The Philippines declared a national energy emergency as the conflict in the Middle East threatens fuel supplies and the country’s economy.
There is an “imminent danger of a critically low energy supply,” Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in an executive order late Tuesday. “Urgent measures are necessary” to ensure the stability of energy supplies, continuity of economic activity and the delivery of essential services, he said.
The last time the Philippines declared a state of national emergency was during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when the country implemented one of the world’s strictest lockdowns.
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