THE Philippine peso had its worst day in over 17 years, falling to P56 to the US dollar on Thursday.

The local currency decreased 39 centavos from the P55.67 closing value of the previous day to end at $56.06:$1. It hasn't been this soft since Sept. 27, 2005 when it closed at 56.29:$1.

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