Increased interest payments and amortization costs reduced the national government's debt servicing in April by more than double compared to payments made a year earlier, data released by the Bureau of the Treasury showed over the weekend.

In April, debt payments totaled P64.28 billion, down 130.74 percent from P148.34 billion a year ago.

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