The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) over the weekend reported that the strong dollar enabled the Philippines to reduce foreign debts by over $1.6 billion year on year as of the third quarter.

The revaluation of total debts, however, was offset by residents buying back government debt papers from foreign investors.

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