Driving in Philippines becomes unaffordable as country declares national energy emergency | ABC NEWS

The Philippines has been left vulnerable to global energy shocks as the fuel crisis worsens. It's declared a national energy emergency in the face of record fuel prices, with almost all of its oil imported from the Middle East.
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