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PH raises $3B from US dollar bond sale

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 10:16 AM

The Bureau of Treasury said on Tuesday it has raised a total of $3 billion from its US dollar-denominated bond sale. Read more »

Philippine launches $500 million bond sale

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 05:38 PM

The Philippines has launched a US dollar bond sale to raise up to $500 million, with tenors of 5.5, 10.5 and 25 years, the Bureau of Treasury said. Read more »

Philippine sovereign debt at P13.64 trillion in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:31 AM

The national government's total outstanding debt reached P13.64 trillion as of the end of November, slightly higher than the previous month. Read more »

PH budget deficit shrinks in November as revenues grow

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Posted at Dec 27 02:12 PM

Treasury said that the fiscal gap narrowed as government revenues grew 16.57 percent, outperforming the 10.24 percent increase in expenditures in November. Read more »

Ilang senador: Panukalang wealth fund dapat suriing mabuti

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Posted at Dec 07 09:01 PM

Tuloy ang pag-usad ng Maharlika wealth fund bill sa Kamara sa kabila ng pagkuwestiyon ng ilang grupo at mga eksperto. Read more »

PH books P179.8 billion budget deficit in September

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Posted at Oct 26 12:50 PM

Treasury said the budget gap narrowed as revenues grew 24.79 percent last month, outpacing the 13.63 percent growth in spending. Read more »

Gov't agencies reject 'competitiveness fund' for PH footwear industry

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:06 AM

The Department of Finance and the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) disagreed with the proposal to create a Competitiveness Enhancement Fund for the Philippine footwear, leather and tannery industries. Read more »

PH borrows $2 billion from foreign lenders via bonds

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Updated as of Oct 06 06:07 PM

The Philippines has borrowed $2 billion from foreign lenders via a bond offering to fund its budget, the Bureau of Treasury said on Thursday. Read more »

Why Filipinos have P118,000 debt each

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Updated as of Oct 04 02:46 PM

The Philippine government is challenged to raise more revenues to cover amortization payments for its debt, which has ballooned to thirteen trillion pesos. Read more »

PH debt rises to P13.02 trillion as of end-August

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Updated as of Sep 30 04:17 PM

The national government's total outstanding debt rose to P13.02 trillion as of the end of August, the Bureau of Treasury said. Read more »

Ombudsman turns over P53.6M, 11 titles from Garcia’s plea bargain deal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:19 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday turned over to the Bureau of Treasury P53.6 million worth of cheque 8and 11 titles to real properties that were part of the plea bargain agreement of former AFP comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia. Read more »

COA urges PS-DBM to return dormant P3-B invested in high yield savings

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 01:41 PM

According to COA, not just the interest but the entire P3 billion should be reverted to the national treasury’s general fund. Read more »

Government offers retail treasury bonds anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:43 PM

The Bureau of Treasury has launched the 28th tranche of its retail treasury bonds on Tuesday, which is the first under the administration of President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. Read more »

PH sovereign debt hits P12.76 trillion in April

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Updated as of Jun 02 07:25 PM

The national government's total outstanding debt reached P12.76 trillion as of the end of April from P12.68 trillion the previous month. Read more »

Duterte: Don't use the excess funds in Bayanihan 2 yet

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 05:17 PM

An undisclosed amount of appropriations in Bayanihan 2 had been returned to the Bureau of the Treasury, President Rodrigo Duterte said, as the government continued its "new normal" COVID policy. Read more »

PH government debt hits P11.93 trillion in November

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Updated as of Dec 29 06:02 PM

The Philippine government’s debt hit P11.93 trillion in November, up P1.8 trillion or 17.7 percent from the same month last year, the Bureau of Treasury said. Read more »

Budget deficit rises to P1.2 trillion in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:02 PM

The Philippines’ budget deficit rose to P1.2 trillion at the end of October as spending continued to outstrip revenues, the Bureau of Treasury said on Thursday. Read more »

Philippines books P1.14-T budget deficit from Jan-Sept

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Updated as of Oct 25 02:11 PM

From January to September, the government collected P2.24 trillion in revenues but spent P3.38 trillion. Read more »

OF Bank raises P10.285M from issuance of retail dollar bonds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 12:00 PM

The Overseas Filipino Bank said Monday raised a total of P10.285 million ($203,200) from the issuance of the recent Retail Dollar Bonds (RDBs) offering of the Bureau of Treasury. Read more »

Finance dept eyes 30 pct rise in budget

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 06:08 PM

The DOF is seeking a 30 percent increase in its budget next year, with the BIR again getting the lion’s share of the appropriations. Read more »