SHELL KEROSENE IN CANS_PHILIPPINES FUEL SINCE 1897

As early as 1897, the Royal Dutch Shell group already saw great potential in the Philippines. This thinking has not changed despite the turbulence following the Filipinos’ bitter struggle against colonial rule—first against the Spaniards and then the Americans and Japanese—the utter devastation caused by World War II and the costly political and economic upheavals that the Philippines has gone through since the bright red cans of kerosene bearing the Shell trademark first arrived in the Philippines. IMAGE AND CAPTION CREDIT https://business.inquirer.net/158945/shell-group-marks-100th-year-in-ph As early as 1897, the Royal Dutch Shell group already saw great potential in the Philippines. This thinking has not changed despite the turbulence following the Filipinos’ bitter struggle against colonial rule—first against the Spaniards and then the Americans and Japanese—the utter devastation caused by World War II and the costly political and economic upheavals that the Philippines has gone through since the bright red cans of kerosene bearing the Shell trademark first arrived in the Philippines.