00:00Fuel price pain continues after the Holy Week, with diesel nearing a 20 peso per liter increase
00:06and gasoline resuming its upward adjustment, despite remaining unchanged last week.
00:11Effective Tuesday, April 7th, Shell Pilipinas announced that diesel prices will rise by 19 pesos and 80 centavos per liter,
00:20gasoline by 5 pesos and 90 centavos per liter, and kerosene by 9 pesos and 10 centavos per liter.
00:27For diesel users, particularly in the transport sector, pump prices are expected to range from 148 pesos and 70 centavos
00:37to 170 pesos and 10 centavos per liter.
00:41Gasoline users will see prices between 87 pesos and 90 centavos and 119 pesos and 90 centavos per liter,
00:52while kerosene prices are set to adjust to 158 pesos and 99 centavos to 177 pesos and 10 centavos per
01:02liter.
01:03To address this, Department of Energy Secretary Sharon Garen recently said the country is taking measures to reduce the risk
01:11of supply disruption,
01:12including securing a preferential safe passage arrangement through the Strait of Hormuz.
01:17While this does not eliminate the risk of high prices being passed on to motorists,
01:22Garen emphasized that Philippine cargo will be able to safely traverse amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
01:29The DOE has also issued guidelines for retail station monitoring and inspection
01:34as part of its efforts to maintain normal operations through fair pricing and fuel distribution.
01:40On-the-ground monitoring of fuel activities will be conducted by the DOE,
01:45alongside local government units, the Philippine National Police,
01:50the National Electrification Administration, NEA, and state-run National Power Corporation.
01:59The DOE has also issued a warning on the
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