Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. said it raised 8.8 billion Philippine pesos ($211 million) via an issue Friday of seven-year and 10-year fixed-rate bonds to institutions.

The seven-year bond fetched a yield of 5.6038% while the 10-year bond had a yield of 5.6423%, PLDT said.

In comparison, yields for government debt in

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