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Students hold a protest at a gas station in Manila, March 17, 2026. Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News

Students hold a protest at a gas station in Manila, March 17, 2026.

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Michael Delizo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773740984520viber_image_2026-03-17_17-05-51-239.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Students hold a protest at a gas station in Manila, March 17, 2026. Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Students hold a protest at a gas station in Manila, March 17, 2026. <em>Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Student activists held protests at several gasoline stations across Metro Manila on Tuesday as fuel retailers implemented another round of double-digit price hikes.</p><p>The actions were part of simultaneous protests by student groups across the capital region dubbed the “Duesday Protest” denouncing the ongoing war in the Middle East, which they say has contributed to soaring oil prices.</p><p>The protesters are also seeking accountability from oil companies and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whom they accuse of negligence in addressing issues affecting various sectors, including education.</p><p>At Philcoa in Quezon City, students from the University of the Philippines-Diliman held a program and noise barrage beside fuel price signages.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/16/-staggered-fuel-price-hikes-set-instead-of-one-time-big-time-hike-doe-1339">Diesel may hit P114 per liter even as oil firms agree to &#x27;staggered&#x27; price hikes – DOE</a></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2033712699931320429&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=3a30797dc149e9e25f783535ab14ef98165cf1da&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2033712699931320429"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>A similar action was staged by De La Salle University students along Taft Avenue in Manila.</p><p>The students also expressed solidarity with a<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/16/transport-strike-set-on-march-19-0957"> transport strike</a> on Thursday.</p><p>Earlier in the day, rural and urban poor groups under Anakpawis also staged a protest at a gasoline station in Anonas, Quezon City, coinciding with the implementation of the latest price increase.</p><p>Anakpawis President Ariel Casilao criticized the government’s supposed “slow and inadequate” rollout of fuel subsidies for farmers and fisherfolk, amounting to P5,000 and P3,000, respectively, saying these are measly and insufficient to offset rising production costs.</p><p>Casilao reiterated the group’s call to suspend the value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax on fuel to help mitigate the impact of rising oil prices.</p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/17/oil-prices-spike-more-than-5-as-worries-grow-over-hormuz-1702">Oil prices spike more than 5% as worries grow over Hormuz</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vj6AM3mgcA8?si=xEsSA0Ce_1R5aiFF" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Student activists held protests at several gasoline stations across Metro Manila on Tuesday as fuel retailers implemented another round of double-digit price hikes.</p>

Student activists held protests at several gasoline stations across Metro Manila on Tuesday as fuel retailers implemented another round of double-digit price hikes.

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Students hold protests at gas stations as oil price hikes

Michael Delizo,

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Published March 17, 2026 06:03 PM PHT

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