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THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit widened to P273.3 billion in September, as revenues and expenditures posted double-digit growth, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Thursday. Latest data from the Treasury showed the fiscal gap rose by 8.9% in September from P250.9-billion deficit in the same month a year ago, “as the increase […]
Newly-elected Vice President Sara Duterte raises the arm of newly-elected President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., during the inauguration ceremony at the National Museum in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2022. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo) MANILA — Vice-president Sara Duterte accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of incompetence and a lack of leadership in a scathing attack on Friday that […]