Arrest awaits gas stations execs hoarding supply amid oil price spike

MANILA, Philippines — Gas station managers and personnel found to be withholding their supply may be arrested, the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned amid looming oil price increases driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “Our intelligence units are monitoring warehouses for possible hoarding and other similar illegal activities,” PNP Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a statement on Monday. “We will arrest anyone caught illegally withholding supply to spike prices,” he added. READ: Gas stations warned: No advance price hikes The top cop particularly said the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, the Maritime Group and […]... Keep on reading: Arrest awaits gas stations execs hoarding supply amid oil price spike