By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 3 of Republic Act No. 509, entitled œAn 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. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 343, dated August 14, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Swansdown Cake Flour as follows:

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s price

Wholesale price

Retail ceiling price

Flour:

 

 

 

 

Softasilk

12/44 oz.

P12.37/cs.

P13.50/cs.

P1.27/pkg.

SEC. 2. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 352, dated October 6, 1950, is hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices for Gold Medal Enriched Flour as follows:

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s price

Wholesale price

Retail ceiling price

Flour:

 

 

 

 

Gold Medal Enriched Flour

25/2#

P12.60/cs.

P13.75/cs.

P0.62/pkg.

Gold Medal Enriched Flour

10/5#

11.24/cs.

12.26/cs.

1.38/pkg.

Gold Medal Enriched Flour

5/10#

10.83/cs.

11.81/cs.

2.66/pkg

SEC. 3. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 353, dated October 6, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Swanshown Cake Flour as follows:

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s price

Wholesale price

Retail ceiling price

Cake flour:

 

 

 

 

Swansdown Cake flour

12/2-3/4#

P12.78/cs.

P13.94/cs

1.31/pkg.

SEC. 4. Executive Order No. 361, dated November 3, 1950, setting up the maximum selling prices of Drugs, Medicines and Household Remedies, and section 2 of Executive Order No. 435, dated April 24, 1951, in so far as this sets up the maximum selling prices of Kleenex and Kotex, are hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices as follows:

DRUGS, MEDICINES AND HOUSEHOLD
REMEDIES (IMPORTED)

GROUP I.-With 17 per cent Special Tax on Foreign Exchange

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s price

Wholesale price

Retail ceiling price

Adhesive Plaster

1/2 x 1 yd .

P0.12

P0.14

P0.18

Alka Seltzer

Tube/8 ™s

0.68

0.82

1.03

American Tiki tiki

1/2 oz.

0.58

0.70

0.88

Anacin

100 ™s

4.12

4.94

6.18

        0.07/tab

Anahist

15 ™s

1.27

1.52

1.90

Antiphlogestine

5-oz.

0.89

1.07

1.34

Asthmador Powder-Hinrod

each

1.71

2.05

2.56

Asthmador Powder-Schiffman

each

1.25

1.50

1.88

Astringosol

2 oz .

0.80

0.96

1.20

Atabrine Dihy. Amp. Comb. 0.2

5 ™s

6.50

7.80

9.75

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.05 gm .

50 ™s

1.27

1.52

1.90

        0.04/tab.

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.05 gm .

500 ™s

8.88

10.66

13.33

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.1 gm .

28 ™s

1.43

1.72

2.15

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.1 gm .

100 ™s

3.08

3.70

4.63

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.1 gm .

5 ™00 ™s

11.22

13.70

17.13

Atabrine Dihy. Plain Tab. 0.1 gm .

1000 ™s

20.32

24.38

30.48

Atabrine Dihy. Sugar Coated Tab. 0.1 gm .

25 ™s

1.27

1.52

1.90

Atabrine Dihy. Sugar Coated Tab. 0.1 gm .

100 ™s

3.08

3.70

4.63

Atabrine Dihy. Sugar Coated Tab. 0.1 gm .

500 ™s

11.42

13.70

17.13

Atabrine Dihy. Sugar Coated Tab. 0.1 gm.

1000 ™s

20.32

24.38

30.48

Bayer ™s Aspirin

12 ™s

0.31

0.37

0.46

Bromo-Quinine Tabs. (small)

each

0.60

0.72

0.90

Cafiaspirina

100 ™s

5.00

6.00

7.50

    0.08/tab.

Calcium Gluconate 10%

10 cc.

0.60

0.72

0.90

Castoria (small)

2-1/2 oz.

0.88

1.06

1.33

Cod Liver Oil

16 oz .

2.75

3.30

4.13

Cortal

50 ™s

2.50

3.00

3.75

        0.08/tab.

Cystex (small)

each

1.55

1.86

2.33

Ex-Lax (small)

each

0.25

0.30

0.38

Eye-Mo

15 cc.

1.31

1.57

1.96

Feenamint (small)

16 ™s

0.60

0.72

0.90

Gardan ™s

10 ™s

1.27

1.52

1.90

        0.20/tab.

Gauze

3 x 10 yds .

0.62

0.74

0.93

Hot Water Bottle ( 2 quarts )

each

3.14

3.77

4.71

Ice Bags ( 6 inches )

each

1.86

2.23

2.79

Irradol A

5-lb.

2.76

3.31

4.14

Johnson Baby Powder (small)

each

0.26

0.31

0.39

Johnson Baby Powder (medium)

each

0.53

0.64

0.80

Johnson Baby Powder (large)

each

1.00

1.20

1.50

Kleenex

7/200 ™s

42.38

50.86

0.88/ea.

Kotex (regular size)

48/12 ™s

55.56

66.67

1.74/ea.

Listerine (mouth wash)

3 oz .

0.62

0.74

0.88

Malt Extract W/Hemoglobin

8oz.

2.10

2.52

3.15

Mendaco (small)

each

1.34

1.61

2.01

Mennen Baby Powder (small)

9 oz .

0.87

1.04

1.30

Mentholatum

1/ oz.

0.18.

0.22

0.28

Milk of Magnesia

4 oz .

0.59

0.71

0.89

Modess regular size (small)

each

0.86

1.06

1.33

Maurine

1/2 oz.

1.13

1.36

1.70

Myeladel

112 oz .

4.12

4.94

6.18

Navatel Malt Compound

8 oz .

2.15

2.58

3.23

Nipples (ordinary rubber)

3 ™s

0.47

0.56

0.70

Nixoderm (small)

each

1.21

1.45

1.81

Norwich Baby Cough Syrup

3 oz .

0.84

1.01

1.26

Numetezine

2 oz .

0.55

0.65

0.80

Nursing Bottle (ordinary)

each

0.14

0.17

0.21

Paregoric

4 oz .

1.30

1.56

1.95

Pas. Tabs. Coated 3.3 gm .

1000 ™s

61.90

74.28

92.85

        0.10/tab.

Pas. Tabs. Uncoated 0.5 gm

1000 ™s

81.61

97.93

122.41

        0.13/tab.

Resistabs

12 ™s

1.05

1.26

1.58

Salvitae (small)

each

1.39

1.67

2.09

Saridon

250 ™s

12.88

15.46

19.33

Saridon 26/2 tablets

2 tabs.

0.13

0.16

0.20

        0.10/tab.

Saridon Tube/10 tablets

10 tabs.

0.64

0.77

0.96

Scott ™s Cough Remedy (small)

3 oz .

0.77

0.92

1.15

Scott ™s Emulsion (small)

each

1.51

1.81

2.26

Sloan ™s Liniment (small)

each

0.77

0.92

1.15

Sodium Bicarbonate 5 gr.

100 ™s

0.64

0.77

0.96

Sodium Bicarbonate, 10 gr.

100 ™s

0.76

0.91

1.14

Sulfadiazine Ointment 5%

1/8 oz.

0.45

0.54

0.68

Sulfadiazine Ointment 5%

1 oz .

1.02

1.22

1.53

Sulfamerazine 5 gr.

100 ™s

7.93

9.52

11.90

        0.12/tab.

Syrup of Cocillana

4 oz .

1.52

1.82

2.28

U. S. Tiki-tiki

1/2 oz.

0.86

1.03

1.29

Tincture of Iodine

1/4 oz.

0.18

0.22

0.28

Toothache Drops (small)

each

0.42

0.50

0.63

Vicks Cough Drops

box

0.22

0.26

0.33

Vicks Inhalers

each

0.61

0.73

0.91

Vicks Nose Drops

1/2 oz.

0.84

1.01

1.26

Vicks Vaporub 9 gms.

each

0.34

0.41

0.51

Vicks Vaporub 38 gms.

each

0.98

1.18

1.48

Vitabs (small) 8 days

each

0.30

3.96

4.95

Whitefield Ointment

1 oz .

0.63

0.76

0.95

Yes Tissues

300 ™s

0.76

0.91

1.14

Zinc Oxide Ointment

1 oz .

0.35

0.42

0.53

GROUP II.-Without 17 per cent Special Excise Tax on Foreign Exchange

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s Price

Wholesale Price

Retail Ceiling Price

Ascorbic Acid Amps. 100 mg

2 cc.

P0.43

P0.52

P0.65

Ascorbic Acid Amps. 100 mg.

100 ™s

3.81

4.57

5.71

        0.06/tab

Aureomycin 250 mg.

16 ™s

17.81

21.37

26.71

 

100 ™s

1.12

1.34

1.68

Calcium Lactate 5 gr.

100 ™s

0.87

1.04

1.30

Chloromycetin

12 ™s

11.45

13.74

17.18

Dihydrostreptomycin 1 gm .

Vial

1.38

1.66

2.08

Dihydrostreptomycin 5 gm .

Vial

6.32

7.52

8.96

Distilled Water

50 cc.

0.79

0.95

1.19

Ether for Anesthesia

1/4 lb.

0.90

1.08

1.35

Hydrigen Peroxide

4 oz .

0.27

0.32

0.40

Insulin 20 U

100 cc.

1.26

1.51

1.89

Lysol

2-1/2 cz.

0.57

0.68

0.85

Mercurochrome Solution

1/4 oz.

0.15

0.18

0.23

Multi-Vitamins Strong Cobb

100 ™s

1.71

2.05

2.56

Penicillin Ointment

1 oz .

1.11

1.33

1.66

Penicilline Sodwm G. or Potassium Cryst:

 

 

 

 

100,000 Units

Vial

0.35

0.42

0.53

500,000 Units

Vial

0.56

0.67

0.84

500,000 Units

Vial

1.14

1.37

1.71

1,000,000 Units

Vial

1.80

2.16

2.70

2,000,000 Units

Vial

P3.48

4.18

5.23

Penicilline Tablets:

 

 

 

 

50,400 Units Buffered

12 ™s

1.55

1.86

2.33

100,000 Units Buffered

12 ™s

2.78

3.34

4.18

250,000 Units Buffered

12 ™s

8.06

9.67

12.09

Penicillin Trashes:

 

 

 

 

5,000 Units

24 ™s

1.15

1.38

1.73

10,000 Units

12 X 4

2.78

3.34

4.18

Procaine Penicillin in Oil 3,000,000 U

10 cc.

8.04

9.65

12.06

Procaine Penicillin

1 cc.

1.48

1.78

2.23

Aqueous 300,000 U

1 cc.

1.63

1.96

2.45

Procaine Penicillin Aqueous 400,000 U

 

 

 

 

Protomaine Zinc Insulin 80 U

10 cc.

4.69

5.63

7.04

Sulfadiazine Tablets:

 

 

 

 

Bottle of 100 ™s 0.3 gr. (dulcet)

Bot.

7.03

8.04

10.55

        0.11/tab.

Bottle of 1000 ™s 0.5 gm .

Bot.

52.17

62.60

78.25

Bottle of 100 ™s 7.7 gr.

Bot.

5.20

6.24

7.80

        0.08/tab. 

Sulfaguanadine

100 ™s

2.90

3.48

4.35

        0.05/tab.

Sulfathiazole Tablets:

 

 

 

 

Bottle of 100 ™s 0.5 gr.

Bot.

0.63

0.76

0.95

        0.04/tab. 

Bottle of 1000 ™s 0.5 gr.

Bot.

2.19

2.63

3.29

 

Bot

15.90

19.08

23.85

Sulfasuxidine 0.50 (7.7 grs.)

100 ™e

7.58

9.10

11.38

        0.12/tab

Terramycin 250 mg. caps.

16 ™s

16.03

19.24

24.05

Thiamine HCL Sol 100 mg. per cc.

10 cc.

2.20

2.64

3.30

Thiamine HCL Tabs. 10 mg.

100 ™s

3.29

3.95

9.94

        0.05/tab

Yellow Oxide of Mercurry Opth 1%

each

0.31

0.37

0.46

SEC. 5. The ceiling prices herein fixed for Drugs, Medicines and Household Remedies include the 17 per cent special excise tax on Foreign Exchange, 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax for Group 1 and 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax for Group II, and 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax for Softasilk, Gold Medal and Swansdown Cake Flour.

SEC. 6. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.


By the President:
(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary