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                    [Title] => BSP showcases Malampaya PPP to S&P
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The Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project’s example of public-private partnership success was showcased by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Investor Relations Office to international credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) during its annual dialogue with the Philippine government held last March.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 957770 [Title] => Phl in good position to weather volatility – credit watchers [Summary] =>

The Philippines’ strong fundamentals will not only keep the economy afloat, but will also ensure that the recent financial market turbulence will not have any effect on the country’s credit rating, debt watchers said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937730 [Title] => Phl gets second investment grade [Summary] =>

The Philippines has received its second credit rating upgrade in just over a month – this time from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P).

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img132/2448/gen1newthumb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937476 [Title] => Philippines secures 2nd investment grade rating from S&P [Summary] =>

Debt watcher Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) handed the Philippines its second investment-grade rating on Thursday.

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The Philippines has pitched for an investment-grade status from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) whose diligence visit to the country early this week was described by officials as “very positive.”

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889354 [Title] => Abad: Phl closes in on investment grade status [Summary] =>

The Philippines may achieve investment grade next year following the decision of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S & P) to raise its debt outlook on the country, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad said over the weekend.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img90/3580/gen7thumb.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889054 [Title] => Philippines to exceed its growth forecast for 2012, 2013 [Summary] =>

The Philippine economy is expected to grow by no less than 7 percent this year, which is well above the country's growth forecast of 5-6 percent, according to economic managers here.

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Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said the “sin tax” or any other revenue measure need to be able to boost the country’s “low tax to GDP ratio” in a sustainable way for the Philippines to get that much desired credit rating upgrade.

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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) sees the Philippines posting a stronger economic growth this year on the back of strong domestic consumption, robust remittances from Filipinos abroad, and the take off of the Aquino government’s major infrastructure program.

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