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[Title] => Budget surplus climbs to P165.4 billion in January
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[Title] => Treasury upsizes T-bill award to P37.8 billion
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[Title] => Philippines debt mounts to new all-time high of P17.65 trillion
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[Title] => Government borrowings surge 75% in November
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