The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved US$4.89 billion in proposed public sector foreign borrowings in 2Q 2025, reflecting a 25.4 percent increase from US$3.90 billion in the same period last year.
Motorists and enterprises will once again face higher fuel costs this week, as local oil companies announce another round of price hikes amid volatile global crude markets and currency headwinds.
Motorists and transport operators should brace for another round of fuel price hikes this week, with oil firms expected to implement significant upward adjustments across all fuel products starting Tuesday.
The economy likely expanded 5.8 percent in the second quarter this year, improving from 5.4 percent in 1Q but still lagging the 6.5 percent growth seen in 2Q 2024, according to the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). The uptick, lead BPI economist Jun Neri said, was mainly driven by household consumption, buoyed by election-related outlays, cooling inflation, and sustained consumer lending.
The country's total outstanding government debt stood at P16.92 trillion as of end-May 2025, reflecting a modest 0.99 percent increase of P166.20 billion from April levels, according to the Bureau of the Treasury.