PH isn’t Sri Lanka… yet

Mayo 25, 2022

The Philippines isn’t going the way of Sri Lanka yet in defaulting on its foreign debt payments anytime soon. Which is not to say that there are no lessons to be learned from the first canary to die in the coal mine of growing global debt distress.

National outstanding debt under the Duterte administration and one year after the pandemic onset

Abril 6, 2021

Epekto sa bansa ng halos P400-B inutang ng pamahalaan vs COVID-19 | TV Patrol

Hulyo 23, 2020

Duterte’s loans for coronavirus and why PH might need more | Rappler

Hulyo 21, 2020

Duterte’s Borrowing Binge as of May 2020

Hulyo 11, 2020

Duterte’s Pandemic Borrowing

Hunyo 30, 2020

The Duterte administration’s foreign borrowing has continued to rise during the pandemic. How much is really to respond to COVID-19, and how much for debt-driven growth and the illusion of development?

PH debt: All’s well that swells (BusinessWorld Online)

Hunyo 17, 2020

PH Debt: All’s well that swells

Hunyo 13, 2020

The finance department underscores the need for government to borrow from foreign sources to fund its economic recovery plan. Multilateral and country creditors have unsurprisingly exploited the situation and recycled funds to lend. But do we really need to borrow for COVID-19 response? How are we going to pay for all of these debts?

Duterte’s Borrowing Binge

Marso 3, 2020