State Dining Room, Malacañan Palace
February 18, 2025

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presided over a sectoral meeting to discuss updates on the implementation of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage (AES) Act and addressed concerns regarding the coal moratorium and coal mining at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace.

The President highlighted the need for a unified approach to stabilizing food prices, acknowledging the meeting as a venue for developing policies that shield consumers from market volatility.

Meanwhile, the Department of Energy (DOE) provided an overview of policies related to coal-fired power plants and the extraction of indigenous coal. In response, President Marcos Jr. stressed the importance of ensuring a reliable power supply, highlighting its critical role in sustaining the nation’s socioeconomic well-being.

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