Rules for Retailing Liquid Petroleum Products

Retailing must take place on approved premises with at least 100 sq. meters.
Vehicles served must remain within the premises.
Only fixed and permanent dispensing pumps approved by DOE may be used, with clear labeling for product type, brand, and volume/price accuracy.
Dispensing pumps must display gasoline octane rating and prevent cross-contamination.
Retail outlets must obtain valid permits from relevant authorities (LGU, BFP, DENR, DOE).
Compliance with environmental guidelines, proper waste disposal, and prior notification to OIMB are mandatory.

LPPs must be transferred from underground tanks using controlled fixed pumps to prevent leaks.
Dispensing from above-ground tanks, portable tanks, drums, or inappropriate containers like "bote-bote" is prohibited.
Storage tank suction lines must be elevated to avoid water draw-off.
Spillage into streets, drainage, or open areas is strictly prohibited.

Persons must notify OIMB in writing before engaging in retailing, providing business details, project plans, and facility proof.
Mandatory document submissions include barangay clearance, DTI/SEC registration, zoning clearance, environmental compliance certificate, building permits, fire safety certificates, mayor's permit, and facility layouts.
Original documents must accompany submissions for authentication.

Retail outlets must display price boards, no smoking signs, instructions to switch off engines and cellular phones, and other required safety signs prominently.

DOE issues a Certificate of Compliance upon full submission and compliance with requirements.
Operation without a Certificate or violation of provisions constitutes illegal trading.

Official receipts with complete transaction details must be issued for all sales.
Duplicate receipts must be available for OIMB inspection.

Refusal to sell before price increases or during supply shortages, and undue accumulation of products beyond normal inventory for 30 days, constitute prima facie hoarding.

Dispensing pumps must be calibrated every 60 days and sealed by authorized entities (LGU Treasurers, DOST-ITDI, oil companies).
Pumps not calibrated or sealed must be marked "out of order" and not used.
Tank trucks must be certified, calibrated, and sealed; any broken seals may indicate underdelivery or adulteration.
Retail outlets must maintain a calibrated and sealed calibrating bucket, test pumps daily before 9:00 AM, and keep logs.
Refusal of OIMB inspectors to conduct tests or inspections is prima facie illegal trading.
Pumps underdelivering more than permitted tolerances are deemed under delivering and illegal if not taken out of service.

Only products complying with Philippine National Standards (PNS) and prescribed color coding are allowed.
Possession or sale of non-conforming products is prima facie adulteration and illegal trading.
Retail outlets may take one-liter samples for quality checks, sealed with driver verification, kept for at least one month or until the third delivery.
API gravity or density of products must be checked and discrepancies above defined thresholds justify refusal of shipment.

Retail outlets must notify OIMB at least 5 days before starting operation and before any facility changes.
Decommissioning or closure of tanks or outlets must be reported 5 days prior.
Complete and updated lists of retail outlets and their facilities must be submitted annually by January 30.

First and second offenses for illegal trading, adulteration, underdelivery, and hoarding are fined PHP 10,000 each.
Third offenses lead to recommendation for suspension or revocation of business permits.
Non-compliance with consumer safety signs results in a warning first, then possible suspension or revocation on repeat.