菲律宾马尼拉 —— 交通罢工进入第四周，司机团体加大了要求降低燃油价格的呼声。Manibela主席Mar Valbuena表示，按照目前的国际市场汇率，燃油价格应在每升70至75比索之间。
Piston全国主席Mody Floranda表达了同样的观点，他指出本地销售的燃油是以更低的价格购入的，这意味着它存在“溢价”。Floranda表示：“我们有50到60天的库存供应，他们有什么理由提高燃油价格？”Valbuena和Floranda称，能源部（DOE）实施的最低降价和最高涨价限额来得太晚了。参议员Rodante Marcoleta呼吁政府，如果调查证实石油公司为了获取意外之财而操纵价格，应强制其向消费者退款。他坚持认为，石油公司通过对现有库存过早应用“重置成本”，每天获利高达30亿比索。他指出，石油公司和能源部均未对他提出的数字提出异议。Marcoleta在“马尼拉酒店咖啡座”论坛上表示：“如果他们每天赚取30亿比索的消息不实，为什么他们没有提出反对？沉默即默认。沉默即承认。”
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Oil firms confirmed price rollbacks effective 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, matching Department of Energy projections: diesel down P20.89 to P23 per liter, gasoline P4.43 to P4.50, and kerosene P8.50. The cuts end surges of over P100 on diesel since late February's Middle East crisis. President Marcos suspended excise taxes on LPG and kerosene, while a jeepney subsidy launches.
Fuel prices in the Philippines are set to surge next week due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to the Department of Energy. Minimum increases are estimated at P19 per liter for diesel, P9 for gasoline, and P31 for kerosene, though diesel could reach P90 per liter without staggered hikes. The DOE has warned against hoarding and price manipulation.
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Following initial DOE warnings earlier this week, local oil retailers in the Philippines will implement double-digit fuel price increases of P17 to P24 per liter starting March 10, amid ongoing Middle East tensions. President Marcos plans to seek emergency powers to cut excise taxes.
Oil companies implemented major fuel price hikes effective April 7, pushing diesel prices past P140 to P150 per liter in several areas. The increases stem from volatility in global crude markets reacting to Middle East conflict. These mark historic highs despite staggered adjustments.
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Energy Secretary Sharon Garin warned of a possible fuel price increase starting April 20, following a rollback announced by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. effective April 14. She attributed this to uncertainties involving US President Donald Trump and Middle East conflicts. Garin shared this during a Senate PROTECT committee hearing on April 13.
Following last week's rollbacks, diesel prices are forecast to drop another P17 to P19 per liter and gasoline P2 to P3 per liter starting April 21, potentially taking diesel below P130, as Middle East tensions ease further with a holding ceasefire.
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Fuel prices in the Philippines will see another round of rollbacks on Tuesday, April 21, led by Shell Pilipinas with cuts deeper than initial estimates. The changes take effect at 6 a.m. as Middle East conflict pressures ease.