THE price per kilogram of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased anew.

According to the advisory of Petron, households should start tightening the belts due to an upward adjustment.

According to the advisory of Petron, they said that they hiked the household LPG price by P0.30 per kilogram, effective 12 a.m. on March 1.

Likewise, the adjustment has an adjustment to an equivalent ofover P3 increase in the price of a typical 11-kilogram LPG cylinder.

“This reflects the international contract price of LPG for the month of March,” Petron said.

The other companies have yet to make announcements.

This marks the third consecutive month of hikes in LPG prices since the beginning of the year, when a P3.40 per kilogram increase was implemented for the fuel.

According to the Department of Energy, the overall price range of a typical 11-kilogram LPG cylinder in Metro Manila was at P920 to P1,100.