Reports spreading on Facebook claiming that the price for liquefied petroleum gas, commonly known as LPG, has hit ₱5,000 for a standard 11-kilogram tank is fake.
The bogus posts, which started circulating on March 16, show a female news anchor with a picture of LPG tanks visible in the back. A news ticker read:
“LPG AABOT NG P5,000.00 ANG PRESYO NG BAWAT 11 KILOS NA TANGKE SIMULA NGAYONG MARCH 20, 2026
(LPG prices will reach P5,000 per 11-kilogram tank starting this March 20, 2026).”
No oil company has issued any advisory projecting that figure. Neither has the Department of Energy, which regulates the LPG industry, made such an announcement.
The latest LPG price monitoring done by the DOE indicates that an 11-kilogram cylinder retails between ₱825 and ₱1,135 in Metro Manila, as of March 1.
Amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, there have been slight increases to these prices. Republic Gas Corporation, a local LPG company, announced an increase of ₱8 per kilogram or ₱88 per cylinder starting Thursday, March 26.
On March 24, the DOE said it estimates the country’s LPG supply to last for 23.5 days, with the agency proactively engaging trade partners like South Korea, India, Japan, and China to secure additional stocks for May to ensure no shortage occurs.
The post surfaced amid a nationwide energy crisis triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East, which has already driven Philippine fuel prices to record highs and left millions of Filipino households anxious about the cost of basic commodities, particularly gasoline and public transportation fare.
Earlier this month, VERA Files debunked a fake video also related to the crisis, which falsely claimed a nationwide brownout would begin on April 20 due to an oil shortage.
The fake post published by FB page Ms.Filcanarota 8689 (created on March 5, 2020) and FB users collectively garnered 8,196 reactions; 4,365 comments; 9,950 shares. It originated from a now-deleted AI-generated video.
