(FILES) A fuel station attendant changes the prices of gasoline products listed on a billboard in the financial district of Makati, 01 July 2005. Soaring petrol prices driven by the Middle East conflict pushed inflation in the Philippines to a 44-month high of 7.8 percent in October, the government said November 5, 2026, as the country continues to struggle with a devalued peso,64 to the dollar and last week President Ferdinand Marcos told Filipinos "don't panic", and blamed the exchange rate woes on the rising prices of oil. (Photo by JOEL NITO / AFP via Getty Images)