Marcos Urges Calm Amid Peso Weakness to P64 to Dollar
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the public not to panic after the peso weakened to P64 against the US dollar for the first time. He attributed the decline primarily to rising oil prices and stated the government possesses all necessary tools to defend the currency.
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