All petrol in Philippines to contain 10% ethanol

The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) will order all petrol products in the country to contain a 10% ethanol blend, according to Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla.
Petilla confirmed that the DOE will issue a draft circular on the matter by the end of 2013. The government was expected to introduce the new regulations in April 2013 but delayed it as it needed more time to discuss details on the circular, Petilla said.
In its last circular in 2011, the DOE had set a deadline of February 2012 for making E10 obligatory. However, the deadline was extended to August as oil companies stated that the local market does not have enough supplies of ethanol.
Meanwhile, the DOE is also expected to stop the usage of lower-octane gasoline (RON 81 and 87). These changes will take effect on July 1, along with removing the terms unleaded, lead-free, and similar names when marketing gasoline products.
(May 6, 2013)