How is the Philippines reacting to its energy emergency?

BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari reports from a petrol station in Manila.

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How is the Philippines reacting to its energy emergency?

The Philippines is the first country in the world to declare an energy emergency in response to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari visited a petrol station in Manila to find out more.

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