Philippines posts P165.4 billion surplus in January

March 20, 2026 - 12:33 PM
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A worker shows Philippine peso bills inside a money changer in metro Manila, Philippines August 14, 2017. (Reuters/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo)

 The Philippine government recorded a budget surplus of P165.4 billion pesos ($2.75 billion) in January, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Thursday.

($1 = 60.1320 Philippine pesos)

—Reporting by Karen Lema. Editing by Mark Potter