参议院议长谢尔温·加查利安（Sherwin Gatchalian）正在寻求扩大政府权力，以防止石油公司在国家下游石油行业处于放松管制的背景下，向消费者征收不合理的燃油价格。
该提案是在新一轮燃油价格上涨生效之际提出的。在最近的一次参议院能源委员会听证会上，加查利安推动通过参议院第641号法案对《下游石油行业放松管制法》进行修订。
根据参议院第641号法案的规定，当迪拜原油的平均价格（基于普氏新加坡评估数据）达到或超过每桶80美元时，石油公司将被要求披露其零售燃油价格的实际成本构成。
加查利安表示，政府应监控进口石油产品的采购成本，以确保在放松管制的定价体系下，油价保持在合理水平。他表示：“虽然该法律旨在吸引私人投资，但放松管制不应让消费者面临定价过高的风险。”
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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.
Sen. Imee Marcos criticized her brother's administration for delaying fuel price limits as global oil prices decline amid easing Middle East tensions. She said the Department of Energy appeared to have only recently discovered its legal powers. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson, meanwhile, backed the DOE's move.
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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.