Manila, April 19 -- At least 27 cases have been filed for fuel hoarding and profiteering violations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a news release over the weekend.

Since March, authorities have filed seven cases of hoarding, one case of profiteering, and 19 other offenses involving illegal storage, transport, and trading of petroleum products.

On Friday, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Agusan del Norte Provincial Field Unit arrested two male suspects, identified by their aliases "Ando" and "Bote," in Barangay Santa Ana, Tubay for oil pilferage or locally known as "paihi."

The truck driver and a helper were reportedly caught while siphoning fuel from a tanker truck into barrels and smaller containers for un...