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shortage.life
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// $_ exec

$ shortage country get PHL
> stress_index: 0.55 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/PHL·region: Southeast Asia·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/PHL

Philippines / PHL

ISO PHLPH│capital: Manila│region: Southeast Asia│population: 117M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.55

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.55

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$470 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$4,000
AREA300,000 km²
POPULATION117M
INFLATION · 20263.6%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20273.2%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y4%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP57%
UNEMPLOYMENT4.5%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS97%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil78 78.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables22 22.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0.02 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.5 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION3 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION3 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY50%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY80%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilgasrice

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER25days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

The Philippines imports almost all of its oil and is turning to LNG as the Malampaya gas field that fuels much of Luzon's power depletes. The world's largest rice importer, it is structurally food-import dependent. A sprawling archipelago, it is repeatedly struck by typhoons.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSmoderate
DROUGHTmoderate

El Niño brings recurrent drought to the Philippines, lowering reservoirs and dam-fed irrigation.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Laguna de Baynormal
  • Angat Reservoirbelow normal

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-20ECONHeatwave strains Southeast Asian power systemsASEAN Centre for Energy

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// SEASIA-GRID-2026

Southeast Asian grid strain.

prob 0.42
severity 3.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-06watch · 11 Southeast Asian economies · power + manufacturing
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Crude and products · commercial inventoriesAlmost all crude and product is imported; stocks are thin across a dispersed island market.limited25daysWATCH
Natural gas · Malampaya and LNGThe Malampaya field is running down; new LNG import terminals are taking up the load.depleting15daysWATCH
Grain · NFA rice bufferThe Philippines is the world's largest rice importer; the state buffer cushions price spikes.moderate50daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS2,200
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +16%
RANK · WORLD#35
ManufacturingServicesAgriculture
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/PHL | jq '.stress'
> 0.55
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/PHL·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=PHL)·license: CC-BY-4.0