00:00 The national government's debt payments rose by 15 percent in September this year.
00:05 The debt service bill during the month amounted to P238.9 billion, up from last year's P206.9
00:13 billion.
00:14 The principal payments also increased to P13.9 percent, to P167.5 billion higher compared
00:22 to last year's P147 billion.
00:25 Meanwhile, the Bureau of Treasury reported total debt payments from January to September
00:30 climbed 57 percent to P1.4 trillion.
