A graphic circulating online claims that several provinces have been placed under energy lockdown due to an ongoing crisis in electricity supply. This is fake.
The card, bearing the logo of GMA Integrated News, was published on Facebook at least four times from March 26 to 27. Three copies were shared by FB pages, while one netizen created a reel featuring the image. The text on the photo read:
“MARAMING PROBINSYA ANG SINAILALIM SA ENERGY LOCKDOWN STARTING MARCH 30, 2026
(Many provinces have been placed under an energy lockdown starting March 30, 2026).”
Other pages, however, modified the supposed start date of the alleged lockdown. One page claimed it began on March 28, while another said it will be implemented starting April 5. The posts carried nearly identical captions, partly containing the following text:
“Dahil sa kakulangan ng suplay ng kuryente at patuloy na pagtaas ng konsumo, may mga lugar sa bansa na inaasahang makakaranas ng mahigpit na regulasyon sa paggamit ng kuryente, kabilang ang rotational brownouts.
(Due to the shortage in electricity supply and the continued increase in consumption, some areas in the country are expected to experience strict regulations on electricity usage, including rotational brownouts).”
GMA Integrated News did not release such a graphics card. In an advisory on March 27, the media organization disowned the poster and called it fake.
In a press briefing on March 27, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the government is preparing for possible worst-case scenarios if tensions in the Middle East continue, but energy lockdown is out of the question at the moment.
The bogus posts surfaced a few days after President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of national energy emergency on March 24 through Executive Order No. 110. The measure aims to address potential disruption in fuel supply and stabilize the country’s energy sector amid the ongoing war of the United States and Israel against Iran.
As of writing, the reel, published by an FB user, has so far received 378,000 views; 924 comments and 2,500 shares. Other copies of the photo posted by Facebook pages Balitang Ph (created March 3, 2026), Weather Patrol (created July 5, 2025), and Weather Patrol (created June 29, 2025) earned 36 reactions and 1,316 shares in total.