Gasoline, diesel pump prices up; kerosene down Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Fuel retailers on Monday announced another round of pump price hikes, marking the fourth straight week of increases for gasoline.

In separate advisories, Petron Corp., Seaoil Philippines Corp., and Shell Pilipinas Corp. said they will hike prices per liter of gasoline by P1.21 and diesel by P2.82, while rolling back kerosene prices by P2.11 per liter.

Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc. will implement the same changes, excluding kerosene which it does not carry.

The adjustments will take effect at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Other firms have yet to make similar announcements for the week.

An industry source earlier projected pump price increases this week, citing the re-escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

Retailers last week hiked prices per liter of gasoline by P0.47, while rolling back those of diesel by P9.57, and kerosene by P13.30.

Latest data available from the Department of Energy (DOE) show that the country’s total fuel inventory is equivalent to 45.33 days — gasoline at 46.85 days, diesel at 45.74 days, kerosene at 152.12 days, jet fuel at 59.74 days, fuel oil at 50.14 days, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at 30.21 days. —AOL, GMA News