The Philippine peso weakened further against the US dollar on Wednesday, trading closer to an 11-year low as the country’s negative external position dampened demand for the local currency.

The local unit slipped by 17 centavos to close at P50.940:$1 from P50.77:$1 on Tuesday.

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