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Malacañang has appealed to the people to refrain from sowing fear amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, stressing that President Marcos "is in control" of the conflict's impacts.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/17/palace-refrain-from-fear-mongering-amid-middle-east-tensions

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00:00What is Malacanang's response to TUCP Representative and House Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito Mendoza
00:06calling on President Marcos to declare a state of national emergency for the government
00:12to temporarily take over the oil industry to regulate fuel prices?
00:17He said, the President can invoke Section 14E of RA 8479 or the Oil Deregulation Law
00:25which states that, in times of national emergency, when the public interest so requires,
00:32the DOE may, during the emergency and under reasonable terms prescribed by it,
00:38temporarily take over or direct the operation of any person or entity engaged in the industry.
00:45Sa ngayon po ay wala pa po tayo sa ganung sitwasyon.
00:48Dahil ang pamahalaan po sa pamamagitan ng Department of Energy,
00:53sa pamumuno po ng Secretary Sharon Garin,
00:55ay nakakausap pa po ang mga oil companies,
00:59ang namumuno sa mga oil companies,
01:02at wala pa po tayong sa ganung sitwasyon.
01:04At ngayon po ay binabalangkas at gagawin pong batas
01:08ang pagbibigay ng kapangire sa Pangulo
01:10para mabawasan ang karagdagang buwis sa mga produktong crudo or fuel.
01:17Well, ang pakiusap lamang po natin sa ngayon,
01:21dahil nasa sitwasyon tayong ganito,
01:23let us refrain from doing activities like fear, mongering.
01:31Mas nakakadagdag po ito ng takot sa ating mga kababayan,
01:35samantalang ang Pangulo po at ang gobyerno
01:38ay still under control.
01:40In control of the situation.
01:43So, wala pa po tayo sa ganung sitwasyon.
01:45So, wala pa po tayo sa ganung sitwasyon.
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