Women cook at a curbside canteen in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

A man bakes trays of the popular breakfast roll 'pandesal' to sell in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

Men eat braised beef stew locally knows as 'pares' at a stall in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

A man cooks french fries at a stall in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

A man cooks french fries at a stall in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

Naseema, a five-month pregnant migrant worker prepares to cook food on a wood-fired earthen stove at her rented shanty in New Delhi on April 9, 2026. Migrant workers in India's capital reeling from an energy crunch sparked by the Mideast war, are weighing whether to leave New Delhi for good. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Politics-Economy-Energy-Migration' FOCUS by Uzmi ATHAR

A man prepares food at a curbside canteen in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO

Food is displayed at a curbside canteen in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Iran-War-US-Israel-Philippines-economy-LPG, by Pam CASTRO