Rappler's latest stories on national debt
FALSE: Pie chart of Philippines' national debt under 3 presidents
(UPDATED) Since the national debt is a 'running total' of how much the country still owes, comparisons should show the 'net addition' to the debt for certain periods, not the supposed 'shares' of debt incurred by each president
PH foreign reserves hit record high of $85.9B in August
The country s gross international reserves are up by 390 million from their July level due to income from the government s forex operations and income from investments abroad
Gov't debt stands at P5.948 trillion in first half of 2016
Foreign exchange fluctuations and new domestic borrowings push up the debt stock in June but total debt has decreased slightly from the start of the year
Purisima to critics: PH debt position 'best in 18 years'
By virtually any sensible measure we are much better off today than we were 6 or even 18 years ago with the earliest comparable annual debt data says the finance secretary
National debt at P5.954 trillion, up 3.8% from 2014 levels
Despite the nominal increase debt in proportion to the country s GDP declined to 44 8 in 2015 from 45 4 in the previous year
PH debt hits P5.95 trillion in November
The government also estimates that each Filipino will owe P62 191 this year
PH debt reaches P5.4-T in 2012
Each Filipino owe foreign and domestic creditors P57 840 at end 2012
PH debt in May climbs 7.8% to P5.147-T
Each of the 94 million Filipinos now theoretically owe local and foreign creditors P54 755
