MANILA, June 27 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank kept rates steady at 6.50% for a sixth straight meeting on Thursday, its governor said.

All 25 economists in a Reuters poll had expected the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to keep its target reverse repurchase rate unchanged.

(Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by John Mair)