A fuel station attendant fills up a vehicle at a gas station along Timog Avenue in Quezon City on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), as rising fuel prices weigh on motorists and transport operators. Finance Secretary Frederick Go said the PNOC Exploration Corp. will procure 2 million barrels of oil – about 10 days’ additional buffer stock – to boost the country’s fuel reserves. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)