MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 452, June 09, 1951 ]

REPEALING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 3 of Republic Act No. 509, entitled “AN ACT DECLARING NATIONAL POLICY, AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD TO FIX CEILING PRICES OF COMMODITIES AND TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING PRICES OF COMMODITIES TO EFFECTUATE SUCH POLICY, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF A CERTAIN SUM FOR THE PURPOSE,” and upon the recommendation of the Price Administration Board, I, ELPIDIO QUIRINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

Section 1. Executive Order No. 332, dated July 13, 1950, is hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices for Text-Books as follows:

ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOKS
Commodity Unit Wholesaler’s price Retailer's price
GRADE I
Correlated Handwriting, Teacher’s Manual, No. 1 Freeman each P0.64 P0.74
Manual for Teacher’s in Arithmetic, Grade I-II-Stone et al. each 2.87 3.32
Philippine Readers, Book One each 2.97 3.43
Philippine Progressive Music Series, Primary-Parker et al. each 3.22 3.72
GRADE II
Correlated Handwriting, Teacher’s Manual, # 2 Freeman Each 0.64 0.74
Correct English, Grade I & II, rev. ed.- Polley & Martinez each 5.27 6.08
How We Live-Ty, Sion & Miller each 3.16 3.65
Manual for Teacher’s in Arithmetic, Grade I-II-Stone et al. each 2.87 3.32
Philippine Readers Book Two each 2.78 3.21
Philippine Progressive Music Series, Primary-Parker et al each 3.22 3.72
GRADE III
Correlated Handwriting, Teachers Manual # 3 Freeman each P0.54 P0.74
Correct English, Grade III, rev.-Policy & Martinez each 3.03 3.50
Philippine Arithmetic, Grade III-Poblador, Cayco & Osias each 1.72 1.99
Philippine Progressive Music Series, Primary-Parker et al. each 3.22 3.72
Philippine Readers, Book Three, Revised each 2.97 3.43
GRADE IV:
Correlated Handwriting, Teacher’s Manual # 4 Freeman each 0.64 0.74
Correct English, Grade IV, rev. ed.-Pulley & Martinez each 3.03 3.50
Home Lands-Miller, Ty & Balagot each 4.02 4.64
Philippine History in Stories, Benitez each 2.87 3.32
Philippine Readers, Book Four each 2.97 3.43
Philippine Arithmetic, Grade IV-Poblador, Cayco & Osias each 1.92 2.21
GRADE V:
Correlated Handwriting, Teacher’s Manual ) Freeman each 0.64 0.74
Essential of English, Fifth Grade Pearson et al each 3.26 3.76
Intermediate Geography, New Ed.-Miller & Polley each 6.99 8.07
Philippine Readers, Book V, 1932 ed.- Osias each 2.87 3.32
Stone-Winkle Arithmetic, Intermediate, Book I, rev. ed each 3.07 3.54
Philippine Progressive Music Series-Intermediate Grade each 3.64 4.20
GRADE VI:
Correlated Handwriting, Teacher’s Manual #6-Freeman each 0.64 0.74
Brief History of the Philippines , rev. ed- Fernandez each 3.54 4.09
Essential of English, Sixth & Seventh Grades-Pearson et al. each 4.60 5.30
Health Through Knowledge & Habits- Brown & Cariño each 3.54 4.09
Philippine Readers, Book VI, rev. ed- Osias each 3.07 3.54
Stone-Winkle Arithmetic-Intermediate, Book II rev. ed. each 3.93 4.53
Philippine Civics-Benitez each 3.35 3.87
HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
First Year:
General Mathematics-Tan & Perez each 6.00 7.50
Elementary Algebra-Edgerton & Carpenter each 4.60 5.30
English Fundamentals for Filipino Students-Jaranilla,Potts & Manalo each 5.08 5.86
Modern Times & the Living Past each 9.29 10.72
Philippine High School Readers, Book One Mendez, Mendez,Potts each 4.21 4.86
Second Year:
English Fundamentals for Filipino Students-Jaranilla,Potts & Manalo each 5.08 5.86
General Science for Philippine Schools Brown & Aldecca each 6.61 7.63
History of the Orient-Steiger, Beyer & Benitez each 7.18 8.29
History of the U. S. , Philippine Edition West & West each 7.38 8.51
Philippine High School Headers, Book Two Mendez, Mendez, Potts each 4.21 4.86
Plane Geometry- Strader & Rhoads each 4.50 5.19
Third Year:
Adventures in Story Land-De Mille each 4.31 4.97
Applied Arithmetic for Philippine High Schools- each 7.18 8.29
The Book of Make Believe-Allyn & Bacon each 4.31 4.97
English in Action, Book Two-Tressler & Shannon each 6.42 7.40
New Civics Biology-Hunter & Uychanco each 5.75 6.63
Laboratory Manual in Biology each 2.68 3.09
Philippine Social Life & Progress-Benitez, Tirona & Gatmaytan each 6.70 7.74
Inter. Algebra(same contents as ”Second Course in Algebra Edgerton & Carpenter) each 4.60 5.30
Silas Marner (New Pocket Edition) each 1.98 2.28
Fourth Year:
English in Action, Book Two-Tressler & Shannon each 7.18 8.29
English & American Writers-Cress, Smith & Stauffer each 5.65 6.52
History of the Philippines -Benitez each 6.99 8.07
New Laboratory Experiments in Practical Physics(Loose Leaf) Black & Davis each 2.46 2.84
New Practical Physics-Black & Davis each 6.32 7.29
Principles of Economics Applied to the Philippines -Miller each 7.66 8.84
KINDERGARTEN
Before We Read-Cathedral Basic Readers each 1.15 1.33
We Look and See each 0.96 1.11
This is Our Home-Book I & II each 1.15 1.33
Growing Up with Numbers each 2.68 3.09
We Work and Play each 0.96 1.11
ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOKS-SECRETARIAN
Grade I:
This Is Our Family-Faith & Freedom Series each 2.87 3.32
Here We Come-Faith & Freedom Series each 1.09 1.33
This Is Our Home-Faith & Freedom Series each 1.15 1.33
First Communion Catechism-Sr. Anunciata each 1.09 1.25
The Emmanuel Speller for Catholic Schools 2nd Year each 0.80 0.92
Fund With Dick and Jane each 2.87 3.32
We Look and See-New Cathedral Basic Readers (1st pre-primer) each 0.96 1.11
We Work and Play-New Cathedral Basic Readers (2nd pre-primer) each 0.96 1.11
We Come and Co-New Cathedral Basic Readers (3rd pre-primer) each 1.05 1.22
Think and Do each 1.05 1.22
Our New Friends-Book One each 3.16 3.65
Grade II:
Friends and Neighbors (Rev, J. O’Brien) Each 3.54 4.09
More Friends and Neighbors (Rev. J. O’Brien) each 3.54 4.09
Number Stories-Book II each 3.16 3.65
Grade III:
Baltimore Catechism No. 1 (Fr. Mcguirre) each 0.86 0.99
New Cathedral Basic Readers: Street and Roads-Bk. III each 3.93 4.53
New Cathedral Basic Readers: More Streets and Roads-Books each 3.93 4.53
Grade IV:
Voyages in English-Rev. Campbell & Sr. Mc-Nickle 4th year each 3.16 3.65
Baltimore Catechism No. 1 Meguirre each 1.05 1.22
The Emmanuel Speller for Catholic Schools-4th grade each 0.83 0.96
Grade V:
My Bible History-Newton each 3.26 3.76
Voyages in English-Rev. Campbell & Sr. Mc-Nickle each 3.35 3.87
Basic Studies in Science-Book II (Cathedral Ed.) Discovering Our World-Rev. F. P. Cava Nough each 4.79 5.53
Days and Deeds-5R each 4.60 5.30
Grade VI:
Voyages in English-Rev. Campbell & Sr. Mc-Nickle each 3.35 3.87
Basic Studies in Science-Book III (Cathedral Ed.) Discovering Our World-Rev. F. P. Cava Nough each 4.98 5.75
English Six-Gr. 8 each 4.88 5.64
The Emmanuel Speller for Catholic Schools each 0.83 0.96
HIGH SCHOOL-SECRETARIAN
First Year:
Joy in Reading -Deferrari each 6.13 7.07
World History-O’brien each 7.47 8.62
Bible History-Schuster each 2.55 2.95
First Year Latin-Scott & Home each 5.75 6.63
CEAP Short Stories-McMullen each 2.55 2.95
The Making of Todays World-Hughes each 8.62 9.95
The Way, the Truth, and the Life-Flynn each 4.02 4.64
First Year English Course-McMullen each 3.48 4.02
Prose & Poetry for Enjoyment-McGraw each 6.70 7.74
New Home Economics-Omnibus each 7.76 8.95
Lamb Tales from Shakespeare-Winston Edition each 3.45 3.98
Second Year:
Prose & Poetry for Appreciation-Megraw each 6.80 7.85
Literary Appreciation Through Reading-Deferrari each 6.42 7.40
First Spanish Course-Hill & Ford each 6.42 7.40
Latin Grammar-2nd year-Scott San-ford et al each 7.41 8.55
Biology-Brother Charles each 4.50 5.19
Standard History of American-Lowker each 8.97 10.35
Third Year:
Baltimore Catechism No. 2 Fr. Mcguirre each 1.05 1.22
American Profile- Deferrari each 6.80 7.85
Third Year Latin-Scott, Home & Gummere each 8.43 9.73
Spanish-El Mundo Español-Casis each 5.30 6.12
Living Our Faith-Flynn each 4.60 5.30
Prose & Poetry of America -Megraw each 6.90 7.96
Merchant of Venice -Bristol Board each 1.09 1.25
Fourth Year:
Prose & Poetry of England -McGuchen et al. each 7.09 8.18
Elements of Physics-Fuller each 6.90 7.96
Macbeth-Bristol Board each 1.09 1.25
English Voices-Rev. Deferrari each 7.09 8.18
El Mundo Español-Rev. Ed.-Dilla Mary & Co each 5.30 6.12
Five Great Encylicals each 1.28 1.47
Faith of Millions-J. Obrien each 2.39 2.76
Faith in Action-Flynn each 4.60 5.30

Section 2. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include the 7% Sales Tax and 1% Municipal Tax.1âшphi1

Section 3. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary


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