MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Executive Order No. 24, March 10, 1945 ]
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 371 OF OCTOBER 2, 1941, FIXING THE MAXIMUM SELLING PRICES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF PRIME NECESSITY, AND PROMULGATING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
WHEREAS, in view of the shortage of food, other articles of prime necessity, and services caused by the war, it is essential to the welfare of the people that the fixing of the maximum selling prices of such articles as promulgated on October 2, 1941, be continued with such modifications as circumstances may require.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SERGIO OSMEŅA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the Philippines, do hereby prescribe and promulgate the following schedule of maximum prices in the province of Leyte.
MAXIMUM SELLING PRICES
| PRODUCT | UNIT | PRICES PAID BY WHOLESALER | PRICES PAID BY RETAILER | PRICES PAID BY CONSUMER |
| 1. RICE-ELONG | cavan
ganta
litro | ₱7.20 | ₱7.30 | 0.32
0.11 |
| 2. RICE NATIVE UNHUSKED (PALAY) | cavan | 3.00 |
|
|
| 3. CORN-MILLED | cavan
ganta
litro | 4.45 | 4.6 | 0.21
0.07 |
| 4. CORN-GRAIN | cavan
ganta
litro | 3.62 | 3.73 | 0.18 |
| 5. WHEAT-FLOUR-AMERICAN OR AUSTRALIAN | 12-lb sack
kilo | 5.01 | 3.1 | 0.15 |
| 6. VEGETABLE LARD | kilo | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| 7. CORN BEEF, CANNED | 12 oz tin (case 48)
12 oz tin | ₱15.50 | ₱15.98 | 0.35 |
| 8. SARDINES, CANNED | 15 oz tin (case 48)
15 oz tin | 6.91 | 7.15 | 0.16 |
| 9. SUGAR, BROWN REFINED | picul (63.25 kilo)
kilo | 8.34 | 8.60 | 0.14 |
| 10. SALT | ganta
kilo | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10
0.05 |
| 11. MILK-CONDENSED | Case 48 cans (14 oz)
14 oz can | 13.38 | 13.79 | 0.30 |
| 12. MILK EVAPORATED | Case 48 cans (14 oz)
14 oz can | 7.58 | 7.73 | 0.17 |
| 13. VIENNA SAUSAGE, CANNED | Case 48 cans (4 oz)
4 oz can | 6.88 | 7.09 | 0.16 |
| 14. PORK AND BEANS, CANNED | Case 48 cans (16 oz)
16 oz can | 4.05 | 4.18 | 0.09 |
| 15. PORK | kilo |
|
| 0.40 |
| 16. BEEF | kilo |
|
| 0.60 |
| 17. CARABAO MEAT | Kilo |
|
| 0.45 |
18. FISH (FRESH):
First class
Second class
Third class
Fourth class | kilo
"
"
" |
|
| 0.40
0.30
0.200.10 |
19. FISH (DRIED):
First class
Second class
Third class
Fourth class | kilo
"
"
"
" |
|
| 0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20 |
20. FISH (SALTED BUT NOT DRIED):
First class
Second class
Third class
Fourth class | kilo
"
"
" |
|
| 0.60
0.45
0.30
0.15 |
| 21. FISH; SALTED, SMALL, such as Cinamos, Bolinaw, Bagon etc. | Petroleum can (5 gal)
(See appendiz Page 4) |
|
| 5.00 |
| 22. EGGS | Dozen |
|
| 0.36 |
23. VEGETABLES:
Camotes
Hantao
Patola
Opo
Caguedilla
Tanoong
Tomatoes
Holabtog
Gabi | 1 Petroleum can (5gal)
Small bundle
For each 3
Each
Bundle
"
For each 2
For each 5
Each |
|
|
0.50
0.01
0.10
0.10
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05 |
| 24. CHICKENS | Each depending on size |
|
| 0.25
1.20 |
| 25. BANANAS | Each |
|
| 0.01 |
26. SOAP
Large size bars
(approx. 1 kilo)
Small size bars
(approx. 1/2 kilo) | Each
Each |
|
| 0.30
0.16 |
27. LAUNDRY
Pants
Slacks
Shirt
Drawers
Under shirt
Towel
Wash cloth
Handkerchief
Sox
Sheet
Pillow case
Mattress cover
Demins per suit
Cap
Minimum charge | Each (pair)
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
" (pair)
"
"
"
"
"
" |
|
| 0.15
0.15
0.15
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.15
0.05
0.20
0.25
0.05
0.50 |
| 28. HAIRCUT |
|
|
| 0.50 |
| 29. SHAVE |
|
|
| 0.20 |
Done at the City of Manila, this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-five, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the tenth.1aшphi1
(Sgd.) SERGIO OSMEŅA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ARTURO B. ROTOR
Secretary to the President
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