00:00Meanwhile, the Department of Energy, or DOE, is interceding on the public's behalf to defer tomorrow's back end of a too-staggered price increase of gas at the pump that began Tuesday morning.
00:11Tomorrow's price hike is quite hefty, even as the DOE launched a random inspection of gas stations to monitor their fuel quality and dispensing amount.
00:21Here is the report.
00:22Jamie often rides her motorcycle to drop off and pick up her partner from work.
00:30That is why every liter of gasoline matters to her, especially the quality.
00:45Christina relies on her car for her work, especially since she frequently drives long distances.
00:51She said it is only right that the government monitors oil companies to ensure their products are up to standard.
00:58For me, it's important because I drive almost every day and if it's not good, it affects our environment and of course our vehicles as well.
01:09Of course, it's very important. Regardless if our company is reimbursing our gasoline, of course, they maintain operational expenses for us.
01:19Today, the Department of Energy or DOE inspected several gasoline stations in Taguig City to ensure they comply with the Philippine national standard.
01:37The agency checked both the quality and quantity of fuel dispensing pumps must release accurate amounts according to standard measurements.
01:47Samples collected from the gas stations will be subjected to laboratory testing by the DOE.
01:52Regular inspection ng bureau namin is to check na compliant ang mga gas stations sa lahat na standards at hindi nadadaya yung mga consumers natin kung tama ba yung measurement nila, kung tama ba yung quality niya.
02:11Gas stations that fail the laboratory testing of the agency will face penalties.
02:1610,000 per dispensing pump. Of course, sa unang violation, pag nasundan ho ng another dispensing pump na ganun pa rin, may violation pa rin, automatic mayroon na ho tayong dagdag na revocation ng kanilang compliance certificate plus endorsement sa LGU para i-revoke din ang kanilang business permit.
02:39Doon sa product quality mas malaki ho, 200,000 ang violation per dispensing sample, no? So pag nakuha ang gasolina, nakuha ang gisil, nakuha ang kerosene, yung tatlo yun, 3,200,000.
02:52According to the DOE, gasoline is now considered a basic commodity so its quality must be strictly monitored to protect consumers.
03:01They also confirmed that oil companies are complying with a staggered implementation of oil price increase.
03:09The agency continues to negotiate with oil companies to defer the second wave of price hike scheduled for this week.
03:16Sa totoo lang, sakripisyo sa kanila yan. Kasi sinakripisyo na nila yung ilang araw na dapat pala 520 sana. So hindi sila nag-increase ng 260 kung kailan dapat sila. Every Tuesday kasi yan eh.
03:29We will appeal to them. I think si Rino, si Director Rino is already starting on the conversations. Kung ano man pwede nilang matulong pa. Kasi alam ko, sakripisyo na yung pag-stagger. Ngayon, meron pa silang binipigay ng mga discounts sa mga PUV natin.
03:47Next week, a possible oil price rollback may occur based on the DOE monitoring of two-day trading.
03:53Well, kung titindan yung dalawang trading days movement ng price, ang estimate mo namin, to date, dun sa dalawang araw na yun ay posib, ay nagre-resulta ng rollback.
04:15However, this will still depend on the remaining three trading days whether prices of fuel products will go up or down.
04:22William Theo for the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
