The National Treasury rejected some of the tenders treasury bills and all the bids for the 10-year bonds at the auction Tuesday, where market participants sought higher yields following the off-cycle decision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to raise its benchmark interest rates to tame inflation.
The total outstanding debt of the Philippine government declined in September by P80.9 billion to P14.27 trillion due mainly to net repayments of both domestic and foreign debts during the month.
Normalizing coal and nickel prices undermined earnings of DMCI Holdings Inc., sending the nine-month net income of the diversified engineering conglomerate down 28 percent to P20 billion from P27.6 billion in the year-earlier period.
AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. said Tuesday net income in the nine months to September plunged 37 percent from the year-earlier period, hurt by lower revenue from industrial lot sales of Ayala Land Inc.’s industrial estate developer and softer demand for leasing of warehouse and commercial spaces.
Philippine equities may be approaching a potential re-rating as depressed valuations increasingly reflect concerns over elevated borrowing costs, peso weakness and a fragile domestic macroeconomic backdrop. With the broader market trading at roughly eight times earnings, valuations suggest investors are pricing in substantial pessimism, creating room for upside if economic conditions stabilize and confidence improves.
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The Government Service Insurance System marked National Teachers’ Day on October 5 by expanding its Adopt-A-School Program to 30 public schools nationwide, releasing up to ₱12 million in support that now includes solar power systems for the first time.