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Marcos declares state of ‘energy emergency’

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday declared a state of national energy emer-gency, creating an “UPLIFT” committee to coordinate the government’s response to the...

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Bangkok, Thailand—Asian countries are ramping up use of polluting coal to tackle energy shortages and price spikes linked to the Iran war, but the crisis...

Philippines eyes ‘temporary’ coal push to counter energy turmoil

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines will try to boost the output of its coal-fired power plants to keep electricity costs down as the Middle East war wreaks...

No Time to Waste

In a social media post on Tuesday, March 24, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the national government to move fast and act decisively in addressing...

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s largest gas field

Doha, Qatar—US President Donald Trump threatened to "massively blow up" a vast Iranian gas field unless Tehran stops striking Qatari energy facilities, which sustained extensive...

Congress rushes fuel tax bill OK

Congress is pulling out all the stops to pass measures aimed at cushioning the impact of rising global oil prices on Filipino consumers, including...

Mideast oil shock ‘largest’ in history as Iran hits new Gulf targets

Tehran, Iran—The Middle East war has caused the biggest oil supply shock in history, the International Energy Agency warned Thursday, as Iran launched a new...
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