Philippines morning news for May 31

NG debt hits P7.79T as of April The national government’s outstanding debt stood at P7.79 trillion as of end-April 2019, 13.3 percent up from its year ago level due to higher domestic and foreign loans. […]

NG debt hits P7.79T as of April The national government’s outstanding debt stood at P7.79 trillion as of end-April 2019, 13.3 percent up from its year ago level due to higher domestic and foreign loans. […]

PH, Japan bare 26 business deals amounting to ₱288-B The Philippines and Japan have announced 26 deals amounting to ₱288.8 billion in estimated investments during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to the East Asian country. — […]

Gov’t maps out financial strategy vs global shocks An inter-agency council has prepared a roadmap that would allow the Philippines to survive external shocks brought about by the possible global growth slowdown. — The Philippine […]

ADB approves 300 mln USD loan to support Philippine education The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 300-million-U.S. dollar loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to achieve inclusive growth by improving access to […]

Govt set to submit record P4.1-t budget to Congress The Budget Department plans to submit to Congress a record P4.1-trillion national government budget for 2020 on the same day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth […]

‘Hot money’ outflows dip to $299M in April FOREIGN portfolio investments or “hot money” net outflows reached $298.83 million in April, lower than March’s $739 million and reversing the $279.29-million inflow posted a year ago, […]

Bulwark against Duterte falls in Philippines vote: Final results Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed Wednesday, dissolving a last bulwark against his controversial rule. — […]

Neda committee changes scopes of 3 infra projects The National Economic and Development Authority Board’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee chaired by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III approved on May 17 the changes in three infrastructure […]

BoP swung to a surplus of $4.27b in four months The country’s balance of payments posted a surplus of $467 million in April, a reversal of the $270-million deficit recorded a year ago, buoyed by […]

Malacanang nixes foreign funding of PH media Malacañang is opposed to the foreign funding of some media entities especially when such resources are supposedly used to “demonize” the government. — Tempo Economic cluster to review […]

Powering up & switching on: TFSEP2019 to focus on Philippines energy security Like many other Asean member states the Philippines is rapidly running out of electricity. Demand is expected to more than double to more […]

Deficit-to-GDP ratio eases to 2.1% in Q1 The national government’s fiscal deficit as a share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) narrowed in the first quarter as expenditure effort declined due to the delay […]