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Philippines declares 'national energy emergency'

Move cites risks to fuel supply and energy stability amid ongoing Middle East conflict

 
Update : 24 Mar 2026, 09:08 PM

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency" on Tuesday, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East war.

"A state of national energy emergency is hereby declared in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the resulting imminent danger posed upon the availability and stability of the country's energy supply," he said in the executive order.

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