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. 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:

 

 

 

 

œCivic  Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese

48/12-oz.

45.67/cs.

49.82/cs.

1.17/ea.

œAllowrie  Australian Processed Cheddar Cheese

48/12-oz.

40.28/cs.

43.95/cs.

1.03/ea.

SEC. 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

SEC. 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

Commodity

Unit

Importer ™s

        price

Wholesaler ™s

        price

Retailer ™s

        price

MILK PRODUCTS:

 

 

 

 

Condensed Milk:

 

 

 

 

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.

SEC. 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

SEC. 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

SEC. 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.

SEC. 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.


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