The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) position hit a deficit of $216 million in November as the government paid off foreign debt, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said late on Tuesday.

The result was a reversal from October's $1.5-billion surplus and was also lower than the year-earlier deficit of $756 million.

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