(Kuala Lumpur, 12th) The National Economic Action Council (MTEN) has confirmed that the recent shipment of 329,000 barrels of diesel to the Philippines did not originate from Malaysia, contrary to international media reports.
The MTEN crisis management team issued a statement urging the public not to make unfounded speculations and to refer to official government sources for information.
Previously, Philippine media claimed that about 329,000 barrels or 52.311 million liters of diesel from Malaysia had been sent to the Philippines to boost the country’s fuel supply amid unstable global markets.
The reports stated that this was part of measures taken by the Philippine government to strengthen domestic supply, following its import of 142,000 barrels or 22.578 million liters of diesel from Japan on March 26.