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00:00 The dollar's value today has fallen to 58 pesos and 64 centavos.
00:05 It's the lowest since November 2022.
00:09 This was welcomed by some of our countrymen who are exchanging.
00:12 The Central Bank of the Philippines forecast
00:15 if the dollar will continue to fall in the report of Bon Aquino.
00:19 John Makapinlac was surprised when he exchanged the 200 US dollars that he sent from America.
00:29 The expenses are dropping.
00:31 Your expenses are decreasing because the exchange rate is increasing.
00:36 Instead of paying 1,000 pesos, you're exchanging 1,200 pesos.
00:45 You have an extra 200 pesos.
00:47 Reggie is exchanging pesos for his brother's expenses when he goes to Japan.
00:51 He exchanged 10,000 pesos for 170 US dollars.
00:56 If it's lower, it's better.
00:58 Today, the exchange rate of pesos to dollars fell to 58.63.
01:02 It's the lowest value of pesos since November 2022
01:06 when the peso against dollars fell to 58.8.
01:10 It's a favor for some OFW relatives to lower their peso.
01:14 This is affected by the price of the products we import, such as crude oil and gasoline.
01:20 Those who are affected by this cannot afford to be rich because they have to buy expensive things.
01:28 For example, cars, houses, travel, they are eating.
01:33 But it's possible that the exchange rate will return to the 57 peso level at the end of the year.
01:38 The peso increases in December because OFW relatives are coming back or sending more money.
01:49 The Central Bank of the Philippines believes that the peso decrease is only temporary.
01:55 We do not target any specific exchange rate level.
01:59 We just let the market determine the level of exchange rate.
02:03 If we let the market stress to be left unattended, this would affect inflation expectation.
02:09 And that's something that we are avoiding.
02:12 Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:16 [music]