“Unlike oil-producing nations that can rely on domestic supply, we are left completely exposed. Any escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, any blockade or retaliation, and our entire energy system teeters on the brink.

“Instead of scrambling for diplomatic assurances from conflict zones, the government should be investing massively in community-based mini-hydro power plants, and installing solar facilities on one million or more rooftops nationwide.” — BAYAN MUNA Executive Vice Chairperson Atty. Carlos Ysagani Zarate
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