Oil prices are on track for a significant retreat next week as fragile geopolitical detente in the Middle East erodes the war risk premiums that have kept global benchmarks elevated. Based on the four-day trading average of the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), the industry’s regional pricing...
Fuel prices are poised for another significant retreat next week as cooling tensions in the Middle East drive global benchmarks lower, offering a second consecutive wave of relief to local motorists and transport operators. Based on the first three days of trading for the Mean of Platts Singapore,...
The Marcos administration is moving to shore up the country’s depleted cooking fuel reserves as geopolitical volatility threatens energy security, with the government securing its first major import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in months. The Department of Energy (DOE) authorized the purchase...
After a series of pump price hikes, motorists are finally set to experience the first rollbacks of the year, potentially putting an end to recent big-time increases caused by global oil shocks amid the war in the Middle East. Effective Tuesday, April 14, Shell Pilipinas will cut its diesel prices...
The transport sector, along with motorists, is finally seeing the start of possible fuel price easing after weeks of steep hikes. Based on the four-day trading average Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), diesel could go down by ₱5.50 to ₱6.50 per liter, while gasoline is estimated to hold steady...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City was placed under a state of calamity due to rising oil prices from the Middle East conflict. The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution during its regular session on Wednesday, April 8, based on a recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management...
The global oil market is finally reacting to the two-week ceasefire, as prices for diesel and gasoline may ease next week. Based on the first three-day average Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), diesel prices could finally ease by around ₱2.50 to ₱3.50 per liter, potentially bringing pump prices...
The peso’s purchasing power hit another record low in March as the price shock wrought by the war in the Middle East further eroded Filipinos’ ability to spend the local currency. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), released on Tuesday, April 7, showed that the...
Headline inflation, or annual price increases, soared to a 20-month high of 4.1 percent in March, as the war in the Middle East fueled skyrocketing oil prices. National Statistician and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) chief Claire Dennis S. Mapa told a press briefing on Tuesday, April 7, that...
Fuel price pain continues after the Holy Week, with diesel nearing a ₱20-per-liter increase and gasoline resuming its upward adjustment despite remaining unchanged last week. Effective Tuesday, April 7, Shell Pilipinas announced that diesel prices will rise by ₱19.80 per liter, gasoline by...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that high fuel prices are beginning to impact the province. Lacson said he observed fewer vehicles and motorcycles, particularly in Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB), during his regular trips to San Carlos City. “I go home every week to San Carlos City...
Motorists may face sharp spike in fuel costs as international supply anxieties push domestic pump prices toward record highs, prompting the government to issue emergency anti-hoarding directives to protect the local market. Based on the first two-day estimates in the Mean of Platts Singapore...
