law on phasing out unleaded fuel with no ethanol blend

**dnomyar** · June 5th, 2011 01:39 PM

Hi, am a newbie...i would like to know if there is really a law that will phase out the use of fuel with no ethanol blend. from what i heard the sale of unleaded gasoline with no ethanol blend will be allowed up to August 2012 only.

**lizatailor23** · December 27th, 2011 07:09 PM

I think Premium would have to be better than ethnaol blend.

**marion2** · December 27th, 2011 08:14 PM

ok lang kung bumagsak ang presyo ng unleaded gasoline na merong halong ethanol kase ngayon sobrang layo ng difference nila ng ordinaryong unleaded eh

**meledson** · December 27th, 2011 10:22 PM

matagal na ang law. If I am not mistaken, part ito ng clean air act. kasama ang paggamit ng biodiesel.

**vinj** · December 28th, 2011 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by meledson

matagal na ang law. If I am not mistaken, part ito ng clean air act. kasama ang paggamit ng biodiesel.

Was just thinking about this. If that's the case, how does Petron get around with it's Blaze 100 (no ethanol)? Sorry, too lazy to search. :D

**Ry_Tower** · December 28th, 2011 11:38 AM

Bad news for MC then that is better suited to RON 90 without ethanol.

**umi001** · December 28th, 2011 03:17 PM

It's called the Biofuels Act of 2006. This has been in effect for quite while now (all the gasoline stations have that yellow sticker on their pumps advising you that the fuel contains 10% ethanol) - in fact, I think the only gasoline being sold without ethanol is Blaze 100. Not sure how they managed that one...

**niky** · December 28th, 2011 04:04 PM

If I recall, the act requires biological content... not specifically ethanol... thus Petron uses a non-ethanol additive.

**umi001** · December 29th, 2011 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by niky

If I recall, the act requires biological content... not specifically ethanol... thus Petron uses a non-ethanol additive.

That's what I thought, too, but when I read the law, it specifically mentioned "bio-ethanol".

SEC. 5. Mandatory Use o€Eio€iels. - Pursuant to the
above policy, it is hereby mandated that all liquid fuels for
motors and enginee sold in the Philippines shall contain
locally-sourced biofuels components as follows:

5.1 Within two years from the effectivity of this Act, at
least five percent (5%) bioethanol shall comprise the annual
total volume of gasoline fuel actually sold and distributed by
each and every oil company in the country, subject to the
requirement that all bioethanol blended gasoline shall contain
a minimum of five percent (5%) bioethanol fuel by volume:
Provided That the ethanol blend conforms to PNS.

5.2 Within four years from the effectivity of this Act, the
NBB created under this Act is empowered to determine the
feasibility and thereafter recommend to DOE to mandate a
minimum of ten percent (10%) blend of bioethanol by volume
into all gasoline fuel distributed and sold by each and every
oil company in the country.

**F-14** · December 29th, 2011 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by dnomyar

Hi, am a newbie...i would like to know if there is really a law that will phase out the use of fuel with no ethanol blend. from what i heard the sale of unleaded gasoline with no ethanol blend will be allowed up to August 2012 only.

Maybe, if there would be more better fuel than unleaded with eco-friendly effect.

But going back to old gasoline, I dont think so!