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While Rome burned

By CTALK | By Cito Beltran | March 11, 2024 - 12:00am

The 15th day of March is historically referred to as The Ides of March, the 74th day of the Roman calendar which was the last day of settling debts or paying your “utang” in the Roman empire....

Opinion

Deal

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | May 30, 2023 - 12:00am

Joe Biden announced over the weekend that he and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached a deal – “in principle” – that would pave the way for raising the debt ceiling and averting...

Opinion

BSP warns public vs use of ATM card as loan collateral

By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina | May 20, 2023 - 10:51am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Friday warned the public against the "Sangla ATM" scheme to secure quick and...

Business

The ‘Solvent Gang’

By CTALK | By Cito Beltran | May 4, 2022 - 12:00am

If you look up the meaning of “solvent,” the first one refers to financial capacity or having enough money to cover expenses, costs or debts.

Opinion

Gov't debt hits P5.954 trillion in 2015

By Prinz Magtulis | February 3, 2016 - 10:31pm

Debt held by the national government rose last year to nearly P6 trillion, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on...

Business

National Government debt payment up

By Prinz Magtulis | January 24, 2016 - 9:00am

After hitting a four-year low in October, debt payments by the national government bounced back in November, but remained...

Business

Gov't debt slightly down in November

By Prinz Magtulis | January 5, 2016 - 8:32pm

The debt stock of the national government inched down for the first 11 months of last year as more local and foreign obligations...

Business

Gov't debt stands at 36.8% of GDP in September

By Prinz Magtulis | December 21, 2015 - 11:11pm

The broadest measure of the government's debt standing inched up in the third quarter from the previous three months, but...

Business

Debts becoming less of a burden, says finance chief

November 22, 2015 - 9:00am

Debts are becoming less of a burden to the national government as data showed favorable metrics in terms of payment terms,...

Business

NG debt inches up to P5.9T in Jan-Aug

October 24, 2015 - 10:00am

In line with the Aquino’s administration’s thrust, the government’s debt metrics continued to improve in...

Business