Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel expressed concern over the escalating national debt, which reached a record-high P15.89 trillion as of September. He warned that increasing debt payments are eating into government revenue, which could have been better spent addressing public needs. Pimentel called for fiscal discipline to avoid further borrowing and reduce wasteful spending.
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