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Philippine Congressman Proposes Bitcoin Reserve to Attack National Debt

Modeled After Oil, Maple Syrup, and Grain Reserves, The Propossed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Positions BTC As A Sovereign Asset Alongside Traditional Stockpiles.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

Philippine Congressman Proposes Bitcoin Reserve to Attack National DebtModeled After Oil, Maple Syrup, and Grain Reserves, The Propossed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Positions BTC As A Sovereign Asset Alongside Traditional Stockpiles. AUG 25, 2025, 7:53 AM

A Bill Proped in the Philippine Congress Wuld Create A Government-Run Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve That Cannot Be Touched for Two Decades Except to Pay Down Once. Crypto Storage Rules Yet.

The Proped Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, Introduced by Rep. Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte, Directs the Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas (BSP) To Purchase 2,000 BTC Annuly Over Five Years for A Total of 10,000 BTC.

“The State Shall Promote and MainTain Economic ProWESS, INCLUDING MONETARY STANCY AND THE CONVERITY OF THE PESO System, it is imperative to enact measures aimed at diversifying our assets to enSURE Financial Security, “The Bill Reads.

Villafuerte’s Legislation Stipulates that the Holdings Wuld be Locked for 20 Years, and Durying that Period, Bitcoin May Only Be Sold or Swapped for the Purpose of Retiring Govern. Once the Holding Period Ends, The Central Bank Governor Wuld be restricted to offloading no more than 10% of the assets in any Two-year Window.

In january, The Country’s Bureau of the Treasury Reported that Its National Debt Hit $ 285 Billion, OR 60% of ITS GDP.

Villafuerte Wrote in the Bill That HE WAS INSPIRED BY Commodity-Style Reserves Such as The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve or Canada’s Maple Syrup Stockpile.

To enseure resilience, The Country’s Central Bank Wuld Establish Geographicly Dispersed Cold-Storage Facilites Across The Country, Audited Quarterly Through Pubic Cryp. Independent Third Parties.

The Bill Says that Forks and Airdroped Assets Must Also Be Retaned for at Least Five Years, and Stresses that Private Ownership of Btc will not be indo Not Be Subject to Confiscation.

Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is A Senior Reporter Based in Asia. Sam Was Part of the Coindesk Team that Won the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award in the Breaking News Category for Covers of FTX’s Collaps. Prior to Coindesk, He Was A Reporter with BlockWorks and A Semiconductor Analyst with IDC.

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