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With the peso emerging as the worst performing currency in Asia, rising currency risk could dim the appeal of Philippine bonds to foreign investors, potentially offsetting their yield advantage and pushing investors to demand a higher risk premium, Manulife Investments Philippines said.

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In the recent days I have been keeping tab of movements in prices of goods and services, a quiet sense of worry has been building within me as an aging senior citizen because I realize that many of the things we rely on every day now cost significantly more than they once did. F

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The country’s outstanding debt climbed to P19.39 trillion in July as the government continued to tap domestic and external borrowings and as the depreciation of the local currency raised the peso value of its foreign currency-denominated obligations.

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We have not found the bottom yet.

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The peso weakened to another record low yesterday, closing at 62.40 against the dollar as expectations of rising treasury yields in the United States, tighter Federal Reserve policy and elevated oil prices continued to favor the greenback.

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The currency extended its slide after setting a record closing low Thursday.

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The peso sank to a fresh record closing low yesterday as investors weighed rising domestic inflation risks and remained cautious ahead of new signals on the outlook for US interest rates.

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The peso came close to breaching the 62-per-dollar level yesterday as renewed geopolitical tensions and rising crude oil prices drove investors toward the safe-haven dollar, although the local currency recovered some ground before the close.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/19/1000_2026-08-19_19-29-12243_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2546744 [Title] => Peso returns to 60: $1 level [Summary] =>

The peso strengthened back to the 60-per-dollar level yesterday, posting its strongest close in more than a month as easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East dampened demand for the greenback.

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The peso sank to a new record low of 61.847 against the dollar yesterday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran drove up crude oil prices, stoking fresh concerns over imported inflation.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/24/152026-04-3011-20-172026-05-1419-33-382026-05-2019-31-44_2026-07-24_23-21-18661_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => ‘Weak peso may erode appeal of Philippines bonds to foreign funds’
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With the peso emerging as the worst performing currency in Asia, rising currency risk could dim the appeal of Philippine bonds to foreign investors, potentially offsetting their yield advantage and pushing investors to demand a higher risk premium, Manulife Investments Philippines said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808868 [AuthorName] => Aubrey Rose Inosante [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/10/peso_2026-09-10_19-50-13956_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2555161 [Title] => The real cost of a weak peso [Summary] =>

In the recent days I have been keeping tab of movements in prices of goods and services, a quiet sense of worry has been building within me as an aging senior citizen because I realize that many of the things we rely on every day now cost significantly more than they once did. F

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136607 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807847 [AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/09/za_2026-09-09_20-07-411000_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2553825 [Title] => Philippines debt pile grows to P19.39 trillion in July [Summary] =>

The country’s outstanding debt climbed to P19.39 trillion in July as the government continued to tap domestic and external borrowings and as the depreciation of the local currency raised the peso value of its foreign currency-denominated obligations.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808868 [AuthorName] => Aubrey Rose Inosante [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/03/12024-10-2618-23-17_2026-09-03_20-11-5971_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2553610 [Title] => Bottomless [Summary] =>

We have not found the bottom yet.

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The peso weakened to another record low yesterday, closing at 62.40 against the dollar as expectations of rising treasury yields in the United States, tighter Federal Reserve policy and elevated oil prices continued to favor the greenback.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/01/4_2026-09-01_19-01-2527_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2552409 [Title] => Peso opens at P62.05 vs dollar after record-low close [Summary] =>

The currency extended its slide after setting a record closing low Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-28 10:06:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804611 [AuthorName] => Kristine Daguno-Bersamina [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/28/dollars_2026-08-28_10-19-5880_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2552229 [Title] => Peso sinks to record low 61.888 vs dollar [Summary] =>

The peso sank to a fresh record closing low yesterday as investors weighed rising domestic inflation risks and remained cautious ahead of new signals on the outlook for US interest rates.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/27/dollar_2026-08-27_20-11-02440_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2550414 [Title] => Peso nears 62:$1 level [Summary] =>

The peso came close to breaching the 62-per-dollar level yesterday as renewed geopolitical tensions and rising crude oil prices drove investors toward the safe-haven dollar, although the local currency recovered some ground before the close.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/19/1000_2026-08-19_19-29-12243_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2546744 [Title] => Peso returns to 60: $1 level [Summary] =>

The peso strengthened back to the 60-per-dollar level yesterday, posting its strongest close in more than a month as easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East dampened demand for the greenback.

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The peso sank to a new record low of 61.847 against the dollar yesterday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran drove up crude oil prices, stoking fresh concerns over imported inflation.

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