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Philippine corporate debt is largely dollar-denominated; a peso depreciation would amplify repayment costs. This echoes the 1997 Asian crisis pattern where FX mismatches led to systemic stress. In today's crypto-globalized market, such an event could spur a flight to hard assets (BTC) or, conversely, a risk-off selloff as liquidity tightens across emerging markets.

Philippine financial regulators warn of foreign exchange risks from 1.6 trillion pesos ($26 billion) in corporate debt maturities over three years.