BOSTON (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) June 26, 2000-- Standard&Poor's today assigned its 'SP-1'-plus rating to Philadelphia, Pa.'s $250 million TRANs series 2000A due June 29, 2001. The TRANs are scheduled to sell June 27, 2000. The rating reflects: -- A good liquidity position, and -- Strong historical and projected debt service coverage by net ending general fund cash balances on the debt service segregation date and the TRAN maturity date. The TRANs are secured by fiscal 2001 general fund receipts. The note repayment fund will be held by the trustee (Commerce Bank, Pa., N.A.) and invested in U.S. obligations. The city is required to deposit with the trustee the entire $250 million principal payment on June 1, 2001,