THE Philippine peso slightly weakened against the US dollar on Monday following upbeat US jobs data and safe haven buying sparked by a referendum in Italy on proposed reforms.

The Philippine currency closed at an eight-year low of P49.69 to $1, down 4 centavos from Friday’s close of P49.65 to $1.

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