The last time it closed at P59 to a dollar was on Oct. 3. 

The strengthening of the US dollar has been causing the currencies of other countries to depreciate.

The US Federal Reserve is set to hold another monetary policy-setting meeting in early November, where it is expected to further hike interest rates in an effort to tame inflation. 

Analysts have said that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas needs to keep pace with the Fed to keep the peso from weakening even further.

Failure to act swiftly to lessen the interest rate differential between the US dollar and the Philippine peso could weaken the local currency further, BDO Capital President Ed Francisco earlier said.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may be prompted to implement another off-cycle hike since its own policy meeting on Nov. 17 is a few weeks behind the US Fed, Francisco said.

The National Economic and Development Authority and several analysts are betting on the seasonal increase in remittances to boost the peso in the remaining months of the year.

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