UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
AMENDMENT No. 2
TO
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2017
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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| Title of Issue | Amount as to Which Registration is Effective | Names of Exchanges on Which Registered | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
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Name and address of person authorized to receive notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Claro S. Cristobal
Consul General
Philippine Consulate General
556 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036-5095
It is requested that copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission be sent to:
Jeffrey Cohen, Esq.
Patrick Sheil, Esq.
Linklaters
10th Floor, Alexandra House
18 Chater Road
Hong Kong SAR
| * | The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amendment to the Republic of the Philippines’ (the “Republic”) Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Annual Report”) comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 4 consecutively. |
| (b) | The following exhibits: |
Exhibit 1 — Form of U.S.$500,000,000 3.750% Global Bonds due 2029
Exhibit 2 — Form of U.S.$500,000,000 3.750% Global Bonds due 2029
Exhibit 3 — Form of U.S.$500,000,000 3.750% Global Bonds due 2029
Exhibit 4 — Opinion of the Secretary of the Department of Justice, the Republic of the Philippines, relating to the U.S.$1,500,000,000 3.750% Global Bonds due 2029
Exhibit 5 — Opinion of Linklaters, U.S. counsel to the Republic of the Philippines, relating to the U.S.$1,500,000,000 3.750% Global Bonds due 2029
This amendment to the Annual Report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Republic of the Philippines has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to the Republic’s Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Manila, Republic of the Philippines on the 14th day of January, 2019.
| REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES | ||||||||
| By | /s/ ROSALIA DE LEON | |||||||
| Rosalia de Leon Treasurer of the Philippines | ||||||||
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