LAGOS, March 21: Far from the Middle East war, fallout from oil disruptions is reverberating across the world, unsettling lives from Lagos to Manila as people adjust to fuel price hikes and gas shortages. With black market gas prices nearly double, some are looking to cook on wood stoves or use less energy-consuming methods. - 'No one wins in war' -In the Philippines, some tricycle taxi drivers have seen fuel price hikes slash their daily earnings in half. Romeo Cipriano has been driving a tricycle in Manila for four decades and says fuel prices are now the highest he has seen. The fisherman, who also heads the French Union of Artisanal Fishermen (UFPA), has seen fuel prices skyrocket in just 10 days, from 60 cents a liter to nearly 90 cents.

Source: International New York Times March 21, 2026 01:51 UTC