OIL PRICE WATCH as of March 12, 2026

OIL PRICE WATCH as of March 12, 2026

/ 08:10 AM March 12, 2026
OIL PRICE WATCH: Gas, diesel prices as of March 12, 2026

Read Inquirer.net’s latest oil price update: OIL PRICE WATCH as of March 13, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Fuel price increases are expected to hound motorists and the general public anew on Thursday, March 12, 2026 as the war in the Middle East rages on. 

Recent oil price adjustments have been among the steepest in years.

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Diesel prices rose between P17.50 and P24.25 per liter, with oil companies staggering increases across two to seven tranches. 

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Gasoline prices climbed between P7 and P13 per liter starting Tuesday.

Kerosene, widely used for cooking, heating and aviation fuel blending, rose even more sharply, increasing between P32 and P38.50 per liter.

The Inquirer team gathered prevailing oil prices in Metro Manila and other parts of the country as of Thursday, March 12, 2026:

Cavite

Phoenix along Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite as of 4:00pm
Unioil along Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite as of 3:10pm (Photo by Dianne Sampang)
Caltex along Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite as of 3:00pm (Photo by Dianne Sampang)

San Juan

Flying V, Pinaglabanan Road, San Juan City as of 8:58am
Flying V, Pinaglabanan Road, San Juan City as of 8:58am (Photo from Jason Sigales)
Shell F. Blumentritt, San Juan as of 8:35am
Shell F. Blumentritt, San Juan as of 8:35am (Photo from Jason Sigales)

Mandaluyong

Petron, Boni cor Maysilo Circle, Mandaluyong as of 7:34pm (Photo by Tetch Torres-Tupas)

Pasay

Petron gas station on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City as of 8 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026. Photo MJ Salcedo

Parañaque

Petron, Kabihasnan, Parañaque City as of 2:09 p.m. Photo by Liam Thomas Recacho

READ: OIL PRICE WATCH as of March 11, 2026

San Juan City

Petron, N. Domingo cor. San Gabriel, San Juan City as of 5:27pm (Photo by Jason Sigales)
Shell station on F. Blumentritt, San Juan City. Photo as of 8:35 a.m. Photo Jason Sigales
Flying V, Pinaglabanan Road, San Juan City ao 8:58 a.m. Photo Jason Sigales
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