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Gov’t to settle P1b debt to LRT-1 operator LMRC

Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the government will settle an initial P1 billion in “undisputed” debt to Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) by the...

T-bill auction oversubscribed as yields decline amid rate cut hopes

The government sold P25 billion worth of Treasury bills (T-bills) on Monday amid high demand, with total bids reaching P85.37 billion, the Bureau of...

Philippine government debt surpassed P17.5-trillion mark in July 2025

The Philippine government's debt surpassed the P17.5-trillion mark for the first time in July 2025 as it climbed 11.9 percent year-on-year, according to data...

PH gov’t debt still manageable as revenues rise

The Philippine government’s outstanding debt is “sustainable and manageable,” Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, citing the country’s improving debt metrics and rising revenue collections. Recto...

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"Mortgage the future to bankroll past and present graft on top of incompetence, as our leaders keep borrowing more and more" OUR government’s outstanding debt...

BSP approves $4.89-billion in public sector foreign loans

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday it approved $4.89 billion in foreign borrowing by the public sector in the second quarter of...

Gov’t debt climbs to 61.3% of GDP

The national government’s debt-to-GDP ratio reached 61.3 percent as of end-September 2024, following the release of the Q3 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) which...

Recto: PH economy to reach P37t, outpacing gov’t debt at P20t by 2028

The Philippine economy is expected to grow faster than government debt over the next four years, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Wednesday. Recto said while...

Gov’t debt swelled P1.19t to hit record P15.35t in May

The government’s outstanding debt escalated by P1.19 trillion, or 8.4 percent, to reach a record P15.35 trillion as of end-May 2024 on continued borrowings...

Gov’t debt increased by 1.19% to P14.79 trillion in January—BTr

The national government (NG) ended January 2024 with a total outstanding debt of P14.79 trillion, a 1.19-percent increase from the previous month, data from...

Weak peso, more borrowings raised gov’t debt to record P14.35t in August

The government’s outstanding debt increased to a record P14.35 trillion as of end-August 2023 from P14.24 trillion a month earlier on weaker peso against...

Government debt climbed to record P14.24 trillion in July 2023

The national government debt climbed to a record P14.24 trillion as of end-July 2023 from P14.15 trillion in June on the increased public borrowing...

Gov’t debt increased to record P14.15t in June

The government’s debt climbed to a record P14.15 trillion as of end-June 2023 from P14.10 trillion in May on continued borrowing to finance the...

Outstanding Philippine government debt topped P14 trillion in May

The Philippines' outstanding debt hit a record P14.10 trillion as of end-May 2023 from P13.91 trillion as of end-April on weaker peso against the...
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