Latest in Sharon GarinThe government is eyeing a property owned by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) in Bataan as the site for the country’s first Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with the Maharlika Investment Corporation set to help finance the initiative, a senior Palace official revealed Saturday.…
The government’s ₱10-per-liter fuel discount program for public utility vehicles has expanded from a pilot run in Metro Manila to nationwide coverage, with more than 5,000 gas stations now participating, a senior Palace official said Saturday, June 6. Undersecretary Erwin Sta. Ana of the Office of…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso conducted a surprise inspection at a gasoline station in Santa Cruz, Manila on Thursday morning, March 12, to ensure fuel retailers comply with government price directives amid rising oil costs. Domagoso said the inspection was part of the city…
Oil companies in the Philippines will implement staggered fuel price increases this week, with total adjustments expected to reach as much as P24.25 per liter for diesel and over P10 per liter for gasoline, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). Industry players including Pilipinas Shell…
“Hindi po kailangan utusan kami kasi trabaho po namin ’to.” This was the remark of Energy Secretary Sharon Garin as she categorically denied that any directive from Malacañang or the leadership of the House of Representatives prompted the cancellation of power supply contracts linked to Solar…
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