The Philippine House of Representatives passed House Bill 9305, granting the President authority to declare a state of national energy emergency under specific conditions such as high global oil prices, sharp domestic fuel price increases, or critically low fuel reserves. The bill outlines temporary measures to stabilize prices, protect vulnerable sectors, preserve essential services, secure supply chains, and cushion the economy from external shocks. It identifies priority beneficiaries including low-income households, minimum wage earners, public transport drivers, farmers, and MSMEs. The measure also includes provisions for emergency procurement, fuel monitoring, digital beneficiary databases, and automated aid distribution.
This developed after House Bill 9305 with gathered 294 yes votes, three negative votes and zero abstention during Wednesday’s session. Under the bill, the President may declare a state of national energy emergency if global crude oil prices remain elevated for a sustained period, domestic fuel prices sharply increase, or national fuel inventories fall below critical supply levels.
Once any of these conditions are met, the bill allows implementation of temporary emergency measures aimed at stabilizing prices, protecting vulnerable sectors, preserving essential services, securing supply chains, and cushioning the economy from external shocks.strategic fuel reserve mechanisms.
“This measure is needed for a quick, decisive and coordinated government response during times of crisis,” House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos, one of the authors of House Bill 9305, said in a statement. “The government should not scramble for solutions every time a global fuel crisis hits,” Marcos added.
Further, the measure identifies low-income households, minimum wage earners, displaced workers, public transport drivers and operators, delivery riders, farmers, fisherfolk, logistics providers, MSMEs, overseas Filipino workers and other vulnerable sectors as priority beneficiaries of government interventions during periods of emergency. In addition, the Kalinga bill allows emergency procurement measures, fuel inventory monitoring, contingency supply plans, concessional credit programs, crop and fisheries support, temporary regulatory relief, and energy conservation and demand management measures.
The bill also mandates the use of interoperable digital beneficiary databases, verified registries, digital payment systems, and automated validation platforms for the distribution of aid and subsidies.
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