Malacañang said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has contributed to the Philippine peso’s decline to a record low. Although Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro did not entirely attribute the weakening of peso against US dollar to the ongoing war, she said...
Now is not the time for mudslinging and politicking while the country is reeling from the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East, Malacañang said. "Ang kailangan lang natin ay magkaroon ng pag-unawa, pag-intindi at kumbaga lahat tayo dito ay magtutulungan (All we need is to have understanding,...
Declaring a state of national energy emergency should not be a cause of alarm as it does not place the country in a general emergency. President Marcos said this as he justified his move to declare an energy emergency. In his public address on Wednesday, March 25, a day after signing Executive...
There will be a sufficient supply of oil even after the 45-day worth of fuel supply in the country is used up, President Marcos said. Marcos made the assurance during a public address on Wednesday, March 25, a day after declaring a state of national energy emergency. He confidently stated that the...
President Marcos said he might sign the bill seeking to suspend the fuel excise tax by Wednesday, March 25. In a press conference in Malacañan on Wednesday afternoon, Marcos confirmed that he has received the copy of the bill. "Natapos na ang kanilang pag-aaral doon sa batas na 'yan at nasa...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all chiefs of police and unit commanders to tighten energy and resource consumption amid rising global fuel and utility costs. But Nartatez emphasized that conservation will focus on camp operations as he...
President Marcos said there is a possibility of grounding flights due to the lack of jet fuel amid the ongoing impacts of the conflict in the Middle East. Although Marcos hopes that it will not happen, it would be a possibility, he said in an interview with Bloomberg. "We are hoping not, but that...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered intensified security measures in key energy facilities after President Marcos declared a national energy emergency as a result of the Middle East tensions. “We in the Philippine National Police will...
The Philippines is now under a state of national energy emergency. President Marcos has signed Executive Order No. 110, declaring a state of national energy emergency in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East which has impacted the "availability and stability" of the country 's...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto clarified that the crisis committee President Marcos created "does not start, but sustains and strengthens the multiple mitigation measures" to cushion the impacts caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. "The government immediately scrambled all resources...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now readying its personnel and resources for possible involvement in assisting the Crisis Committee being set up by the national government to respond to the adverse effects of the Middle East tensions in the country. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public to start engaging in backyard farming to ease the adverse effects of spikes in the price of petroleum products. In a statement, the DILG said hat community gardens are now operational across the country to help...
