The national government fell short anew in making a full award of the short-term debt papers following the record-high P585 billion retail treasury bond issuance. The Bureau of the Treasury during an auction on Monday, February 26, partially borrowed P14.8 billion through the sale of Treasury bills...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Marcos administration is on track to meet its borrowing requirements for the year, which will provide the necessary funding for government programs and projects. With a total financing goal of P2.46 trillion for 2024, the government plans to secure 75...
Small Filipino investors swarmed the government's retail treasury bond (RTB) sale, reaching another record driven by the attractive interest rate being offered. The Bureau of the Treasury announced that the national government raised a total of P584.86 billion through the sale of five-year RTBs,...
The government sold some short-term loans to Filipino investors, even though interest rates were up and there were fewer takers. During the auction on Monday, Feb. 19, the Bureau of the Treasury raised P14.5 billion through the sale of Treasury bills (T-bills), below the P15 billion program. ...
Investing in the government’s retail bonds is as effortless as ordering a loved one's favorite meal for delivery! Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that retail treasury bonds (RTBs) are readily accessible through a few taps on mobile phones, offering Filipinos both here and abroad secure,...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto emphasized the need to promote a culture of saving and investing in the country, while encouraging Filipinos to consider investing in retail treasury bonds (RTB). “We should instill in our people a mindset that embraces and normalizes a culture of saving and...
Filipino investors seeking to invest their savings with the government can expect a guaranteed return that surpasses the 2023 average inflation rate, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. During an auction on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the five-year retail treasury bond (RTB) secured a coupon rate of...
The Marcos administration is set to offer Filipinos the opportunity to grow their hard-earned savings by investing at least P5,000 in the government’s upcoming retail Treasury (RTB) bond sale. The Bureau of the Treasury has announced that the government intends to raise more than P30 billion...
The Marcos administration managed to borrow P15 billion from Filipino investors. Despite the challenge of higher interest rates, the Bureau of the Treasury met its target of raising P15 billion through the sale of short-term IOUs, or Treasury bills (T-bills), on Monday, Feb. 5. The total bids...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is urging the Bureau of Treasury to continue organizing financial literacy seminars for Filipinos. Romualdez said he sees such seminars as having the potential to improve not just Filipinos’ lives,...
The Marcos administration amassed a total of P1.2 trillion in new debt during its first full-year in Malacañang. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government concluded 2023 with a total outstanding debt of P14.616 trillion, nine percent or P1.197 trillion higher...
The government successfully raised funds through the sale of short-term debt papers despite higher interest rates caused by recent volatility in the US dollar and peso. The 91-day Treasury bill saw an increase to an average of 5.398 percent compared to the previous week's 5.306 percent, yet the...
