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MANILA, Philippines —Fuel pump prices will increase by P0.50 per liter starting Tuesday, March 5, due to Russia’s six-month export ban.
However, diesel prices will decrease by P0.40 per liter and kerosene by P0.35 per liter, as reported by local oil firms.
Shell and Seaoil will implement the price adjustments by 6 a.m. while CleanFuel will adjust its prices at 4:01 p.m.
The Department of Energy Oil Industry Management Bureau attributed the increase in gasoline prices to Russia’s export ban that became effective on March 1.
S&P Global explained that the ban was meant to “safeguard” Moscow’s domestic supply in anticipation of high demand in the coming months.
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This marks the second consecutive week of rollbacks for diesel and kerosene.
Last week, oil companies cut the price per liter of gasoline by P0.70, diesel by P0.95 and kerosene by P1.10.