The Philippine peso fell to its 40-month low against the US dollar Tuesday at 44.80 because of the continued rally of the US currency boosted by the tapering of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program.

It shed P0.10 from the 44.70 finish on Monday, which a trader said is mainly because of the seemingly unstoppable strengthening of the dollar.

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