Lingering concerns over higher inflation pushed up the interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers. At the Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, March 15, the yield for the reissued five-year Treasury bond went up to 4.669 percent from 4.012 percent last Jan. 11 when the IOU was last...
Following two consecutive weeks of failed domestic borrowings, the national government made a partial award of the short-dated debt papers despite still elevated interest rates. The Bureau of the Treasury raised P9.137 billion from auction of three-month, six-month and one-year IOUs, with total...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government remains in good cash position despite recent failed domestic borrowings owing to high interest rates. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Tuesday, March 8, that cash flow is not yet a problem for the government owing to P457.8...
Filipino comedy classic "Alyas Batman En Robin" recently made it to the American late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" It was part of a gag relating to the recently released Batman film. On the official Twitter account of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," they wrote: "Warner Brothers will not be releasing...
The Bureau of the Treasury failed anew to secure borrowings from the domestic market for a second consecutive week as banks continued to demand higher interest rates amid Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine. On Monday's auction, March 7, the national government rejected all bids for the...
After Elisse Joson's cryptic "nakakapagod" post went viral, McCoy de Leon is now adding fuel to fire sharing his own "hugot" line. On Facebook, he wrote: "Maya’t maya akong nagchecheck para siguraduhin na okay kayo. Wala na rin akong maayos na tulog. Pero sana kahit ganito, hindi tayo susuko...
Are things not going well between celebrity couple Elisse Joson and McCoy de Leon? This is the question of many after the 26-year-old actress surprised fans with a cryptic post. On Facebook, she wrote: "Akala ko ok na pero nakakapagod pala. Gabi-gabi na lang ako walang tulog. Babad sa isip ko kung...
The national government successfully borrowed P457.8 billion from small Filipino savers. The Bureau of the Treasury announced Tuesday, March 1, that the government raised P337 billion during the two-week offer period for the retail treasury bonds (RTBs), while the P120.8 billion were awarded during...
Matet de Leon Have you ever felt like suddenly out of nowhere you couldn’t breathe, and you feel like you are having a heart attack, and you get rushed to the hospital’s emergency room? Actress Matet de Leon gets that at least five times in a year. Guesting on Maja Salvador’s television...
Photo courtesy of Jun De Leon Celebrity photographer Jun De Leon and former Bb. Pilipinas-Universe-turned-entrepreneur Abbygale Arenas have their own unique love story to tell. Abby and Jun returned to the place where they fell in love two years before – Dubai. They sealed their relationship with...
Benchmark short-term interest rates rose on the back of higher inflation forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and concerns surrounding Ukraine. At Monday's auction on Feb. 21, yields on short-term government debt papers, increased, with the returns on the 91-day Treasury bill up to...
An estimated P1.9 trillion-worth of non-financial government properties, such as roads, hospitals, power plants, and irrigation facilities, have so far been covered by the Bureau of the Treasury in its National Asset Registry System (NARS) as of last year. The Treasury said the new entries to the...
