DAILY NEWS RELEASE  
May 18, 2012  
                   
                   
                   
                   
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A. DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES  
  (18 May 2012)  
   
  1. Bangko Sentral RP Rates (% p.a.) 1/  
  Overnight R/P 6.0000 6.0000 6.0000 6.0000 6.5000  
  Term R/P - 1 month 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 6.6250  
   
  2. Bangko Sentral RRP Rates (% p.a.) 1/  
  Overnight RR/P 4.0000 4.0000 4.0000 4.0000 4.5000  
  Term RR/P - 1 month 4.1250 4.1250 4.1250 4.1250 4.6250  
   
  3. Special Deposit Account (SDA) Rate  
  7 days 4.0625 4.0625 4.0625 4.0625 4.5625  
  2 weeks 4.1250 4.1250 4.1250 4.1250 4.6250  
  1 month 4.1875 4.1875 4.1875 4.1875 4.6875  
   
  4. Interbank Call Loan Rate (% p.a.)  
  Weighted Average 4.0625 4.0625 4.0938 4.1250 4.7500  
  High 4.1250 4.0625 4.1250 4.2500 4.7500  
  Low 4.0000 4.0000 4.0000 4.0000 4.7500  
   
B. FOREIGN INTEREST RATES (% p.a.)   
  (18 May 2012)  
   
  1. LIBOR - 90-day 0.4669 0.4669 0.4669 0.4657 0.2585  
              - 180-day 0.7364 0.7354 0.7299 0.7304 0.4088  
  2. SIBOR - 90-day 0.4633 0.4650 0.4663 0.4663 0.2665  
              - 180-day 0.7300 0.7300 0.7288 0.7300 0.4255  
   
C. COMMODITY PRICES (Peso Equivalent)  
  (07 November 2003)  
  1. Sugar, Spot (per lb) (18 May 2012) 9.0353 9.0565 9.0243 9.9894 9.4084  
  2. Copper, Sett (per mt) (18 May 2012) 334514 335297 330205 332164 325867  
  3. Gold, Closing (per troy oz) 68613 67274 66893 69496 64136  
  4. Coconut Oil, Futures (per lb) 22.1450 21.9905 23.6880 25.8335 44.6160  
   
D.  EXCHANGE RATE   
  1. Peso-Dollar Rate 43.181 42.913 42.479 42.649 43.142  
  2. PDS Foreign Exchange Transactions 922.200 903.200 1100.260 825.650 865.180  
  (in million US Dollars) (18 May 2012)  
                   
22.046
                   
1/ Bangko Sentral R/P and RR/P rates refer to the weighted average interest rate (WAIR) of quoted rates.  
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