菲律宾总统府发言人巴里坎日前表示，尽管菲律宾政府面临比索贬值和通货膨胀率可能上升的双重压力，但菲政府仍将坚持低利率政策。他说，低利率政策是埃斯特拉达总统去年竞选总统时的承诺，因此不会轻易改变。自埃斯特拉达去年６月３０日就任总统以来，９１天期标准国库券利率 Philippine presidential palace spokesman Barikan recently said that although the Philippine government faces the dual pressures of the peso devaluation and inflation may rise, but the Philippine government will continue to adhere to the policy of low interest rates. He said that the policy of low interest rates is a promise made by President Estrada when he ran for the presidency last year and will therefore not be easily changed. 91-day standard treasury bill rate since Estrada took office on June 30 last year