THE national government's (NG) outstanding debt climbed to a new record high of P16.31 trillion in January following continued borrowings and a weaker peso.

A total of P261.47 billion was added to the debt tally from December 2024's P16.05 trillion, and the count was also P1.52 trillion higher than the year-earlier P14.79 trillion.

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