DOE to Reinstate Stricter Fuel Price Rules Amid Middle East Tensions
The Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE) plans to reinstate stricter fuel price controls, including caps on price hikes and mandatory rollbacks, to protect consumers from oil firms' "abusive" pricing amid renewed Middle East conflict and volatile global oil prices.
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