Marcos orders government offices: Reduce power, fuel useMANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has directed all government agencies to strictly implement his order to sharply reduce power and fuel consumption, as the country grapples with rising oil prices spurred by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Fuel consumption is also being tightly controlled, with most government vehicles ordered off the road. The Inter-Agency Energy Efficiency and Conservation Committee earlier issued an advisory enjoining all national government agencies, GOCCs, SUCs and LGUs to reduce fuel consumption by at least 10 percent. “What this tells us is clear: we have a supply.”Inventory for gasoline could last 59.78 days, diesel for 46.93 days, kerosene 107.88 days, jet fuel 62.69 days, fuel oil 57.27 days and liquified petroleum gas (34.02 days). DOE Undersecretary Alessandro Sales said Petron has committed about 19 percent of its crude oil supply to be processed into LPG.

Source: Philippine Star March 30, 2026 16:36 UTC