The Philippines and the US are accelerating economic and trade cooperation, with initiatives that could generate up to one million jobs for Filipinos, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said.
Central Luzon is gaining momentum as the country’s next major manufacturing hub, with industrial investors increasingly drawn to locations backed by reliable power infrastructure and integrated utilities.
The Visayas power grid was placed under a yellow alert today, Tuesday, marking the seventh alert issued in the region this month due to ongoing power plant outages and reduced electricity supply.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) proposed P2.79-billion Laoag power quality improvement project in Ilocos Norte.