Today’s headlines: Philippine oil supply, Donald Trump, SB19
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says Friday, March 27, that the country has enough crude oil to last until the end of June. This is his assurance given amid growing concern over the disruption of international supply caused by the growing conflict in the Middle East.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says on Friday, March 27, the ASEAN summit scheduled to be held in the province of Cebu will continue. He says the “barebones” summit will focus only on the consequences of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
US President Donald Trump says he will extend the moratorium on attacks against Iran’s energy facilities by 10 days until April 6, 2026 at 2000 Eastern Daylight Time. But citing peace negotiators, the Wall Street Journal reports that Iran did not request a 10-day moratorium on strikes at its power plants.
All major supermarket operators in the Philippines are announcing reduced working hours starting Monday, March 30, to deal with the national power emergency.
Boy group SB19 releases their highly anticipated album ‘Wakas at Simula’ on Friday, March 27. They also drop the music video for ‘Emoji’ on Friday. – Rappler.com
