now we are having a lot of these trade numbers that are kind of an expanding deficit, but also the bsbre not going to hike rates any time soon, which is what a lot of people expected. so why are we seeing the central bank of the philippines intervening to stem the peso's for? i think they have the ammunition to do it, because they have a lot of reserves at the moment. but i think the fact they have allowed it to weaken so far is because they are a little bit relaxed about how much inflationary consequences are weak peso has. and it is positive for incomes, because purchasing power becomes higher.m it is also a double—edged sword. it is good for overseas filipino workers who are committing to the philippines, for the outsourcing sector, but not so good for foreign investors who are sending money back to their home countries. this is where there is a lot of concern about the currency. given its fundamentals, and the fact it is still underperforming, does not go well with what markets are expecting at the moment. so i think, provided things will be stable and the bsb comes in from time to