The national government’s (NG) outstanding debt at the end of October reached P14.48 trillion, up by 1.5 percent or P212.13 billion from end-September due to the net debt issuance, availment of loans, and the peso’s depreciation against the US dollar, the Bureau of the Treasury said.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Laurel Jr. has overhauled the process by which rice stocks are fortified to ensure uninterrupted supply, saying henceforth rice importers post a mandatory bond equal to 10 percent of any shipment.
A deceleration in the rate of increase in food prices and year-on-year decline in fuel prices slowed headline inflation further to 4.1 percent in November after slipping to 4.9 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Tuesday.
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) allowed treasury bill yields to rise at Monday’s auction, allowing some correction in the yield curb following the sharp drop in average rates last week.
China's surge in respiratory illness is caused by known pathogens and there is no sign of new infectious diseases, a health official said on Saturday as the country faces its first full winter since lifting strict COVID-19 restrictions.