Oil firms to roll back prices Monday
By Riza T. Olchondra
Oil firms announced cuts in pump prices effective 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Oil firms announced cuts in pump prices effective 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines on Monday announced that it will reduce the price of diesel by 15 centavos per liter but increase the price of premium gasoline by the same amount per liter.

I’m a car enthusiast first before a motoring journalist. I love driving almost all types of cars: supercars, subcompact hatchbacks, executive sedans and even big lumbering SUVs. But I recognize that resources are limited, including clean, breathable air, fossil fuels and the money in my pocket. I want to stretch these resources available to me so I can enjoy motoring far longer. So when someone tells me that they have the cleanest fuel, diesel in this case, available and priced at regular diesel fuel prices, I stand up and pay attention.
There are cars that are simply manic. Cars that are hyperactive, cars that seem like blood hounds on a trail. These are fast cars, fun cars, cars made to heighten your enjoyment when the mood hits you. But the problem with these cars is that they make for poor everyday cars. These cars are also [...]
While out of town a few months back, our host was wondering aloud why people buy a very expensive vehicle and opt for diesel propulsion instead of gasoline engines in the interest of saving on running cost. Gasoline-powered engines also sound better, feel smoother and more refined, while offering that exciting top-end lunge on the [...]
The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) held another noise barrage Tuesday in front of Victory Mall in Monumento, Quezon City to contest the new oil price increases.

MANILA, Philippines—Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. has raised prices of unleaded premium gasoline by 50 centavos a liter, diesel by 60 centavos a liter and kerosene by 40 centavos a liter effective Tuesday, to reflect the continued uptrend in the world oil market. The price hikes were roughly the same as the estimates of the Department [...]