. 3, showed that the national government's outstanding debt...
The government increased its borrowing from local creditors to take advantage of strong bids, despite the generally higher yields. The Bureau of the Treasury offered P20 billion in three-, six-, and 12-month IOUs. After reviewing the bids, the auction committee accepted additional offers for the...
The national government spent more in July, partly due to an increased share from the national tax allotment (NTA) to the local government units (LGUs), the Bureau of the Treasury reported. State spending went up by 5.8 percent to P486.2 billion during the month from P459.5 billion a year earlier....
Short-term benchmark rates moved sideways at the Bureau of the Treasury’s auction on Monday, Aug. 19, following the central bank’s reduction of policy rates by 25 basis points. The national government raised P22.6 billion through the sale of Treasury bills (T-bills), exceeding the initial offer...
The government successfully raised funds through the sale of short-term debt papers on higher interest rates following a faster inflation rate in July and higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter. At an auction on Aug. 12, the national government raised P20 billion as...
The debt paid by the national government has already amounted to around P1.28 trillion in the first six months of this year, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. Latest data from the Treasury showed that the Marcos administration paid a total of P1.283 trillion from January to June...
The Philippines recorded a slight increase in its budget deficit to 4.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) driven by the widening gap between government spending and revenue collection. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed that the six-month budget deficit as a percentage of GDP...
Investors pressed for an increase in Philippine benchmark interest rates for most short-term loans a day before the release of inflation data, which is expected to pick up due to the effects of Typhoon Carina. At the Treasury Bureau’s auction on Monday, Aug. 5, the national government...
The Marcos administration ramped up its domestic borrowing, causing a substantial increase in the government's overall financing in the first half of the year compared to the previous year. Data released by the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's gross borrowings totaled...
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...
