Adherence to nationalization or state control means more leeway on the part of government to do something about increased prices of petroleum products, reminiscent of the decision of the Marcos administration to regulate the downstream oil industry in the 1970s. Unless deregulation is reversed, Petron (even in the unlikely scenario that it will revert to being 100% government-owned) will still blindly follow trends in the world market instead of making petroleum products accessible and affordable to the poor.
Kahit na sabihing may regulasyon sa pamasahe ng dyip, taksi at ilang linya ng bus (deregulated na po kasi ang pamasahe sa provincial bus lines noon pang dekada 90), ang pagtaas ay nangyayari pa rin dahil sa deregulasyon sa downstream oil industry.