['DATE | the_second_half', 'ORG | Domestic_bond_interest_rates', 'ORG | the_Bangko_Sentral_ng_Pilipinas', 'ORG | the_US_Federal_Reserve', 'stockChange | decline', 'stockPoints | 50']
Domestic bond interest rates, meanwhile, are projected to decline by 50 basis points as a result of various factors such as declining inflation, slower policy rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and possible policy rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in the second half.