The Philippines will again issue to the public retail treasury bonds or RTBs as a way of raising funds. The good thing with this debt instrument is that individual investors may have the opportunity to avail of this product because RTBs are sold in retail and do not require huge cash outlay.
In fact, minimum investment is only P5,000 (US$120), with additional investments also in multiples of P5,000 — making RTBs more accessible to the average Filipino investor.
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