DEBTS paid by the government to its creditors reached P53.840 billion in April on the back of higher amortization and interest payments, according to the Bureau of the Treasury.

Bureau data released on Monday showed that the April amount was a 93.3-percent increase from P27.846 billion in the same month last year.

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