MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 556, January 06, 1953 ]
FIXING THE CEILING PRICE OF SOIL PIPES AND FITTINGS AND AMENDING SECTION ONE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN 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, Elipidio 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 wholesalers, and retailers set opposite each:
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (LOCAL)
| Commodity |
|
Unit |
Wholesaler’s price |
Retailer’s price |
| Soil pipes and fittings |
| Alto Brand: |
| S. H. Soil pipe 2" x 5" |
....................... |
Each |
₱5.76 |
₱6.40 |
| S. H. Soil pipe 4" X 5" |
....................... |
Each |
9.18 |
10.20 |
| D. H. Soil pipe 2" X 5" |
....................... |
Each |
6.03 |
6.70 |
| D. H. Soil pipe 4" X 5" |
....................... |
Each |
10.00 |
11.10 |
| Fittings Bend 1/8 x 4" |
....................... |
Each |
2.38 |
2.65 |
| Fittings Bend 1/8 X 6" |
....................... |
Each |
3.88 |
4.20 |
| Fitting Bend ¼ X 4" |
....................... |
Each |
2.98 |
3.20 |
| Fittings Bend 1/6 X 4" |
....................... |
Each |
2.70 |
3.00 |
| Fittings Bend 1/16 X 4" |
....................... |
Each |
2.16 |
2.40 |
| Fittings Bend 1/16 x 2" |
....................... |
Each |
1.26 |
1.40 |
| Fittings Bend Long ¼ X 4" |
....................... |
Each |
5.40 |
6.00 |
| Fittings Y’s 2" x 2" |
....................... |
Each |
1.98 |
2.20 |
| Fittings Y’s 4" X 2" |
....................... |
Each |
3.06 |
3.40 |
| Fittings Y’s 4" x 4" |
....................... |
Each |
4.32 |
4.80 |
| Fittings Y’s 6" x 4" |
....................... |
Each |
6.48 |
7.20 |
| Fittings Y’s 6" X 6" |
....................... |
Each |
8.68 |
9.65 |
| Fitting Tee 6" X 6" |
....................... |
Each |
8.68 |
9.65 |
| Fitting Tee 4" x 4" |
....................... |
Each |
4.32 |
4.80 |
| Fitting Tee 4" x 2" |
....................... |
Each |
3.06 |
3.40 |
| Fitting Cross Tee. 2" x 2" |
....................... |
Each |
4.50 |
5.00 |
| Fitting D.H. 4" x 4" |
....................... |
Each |
2.16 |
2.40 |
Section 2. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 447, dated June 9, 1951, is hereby amended by revising the ceiling prices of Peter’s Cocoa as follows:
FOODSTUFFS (IMPORTED)
With 17 per cent Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange
| Commodity |
|
Unit |
Importer’s price |
Wholesaler’s price |
Retailer’s price |
| Beverages: |
| Peter's Cocoa |
.................. |
24/8 oz. |
₱22.35 |
₱23.35 |
₱1.09 |
Section 3. The ceiling prices fixed in this order include the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax on local soil pipes and fittings and for Peter’s cocoa the 17 per cent* special tax on foreign exchange, 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.
Section 4. This Order shall take effect immediately.1a⍵⍴h!1
Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the seventh.
(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Executive Secretary
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