Metrobank leads bond market growth for fifth straight year
Insider Spotlight
- Metrobank strengthens its role in financing the government’s development agenda
- Treasury cites the bank’s leadership in auctions and retail bond sales
- Sustained performance highlights depth of Metrobank’s trading and distribution franchise
Metrobank is tightening its grip on the Philippine bond market, emerging as a key private-sector partner in funding the national government and giving investors more ways to access peso-denominated securities.
At the Bureau of the Treasury’s 128th anniversary, the bank was cited as the top Government Securities Eligible Dealer (GSED) for 2025 — its fifth straight year at the summit.
It also bagged awards for having the Highest Auction Share in Treasury Bills and being top Retail Government Securities Eligible Dealer, underscoring its reach from institutions to small investors.
Driving the news
The National Treasury’s latest accolades affirm Metrobank’s dominance in primary auctions and its expanding distribution network for government bonds at a time when Manila is leaning heavily on the domestic market to fund infrastructure and social programs.
What they’re saying
Metrobank financial markets sector head Toto Tansingco credited the recognitions to clients who choose the bank as their trusted financial partner and to the “dedicated and hard working” markets team whose execution made the wins possible. He reiterated Metrobank’s support for the Treasury’s push for a “deeper and a more responsible market. Building trust and reforming the markets.”
Tansingco also renewed the bank’s pledge “to the nation to provide liquidity, and ensure that the country can finance its development under reasonable cost.”
By the numbers
- Five consecutive years as the country’s Top GSED
- First in Treasury bill auction share
- First in retail government securities distribution, signaling a strong base of individual investors
The big picture
As the country’s second largest private universal bank, Metrobank’s leading position in the government securities market amplifies its broader role in the economy — channeling savings into productive investments while helping stabilize funding costs for the state.
Its performance in both institutional and retail segments suggests the local bond market is gradually broadening, a key ingredient for long-term growth. — Daxim L. Lucas | Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
