MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 464, August 21, 1951 ]

FIXING THE CEILING PRICES OF COMMODITIES, AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO, EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-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. The following essential commodities shall not be sold at more than the maximum selling prices for importers, wholesalers and retailers set opposite each.

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)
Group I.-Without 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
Commodity Unit Importer’s price Wholesaler’s price Retailer’s price
CANNED FISH:
Sardines in Tomato Sauce, Oval, Flat or Oblong:
Rosebowl Brand. 48/8-oz. P16.41/cs. P17.91/cs. P0.42/ea.
Sardines in Tomato Sauce Buffet:
Rosebowl Brand 48/8-oz. 13.15/cs. 14.35/cs. 0.34/ea.
Group II.-With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
Cheese:
“Civic” Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese 48/12-oz. 45.67/cs. 49.82/cs. 1.17/ea.
“Allowrie” Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese 48/12-oz. 40.28/cs. 43.95/cs. 1.03/ea.

Section 2. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 442, dated May 26, 1951, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Mennen Talcum as follows:

DRUGS, MEDICINES AND HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES (IMPORTED)
Group I.-With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
Commodity Unit Importer’s price Wholesaler’s price Retailer’s price
Mennen Borated Talcum 4-oz./tin P0.53 P0.64 P0.80
Mennen Borated Talcum 9-oz./tin 1.00 1.20 1.50

Section 3. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 447, dated June 9, 1951, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices of Dutch Baby Condensed Milk, by eliminating therefrom the retailer’s prices and increasing and setting up new importer’s and wholesaler’s prices of Challenge, Darigold, Golden State and Dairy Maid Powdered Skimmed Milk, and by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices of Dairyherd Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese, Kraft Processed Cheese and Dairyherd Australian Pure Creamery Butter as follows:

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)
Group I.-Without 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
MILK PRODUCTS:
Condensed Milk:
Commodity Unit Importer’s price Wholesaler’s price Retailer’s price
Dutch Baby Brand 48/14-oz. P24.87/cs. P26.60/cs. P0.65/ea.
Powdered Skimmed Milk:
Challenge Drum/250# 128.29 137.24
Darigold
Golden State
Dairy Maid Drum/225# 122.69 131.26
Golden State
Group II.-With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Cheese:
Dairyherd Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese 48/12-oz. 44.92/cs. 49.00/cs. 1.15/ea.
Kraft Processed Cheese and all other brands 48/12-oz. 40.28/cs. 43.95/cs. 1.03/ea.
Butter:
Dairyherd Australian Pure Creamery Butter 48/12-oz. 69.90/cs. 72.26/cs. 1.79/ea.

Section 4. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 449, dated June 9, 1951, insofar as it sets up the maximum selling prices of Manila Paper in Sheets, is hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices as follows:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES (IMPORTED)
Commodity Unit Importer’s price Wholesaler’s price Retailer’s price
Manila Paper in Sheets:
36" x 48"–80# Ream/500 P41.02 P44.43 P0.10 Sheet
36" x 48"–85# Ream/500 43.58 47.21 0.11 Sheet
36" x 48"–90# Ream/500 46.14 49.99 0.12 Sheet
36" x 48"–95# Ream/500 48.71 52.77 0.12 Sheet
36" x 48"–100# Ream/500 51.27 55.54 0.13 Sheet
36" x 48"–110# Ream/500 56.40 61.10 0.14 Sheet
36" x 48"–120# Ream/500 61.52 66.65 0.15 Sheet
36" x 48"–125# Ream/500 64.09 69.43 0.16 Sheet
36” x 48"–130# Ream/500 P66.65 P72.21 P0.17 Sheet
36” x 48"–140# Ream/5 00 71.78 77.76 0.18 Sheet
36” x 48"–150# Ream/500 76.91 83.31 0.19 Sheet
36” x 48"–160# Ream/500 82.03 88.87 0.21 Sheet
36” x 48"–170# Ream/5 00 87.16 94.42 0.22 Sheet

Section 5. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 452, dated June 9, 1951, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices of the textbook for third year, high school, entitled Silas Marner as follows:

TEXTBOOK (IMPORTED)
Commodity Unit Wholesaler’s price Retailer’s price
Third Year:
Silas Marner—Eliot Each P2.46 P2.87

Section 6. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include for canned fish, milk products and textbook the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax and for Mennen borated talcum, dairy products and Manila paper the 17 per cent special excise tax on Foreign Exchange, 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.1âшphi1

Section 7. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary


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