Signed December 13, 2013

TO: ALL OIL COMPANIES

SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING THE PHASE OUT OF FUEL MARKING

WHEREAS, Republic Act (R. A.) No. 7638, "An Act Creating the Department of Energy (DOE)", tasks the DOE to formulate rules and regulations as may be necessary to guide the operations of both government and private entities involved in energy resource supply and distribution;

WHEREAS, R. A. No. 8479, otherwise known as the "Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998", provides for the deregulation of the downstream oil industry to foster a truly competitive market which can better achieve the social policy objectives of fair prices, adequate and continuous supply of environmentally-clean and high quality petroleum products;