National government (NG) debt stood at P5.64 trillion as of end-August 2013, rising 8.9 percent from the recorded figure a year ago, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) said.

August 2013 government debt was P461 billion higher compared to the P5.18 trillion posted last year. Month-on-month, the August government debt was 3.3 percent or P182 billion higher from the end-July 2013 level of P5.46 trillion.

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