CARTOON FOR JULY 15, 2026

Think tank: Grid stress could cost W. Visayas up to PHP 85 billion

Recurring grid alerts and manual load dropping in the Visayas are no longer just technical advisories but economic warning signals that are already suppressing investment in Western Visayas, the Institute of Contemporary Economics (ICE) said at the Visayas Power Forum in Bacolod City on July 13, 2026. In a presentation,