2025
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Fuel prices soar as Marcos gov’t chases political gains over economic aid — PISTON
As oil prices surge for the second consecutive week of 2025, reaching P57 per liter for diesel in the National Capital Region, the government’s inadequate response reveals a stark prioritization of political consolidation over urgent economic relief measures, transport group PISTON said. While Filipino families face mounting pressures from escalating fuel, food, and basic commodity…
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Drivers face cruel new year as fuel prices soar — PISTON
PISTON denounced the latest predatory fuel price increases that slam public utility drivers in the first week of 2025, deepening their economic crisis. Diesel prices has surged by P1.40 per liter on Tuesday, while gasoline and kerosene prices has jumped by P1 per liter, driving retail diesel prices around P56 per liter in the National…