PHILIPPINE shares retreated on Monday as investors took profit ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s second state of the nation address (SONA), which he delivered after the market closed.

The benchmark index fell 0.34 percent or 27.09 points to close at 7,962.64. The wider All Shares dropped 0.27 percent or 12.97 points to 4,758.67.

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