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PH debt soars to record-high ₱17.7T
Manila Bulletin
|January 8, 2026
The national government’s (NG) total outstanding debt climbed to a record ₱17.65 trillion at end-November 2025, exceeding internal projections and signaling continued fiscal pressure as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ramps up borrowing to fund his budget.
GLOBE CHIEF WINS SEC SUSTAINABILITY AWARD -- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has honored Maria Yolanda "Voly" Crisanto, Globe Telecom's Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer, with the 2025 Private Sector Sustainability Champion Award. The award recognizes her leadership in integrating ESG metrics into corporate strategy and her role in making Globe the first Philippine company to secure SBTi-validated net-zero targets. In photo: SEC Chairperson Francis Edralin Lim, Crisanto, Komunidad Head of Enterprise Solutions Regi Delos Reyes, and Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines Vice Chairperson Imelda "Ida" Tiongson. (Photo from the SEC).
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