The declaration of a state of national energy emergency, precipitated by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, underscores the Philippines’ vulnerability to external shocks. As a nation heavily dependent on imported fuel, geopolitical instability in a region central to global energy supply...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's national energy emergency declaration, saying it would give the national government more flexibility to respond effectively. “We support that and we will see what the result of this declaration is,”...
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...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, March 25 said he welcomes President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a state of national energy emergency but the directive is already “a bit too late.” That is why Ejercito said the government...
After 26 days since the Middle East conflict, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that it 's "concerning" that the government still has no unified, coordinated national contingency plan to address matters related to the country 's oil supply. In a press conference on Wednesday, March 25,...
DAGUPAN CITY – Mayor Belen T. Fernandez here has issued Executive Order No. 9, Series of 2026, implementing energy conservation measures due to the ongoing conflict overseas. Fernandez said all government offices, barangays, and publicly funded activities are required to implement energy-saving...
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...
Philippine Geothermal Production Co. (PGPC), the renewable energy arm of SM Investments Corp., is accelerating development of its domestic steam fields to buffer the Philippines from volatile global energy prices as conflict in the Middle East threatens fuel supply chains. In a briefing on Tuesday,...
Having ample fuel inventory is one thing, but paying for it is another. While energy officials tout procurement that stretches into May, the reality at the gas pump remains grim as another round of price hikes is expected next week. Based on the two-day trading average at Mean of Platts Singapore...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) began accepting applications on Wednesday, March 25, for its Ginhawa Solar Energy Loan (GSEL), a move intended to provide government employees with affordable financing for renewable energy as the country grapples with rising utility costs. The...
Some senators on Wednesday, March 25 finally heaved a sigh of relief after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. finally declared a state of national energy emergency for the Philippines in light of the ongoing oil crisis. “I welcome the President’s declaration of a state of national...
