Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., the infrastructure arm of the billionaire Aboitiz family’s conglomerate, is overhauling its operational protocols and employee benefits to navigate the national energy emergency triggered by volatility in the Persian Gulf.

Aboitiz InfraCapital joined the growing list of Philippine industrial giants adjusting to President Marcos’ March 24 declaration of a state of emergency. The government’s move followed the sharp tightening in global energy markets that has driven local fuel prices higher and threatened the stability of the archipelago’s power supply.

Cosette Canilao, Aboitiz InfraCapital chief executive officer, said in a statement that the company is introducing a suite of initiatives to mitigate the financial burden on its workforce and ensure continuity across its water and transport hubs.

The measures include shifting corporate and water-unit staff to a hybrid schedule of three days onsite and two days remote to reduce commuting costs. This alignment follows Malacañang’s recent endorsement of flexible work arrangements to curb national fuel consumption.

The company’s water subsidiaries, including Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. in Davao and LIMA Water Corp. in Batangas, have implemented technical upgrades to lower their energy footprint.

LIMA Water is utilizing an automated supervisory control system to adjust equipment based on real-time demand, while Apo Agua has moved all supplier transactions online to eliminate the need for physical check pickups at its facility located an hour outside Davao City.

Infrastructure and transportation hubs are facing particular pressure under the emergency. At Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the country’s primary gateway outside the capital, the company has opened a dedicated facilitation center for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) being evacuated from the Middle East conflict.

The center, operated in partnership with Cebu Pacific Air, assists returning workers with essential documentation in Terminal 2.

To manage its own energy overhead, the airport is drawing power from rooftop solar installations and bridge-mounted equipment, which allows docked aircraft to shut down their fuel-thirsty auxiliary power units.

Similar energy-efficient designs at the Bohol-Panglao and Laguindingan airports are being leveraged to maximize natural light and ventilation.

The infrastructure firm’s internal conservation policy now mandates a daily shutdown of main lighting and air-conditioning at 6 PM in its Makati and Lapu-Lapu City headquarters.

These steps coincide with a broader private-sector push that contributed to a 145.43-megawatt reduction in national load during recent conservation efforts, as the Philippines attempts to insulate its economy from the escalating energy crisis.