THE national government's gross borrowings rose to P188.65 billion in July as domestic debt surged, latest Bureau of the Treasury data showed.

Based on the bureau's latest cash operations report, overall borrowings totaled P188.65 billion for the month, up 42.9 percent from P131.94 billion a year earlier. It is also higher than the P148.18 billion recorded in June of this year.

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