Philippines' debt rises 0.8 pct over month in end-July

MANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' debt reached 12.89 trillion pesos (about 226.97 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of July, 0.8 percent higher than the debt incurred in June, the Philippine Bureau of Treasury said on Saturday.

The bureau attributed the increase in debt portfolio in July to the net issuances of domestic and external loans and currency adjustments.

"The national government debt