Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged the leader of an anti-government militia group with conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings stemming from the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol this month.
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THE PESO slipped further against the dollar on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the inauguration of the incoming president of the United States on Wednesday.
The local currency shed 0.3 centavo to close at P48.078 versus the dollar on Tuesday from its P48.075 finish on Monday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed.
The peso started the session stronger at P48.06 per dollar. It weakened to as lows as P48.082 while its intraday best was at P48.055 against the greenback.
Dollars traded increased to $650.6 million yesterday from $418.7 million on Monday.
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