MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 479, October 25, 1951 ]
FIXING THE CEILING PRICES OF COMMODITIES, AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE, EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE, AND EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, REPEALING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE 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) |
| Commodity |
Unit |
Importer’s price |
Wholesaler’s price |
Retailer’s price |
| Without 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange: |
| WHEAT FLOUR: |
| American Flour |
| 1st Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
P8.14/bag |
P8.39/bag |
P0.39/kilo |
| 2nd Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
7.69/bag |
7.94/bag |
0.37/kilo |
| 3rd Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
7.69/bag |
7.94/bag |
0.37/kilo |
| Australian Flour |
| 1st Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
8.40/bag |
8.65/bag |
0.41/kilo |
| 2nd Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
7.86/bag |
8.11/bag |
0.38/kilo |
| Canadian Flour |
| 1st Class |
Bag/50 lbs. |
8.40/bag |
8.65/bag |
0.41/kilo |
| 2nd Class |
Bag/50 lbs |
7.86/bag |
8.11/bag |
0.38/kilo |
| CANNED FISH: |
| Sardines in Tomato Sauce, Oval |
| Brand |
| Morjon |
48/15-oz. |
P21.80 |
P23.78 |
P0.56 |
| Sardines in Tomato Sauce and Olive Oil |
| Brand |
| Portola |
48/15-oz |
25.66 |
28.00 |
0.66 |
| Sardines in Natural Sauce |
| Brand |
| Morjon |
48/15-oz. |
16.12 |
17.58 |
0.41 |
| With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| CANNED SOUP: |
| (Net contents: 10-1/2 to 11-oz.) |
| Heinz Brand |
| Beef with Vegetable |
| Chicken Noodle |
Cs./24 |
13.75 |
15.00 |
0.70 |
| Cream of Chicken |
| Cream of Mushroom |
| Chicken with Rice |
| Clam Chowder |
| Vegetable Soup |
Cs./24 |
10.77 |
11.75 |
0.55 |
| BAKING POWDER: |
| Brands |
| Calumet |
24/8-oz. |
8.50 |
9.25 |
0.43 |
| Clabber Girl |
4/10# |
19.48 |
21.25 |
5.98 |
| POULTRY FEED (IMPORTED) |
| With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| POULTRY FEED: |
| Digesta Bone Meal Bag |
Bag/100# |
|
16.06 |
18.25 |
| PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS (IMPORTED) |
| With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| Manila Paper in Sheets |
| Manila Sulphite Wrapping Paper |
| 20" x 30"—37.4# |
Rm./500 shts |
P17.70 |
P19.25 |
P0.05 |
| 30" x 40"—74.8# |
Rm./500 shts |
35.40 |
38.50 |
0.10 |
| SCHOOL SUPPLIES (IMPORTED) |
| With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| CARBON PAPER: |
| Kee Lox Brand |
| 8-1/2" x 11" Lightweight |
Box/100 Sheets |
3.18 |
3.46 |
3.87 |
| 8-1/2" x 11" Standardweight |
| 8-1/2" x 13" Lightweight |
Box/100 Sheets |
3.18 |
3.46 |
3.87 |
| 8-1/2" x 13" Standardweight |
| Volume Brand |
| 8-1/2" x 13" Lightweight |
Box/100 Sheets |
3.64 |
3.95 |
4.43 |
| 8-1/2" x 13" Standardweight |
Section 2. Section one of Executive Order No. 331, dated July 7, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Fresh and Salted Duck’s Eggs and Hen’s Eggs (Native) as follows:
| FOODSTUFF (LOCAL) |
| EGGS: |
| Duck’s Fresh |
Each |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
| Duck’s Salted |
Each |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
| Hen’s Native |
Each |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
Section 3. Section one of Executive Order No. 353, dated October 6, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Asbestos Cement Board as follows:
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (LOCAL) |
| Commodity |
Unit |
Wholesaler’s price |
Retailer’s price |
| BUILDING BOARDS: |
| Asbestos Cement Board |
| Sizes: |
| 3/16" x 4" x 8 |
Each |
P7.55 |
P8.25 |
| 1/4" x 4" x 8" |
Each |
9.85 |
11.00 |
Section 4 Section one of Executive Order No. 447, dated June 9, 1951, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Dari-X Powdered Skimmed Milk, Milkmaid Condensed Milk and Portola and Morjon Sardines and Sombrero Dry Yeast as follows:
| FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED) |
| Commodity |
Unit |
Importer’s |
Wholesaler’s price |
Retailer’s price |
| Without 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| Powdered Skimmed Milk: |
| Dari-X |
Drum/1258# |
P17.19 |
P76.15 |
| MILK PRODUCTS: |
| Condensed Milk |
| Milkmaid |
144/4-oz. |
31.20 |
33.35 |
0.25 |
| CANNED FISH: |
| Sardines in Tomato Sauce, Oval Brand |
| Portola |
48/15-oz. |
23.03 |
25.18 |
0.50 |
| Sardines in Tomato Sauce in Tall Round Tins Brand |
| Portola |
100/5-oz. |
22.57 |
24.62 |
0.28 |
| Morjon |
100/5-oz. |
21.66 |
23.63 |
0.27 |
| With 17% Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange |
| DRY YEAST: |
| Sombrero and All Other Brands |
12/2# |
36.54 |
39.86 |
3.74 |
Section 5. Executive Order No. 379, dated December 5, 1950, is hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling price for Pan de Sal, as follows:
| FOODSTUFF (LOCAL) |
| Commodity |
Unit |
Retail ceiling price |
| BREAD: |
| Pan de Sal |
3 pieces ( 20 grams each) |
P0.05 |
|
2 pieces ( 30 grams each) or |
Section 6. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include for wheat flour, canned fish, poultry feed, condensed milk and pan de sal the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax; for canned soup, baking powder, Manila paper, carbon paper and dry yeast the 17 per cent special excise tax on foreign exchange, 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax; and, for locally produced eggs and building boards the 1 per cent municipal tax.
Section 7. This Order shall take effect immediately.1âшphi1
Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of October 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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