THE Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to put up a web site or develop a mobile application that will illustrate weekly fuel prices for all gasoline stations throughout the country.
“We are experimenting on this. Every time there is a change, they have to inform us and automatically, without any intervention, these changes will be shown on the web site. It’s either an application or a web site. We are still studying this,” said Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla said.
There are over 6,000 gasoline stations nationwide, according to the DOE. Petron Corp., the country’s largest oil refining and marketing company, has 2,200 service stations.
Energy Undersecretary Zenaida Monsada said there are ongoing consultations with the representatives of all oil firms. “We have had initial discussions with the oil companies. We still have to conduct consultations with the dealers next year. This is, indeed, very tedious but this is a way to empower the motorists. There is transparency, and this is going to be very helpful to the consumers,” Monsada said.
The price of liquefied petroleum gas also went down 11 times, with a net decrease of P28.52 per kilogram to date.