Manila, Nov. 5 -- An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday expressed confidence that the government will achieve its goal to have 7,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations nationwide by 2028.

Patrick Aquino, director of the DOE's Energy Utilization Management Bureau, said in a media interview that five public consultations have been conducted and another one is in the pipeline to check insights of property developers, building operators, and mall owners.

"What we'd like to assure the public is it's a very difficult issuance because you are putting an obligation on private establishments to put up an infrastructure that the establishment may or may not use by themselves. So we are working closely with property deve...