{"id":543991,"date":"2026-03-25T08:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/543991\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:27:10","slug":"iranian-military-says-us-is-negotiating-with-itself-after-trump-says-tehran-wants-deal-so-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/543991\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian military says US is ‘negotiating with itself’ after Trump says Tehran wants deal ‘so badly’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philippines on edge after emergency powers announcementpublished at 00:14 GMT<\/p>\n

00:14 GMT<\/p>\n

\"\"Suranjana Tewari
Asia Business correspondent in Manila<\/p>\n

\"AImage source, Getty Images<\/p>\n

The morning after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a national energy emergency, the mood across Manila is uneasy.<\/p>\n

The government warns of an \u201cimminent danger\u201d to fuel supplies, after the conflict in the Middle East drove up global oil prices and disrupted shipments. <\/p>\n

The Philippines relies heavily on imported fuel from the region, leaving it exposed to sudden shocks.<\/p>\n

Officials say the country has around 45 days of fuel at current consumption, and they are now racing to secure additional supplies.<\/p>\n

The emergency, which could last up to a year, gives authorities more flexibility – from speeding up fuel imports to offering support for public transport and cracking down on hoarding of essential items like food.<\/p>\n

There are plans to rely more on coal to keep electricity prices from rising further. Ministers have also allowed limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel temporarily.<\/p>\n

On the streets, the strain is already visible. Jeepney drivers say their earnings have been cut as fuel prices climb, and commuters are bracing for higher fares.<\/p>\n

Labour group Kilusang Mayo Uno has criticised the move, calling it proof the government has failed to manage the crisis – and warning that limits on protests could silence workers.<\/p>\n

Thousands of transport workers, including ride-hailing drivers, are expected to strike later this week – and they say, for now, those plans remain unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philippines on edge after emergency powers announcementpublished at 00:14 GMT 00:14 GMT Suranjana TewariAsia Business correspondent in Manila…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":543992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-543991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}