The government sold all its short-term debt papers after interest rates dropped. On Monday, Sept. 4, the Bureau of the Treasury held a successful auction for Treasury bills (T-bills), raising P15 billion as planned. The total bids reached P47.56 billion, an oversubscription of nearly two times the...
The Bureau of the Treasury reported that government subsidies to state-owned companies increased in July, with the majority of the funds being used to support the universal healthcare program. The national government provided P33.24 billion in financial aid to government-owned and controlled...
The Bureau of the Treasury has assigned two state-owned banks to arrange the upcoming launch of a retail dollar bond (RDB) offering. The Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) are tasked with leading and managing the retail bond sale targeting small...
The national government's budget deficit was nearly halved in July owing to strong revenue collection, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The fiscal deficit, which arises when government expenditures exceed revenues, amounted to P47.8 billion in July 2023, a 45 percent decrease compared...
The national government has decided to reduce its borrowing plan from domestic lenders next month. Based on the financing program released by the Bureau of the Treasury on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the national government has planned to borrow P180 billion from the local market in September. The latest...
The national government's debt payment in the first half of the year doubled after increasing its budget allocation for repaying loans that were nearing their maturity. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed that from January to June 2023, debt servicing amounted to P907.9 billion, a 98...
How would you feel if the government were to borrow some of your hard-earned savings from the banks? Well, generally, banks do not take your feelings into consideration. In reality, they are allowed to utilize the savings of their depositors, which are sitting idle in their vaults, and invest them....
In order to meet the Marcos administration’s spending requirements, the national government had to borrow over P1.4 trillion in the first half of the year due to a lack of sufficient funds. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury report, gross borrowing of the Marcos administration amounted to P1.423...
National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon assured the public that the government had adequate safety nets to ensure the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) would be transparent and not mismanaged. *Bureau of the Treasury (file photo)* Citing De Leon's interview with the media, the Presidential...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans rose anew forcing the Bureau of the Treasury to partially borrow. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on April 17, the national government raised a total of P9.175 billion, below the P15 billion program. Demand across then board reached P19.825 billion...
Debt servicing of the national government declined in the first month of the year due to lower amortization payments, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The Marcos administration’s debt payments reached P47.83 billion in January 2023, down 78 percent from P215.84...
The Bureau of the Treasury borrowed partially despite the drop in benchmark yields for short-term loans. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on April 3, the national government raised P12.8 billion, below the P15 billion plan for the week. The 91-day Treasury bill rate decreased to 5.045...
