Senator Loren Legarda’s Statement on PBBM’s declaration of State of National Energy Emergency | March 25, 2026

I welcome the President’s declaration of a state of national energy emergency. This is an overdue recognition of what the people have been saying for weeks: that we are already in a crisis.

By itself, a declaration of a state of national energy emergency will not protect Filipino families from rising fuel prices, higher food costs, heavier transport expenses, and the mounting burdens on our farmers and fisherfolk. But with such recognition, our actions can finally proceed in their proper light […]