The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert on Wednesday, November 19, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., following the unavailability of several power plants.
The Philippines posted a US$706-million balance of payments (BOP) surplus in October, signaling an improvement in external accounts and helping lift the gross international reserves (GIR) to US$110.2 billion.
The Philippines has the highest level of consumer optimism in e-commerce across Southeast Asia, according to Blackbox Research’s new Insight Report, “The Next Leap for E-Commerce in Southeast Asia.”
