(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said his government is ready to "defend" the peso as the currency's slide continues to fuel inflation.

Marcos made the statement following his meeting with his economic managers in Malacañang Tuesday to discuss his administration's "policy directions for the rest of the year and the first quarter of next year."

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