Subsidies extended by the national government to state-owned firms soared in May, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed.

Twenty-six government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC) secured P29.79 billion assistance during the month, up 468.79 percent from P5.23 billion in the same month a year ago.

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