Soured loans incurred by the Philippine banking system rose by 35.01 percent in the first eight months of the year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Preliminary data from the central bank showed on Thursday that lenders’ gross nonperforming loans (NPL) soared to P305 billion in January to August from P225.90 billion in the same period last year.

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