DAILY NEWS RELEASE  
December 4, 2008  
                   
                   
                   
                   
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A. DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES 04-Dec-08 3-Dec-08 27-Nov-08 3-Nov-08 3-Dec-07  
  (03 December 2008) 03-Dec-08 02-Dec-08 24-Nov-08 2-Nov-08 2-Dec-07  
   
  1. Bangko Sentral RP Rates (% p.a.) 1/  
md_rp_oi   Overnight R/P 8.0000 8.0000 8.0000 8.0000 7.5000  
md_rp_ttw_1m   Term R/P - 1 month 8.1250 8.1250 8.1250 8.1250 7.6250  
   
  2. Bangko Sentral RRP Rates (% p.a.) 1/  
md_rrp_oi   Overnight RR/P 6.0000 6.0000 6.0000 6.0000 5.5000  
md_rrp_ttw_1m   Term RR/P - 1 month 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 5.6250  
   
  3. Special Deposit Account (SDA) Rate  
MD_SDA_TTW_7D   7 days 6.0625 6.0625 6.0625 6.0625 5.5938  
MD_SDA_TTW_2W   2 weeks 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 6.1250 5.6875  
MD_SDA_TTW_1M   1 month 6.1875 6.1875 6.1875 6.1875 5.7000  
   
ibcldaily[daily]   4. Interbank Call Loan Rate (% p.a.)  
md_i_ad   Weighted Average 5.8125 5.8438 5.8438 5.9375 6.0313  
md_i_hd   High 6.7500 6.7500 6.7500 6.2500 6.5000  
md_i_ld   Low 5.5000 5.5000 5.5000 5.2500 5.6250  
   
B. FOREIGN INTEREST RATES (% p.a.)  
  (03 December 2008)  
   
libor90   1. LIBOR - 90-day 2.2013 2.2100 2.1813 2.8588 5.1406  
libor180               - 180-day 2.5563 2.5688 2.5438 3.0850 4.8956  
sibor90   2. SIBOR - 90-day 2.2180 2.2350 2.1890 2.9125 5.1425  
sibor180               - 180-day 2.5660 2.5850 2.5840 3.0875 4.9000  
   
C. COMMODITY PRICES (Peso Equivalent)  
  (03 December 2008)  
  (07 November 2003)  
sugar   1. Sugar, Spot (per lb) 5.8724 5.8103 5.9301 5.6018 4.2890  
copper   2. Copper, Sett (per mt) 212108 209516 211892 209516 266877  
gold_buy   3. Gold, Closing (per troy oz) 37808 38011 39561 34932 33343  
coco-oil   4. Coconut Oil, Futures (per lb) 18.5440 18.6580 18.0190 15.8565 22.5235  
   
D. EXCHANGE RATE  
peso_usd   1. Peso-Dollar Rate 49.289 49.471 49.276 48.680 42.362  
kbs_purch   2. PDS Foreign Exchange Transactions 469.000 582.000 640.250 822.000 621.100  
bsp_buying   (in million US Dollars) (03 December 2008)  
                   
22.046
                                                                                                    1/ Bangko Sentral R/P and RR/P rates refer to the weighted average interest rate (WAIR) of quoted rates.