Peso weakens on rising COVID-19 cases
The Philippine peso weakened against the US dollar on Monday due to rising coronavirus cases and decreased foreign direct investments.
Investors were cautious as daily virus infections reached 2,052, the highest number since December 18.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.'s Chief Economist Michael Ricafort attributed the depreciation of the peso to the increase in local coronavirus infections.
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