The bargaining chip dangled by the Department of Energy (DOE) on the proposed corporate life extension for state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is to prevent transfer of P300 billion worth of its residual debts to the national government coffers. “At this...
The country’s external debt service burden as of April totaled $4.64 billion, 19.79 percent lower compared to the same time last year of $5.785 billion, with fewer prepayments from the public and private sectors. The debt service burden, which represents both principal and interest payments after...
The Bureau of the Treasury reported an increase in the national government’s debt payments in May this year, primarily due to larger settlements made to local and external creditors. The Marcos administration disbursed P69 billion towards its local and external financial obligations during...
The national government’s debt soared in May due to the depreciation of the Philippine peso and the government's net financing during the period, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday, July 4. Data released by the treasury showed that the latest debt balance reflects a P330.39 billion,...
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) reported the Philippines as a leader in investor relations (IR) practices among emerging markets and developing countries. In the latest 2024 IIF Investor Relations and Debt Transparency Report, the Philippines received a score of 48.8 out of 50,...
The Marcos administration’s borrowings surged in May due to the government’s maiden offshore bond sale this year, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. According to the Treasury, gross financing rose by 77 percent to P259.33 billion in May from the P146.78 billion recorded in the same...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Citing a "lack of accountability", House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has expressed serious concerns over the government’s handling of Covid-19 loans during the...
Debt payments by the Philippine government breached the P1 trillion threshold in the first four-months of the year due to higher interest settlements. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's debt servicing reached P1.15 trillion in January to April, or 32 percent...
The depreciation of the peso has not only driven up prices for imported goods for Filipino consumers but has also contributed to the substantial increase in the government's debt burden. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, the peso's “considerable” weakening, reaching a low point not seen...
The government's debt hit a record P15 trillion in April this year, driven by borrowings and the peso's weakening against the US dollar. Data released by the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's outstanding debt surged by eight percent to P15.017 trillion as of April from...
The Bureau of the Treasury reported a decrease in borrowing by the Marcos administration from both domestic and foreign lenders in April this year. The total gross financing for the national government last month amounted to P89.2 billion, a 31 percent decrease compared to P129.9 billion in April...
WASHINGTON — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing $34.6 trillion in debt. "The consequences if we don't act now are...
