Oil prices next Arroyo crisis

With record crude prices that could weaken the economy and undermine her administration, President Arroyo yesterday called on the public to adopt energy conservation measures.

“The entire nation, all sectors and communities must engage in a serious effort to conserve energy and support all means to bring down our overall consumption of energy and exploit alternative sources of fuel,” the President said in a short speech at a Flying V gas station which launched its bio-diesel fuel.

The Nation