Tawi-Tawi town declares state of emergency over fuel shortage

Bongao, Tawi-Tawi declares state of emergency over fuel shortage

The municipality of Bongao in Tawi-Tawi has declared a State of Local Emergency due to fuel supply shortage.

Tawi-Tawi town declares state of emergency over fuel shortage

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Mayor Jasper Que of Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi province on Wednesday declared a state of local emergency following a crippling shortage of fuel that has disrupted transport, fishing and the delivery of essential services. The declaration, contained in Executive Order No. 22, Series of 2026, signed on April 1,  cited the “critical shortage of fuel (diesel and gasoline) due to the unavailability of supply sources.”…

Bongao declares state of local emergency due to fuel shortage

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — The local government of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi declared a state of local emergency on Wednesday amid a worsening fuel shortage. Gasoline in Tawi-Tawi as of 29 March 2026 being sold in bottles on the roadside and in a gas station. Most of the fuel is sourced from neighboring Sandakan and Sabah in Malaysia and transported to Tawi-Tawi on board small watercrafts. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO Mayor Jasper Que…