AFTER STAYING unchanged for a fortnight, gasoline prices will increase this week by P0.25 per liter (/L) to reflect the movement of prices in the international market, oil companies said. The price of diesel and kerosene will also increase — both by P0.55/L. Most retailers have set the price rise at 6:00 a.m. today, Oct. 3. Earlier, oil companies that sell liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) advised that effective Oct. 1, the price of the product will increase by P4.90 per kilogram (/kg), or a net increase of P10.58/kg since January this year. The LPG price increase for October translates to a P53.90 increase for each 11-kg cylinder. The Department of Energy said that based on its price monitoring of household LPG in Metro Manila, prices range from P523.90-P773.90 per cylinder. — Victor V. Saulon
