Motorists are set to receive a brief respite at the pump as domestic fuel prices decline in the first week of August, ending a monthlong streak of consecutive weekly increases, according to data from the Department of Energy (DOE). Effective Tuesday, Aug. 4, retail prices for diesel will drop by at...
Retail pump prices are poised to drop during the first week of August following consecutive weeks of steep price hikes. Based on four-day trading data from the Mean of Platts Singapore—the regional benchmark for refined petroleum products—gasoline prices could decline by ₱1 to ₱1.5 per...
President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) failed to mention the climate crisis, destructive mining, and communities threatened by the continued expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, a Roman Catholic bishop pointed out on Thursday, July 30. “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
Motorists are expected to rush to gasoline stations on Monday, July 27, to beat another round of steep fuel price increases taking effect on Tuesday, July 28, with the anticipated queues likely adding to traffic on the day of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address...
Motorists will need to ease off the gas pedal once more, as oil price hikes are expected for the fourth time this month. Based on four-day Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) trading and foreign exchange (forex) averages, diesel prices may climb by around ₱6 to ₱6.50 per liter, while gasoline...
The Philippines is among the economies hardest hit by the prolonged Middle East conflict, but it could emerge as a beneficiary once the Strait of Hormuz reopens and global oil shipments normalize, according to think tank Oxford Economics. In a July 22 report, Oxford Economics senior emerging market...
Controlling the rising prices of commodities remains the top national concern among Filipinos, with 57 percent saying it should be the government’s immediate priority. This was according to the latest Pulse Asia survey, conducted through face-to-face interviews from June 28 to July 3 and 6,...
State-run National Food Authority (NFA) is raising its buying price for wet palay, or unmilled rice, to ₱21 per kilo in a bid to ease pressure on farmers’ margins during the wet harvest season, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, who chairs the...
Sharp escalation of geopolitical friction in the Middle East is threatening to hit Filipino consumers at the pump next week, with early market indicators pointing to a return of double-digit fuel price hikes. Based on the three-day trading Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) — the regional benchmark...
The wholesale prices of rice maintained their downward trajectory in June, although certain areas such as the Davao region are seeing higher rice prices than the national average, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA said the national average wholesale price of...
Inflation, or year-on-year consumer price increases, slowed slightly to 6.4 percent in June as gas prices eased, even as the headline rate continued to be much higher compared with year-ago levels. National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa noted during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 7, that...
Diesel prices are poised to rise by over a peso next week as Middle East outflows remain volatile. Based on Mean of Platts Singapore’s (MOPS) full-week trading, diesel prices could rise by ₱1.15 to ₱3.15 per liter, while gasoline prices could either ease by ₱1.70 or inch up by ₱0.30 per...
