Topic

Philippine Debt

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippine Debt.

Experts flay Marcos’ ‘north star’ deviation
Economist Benjamin Diokno warns rising Philippine debt servicing could outpace education spending, with the flood control scandal affecting infrastructure…
5 September 20261 MIN READ
Debt addiction destroys lives
More than a third of every peso collected from every Filipino taxpayer goes not to a classroom or a hospital but to a bondholder.
14 August 20261 MIN READ
Philippine external debt climbs 6.8 percent in 2025
External debt rises 6.8 percent to $149.09 billion by September 2025, exposing the Philippines to currency and interest rate risks, BSP reports.
15 December 20251 MIN READ
Philippine debt rises to P16.31 T — Treasury
The Philippines’ outstanding debt rose to ₱16.31 trillion as of January 2025, driven by new domestic and external debt issuance and peso depreciation,…
4 March 20251 MIN READ
State debt up 2.2%, hits P15.89T by Sept.
‘The strategic focus on local fundraising allows the government to limit external risk exposure to only 31.19 percent of its debt portfolio while enabling the…
31 October 20241 MIN READ