THE Philippine peso experienced its worst day in 16.5 years on Wednesday, dropping to P55 to the United States dollar.

The local currency lost 29 centavos from the previous day's closing price of P54.77 to reach $55.06:$1. It has not been this soft since Oct. 27, 2005, when it closed at 55.08:$1.

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