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 wholesalers and retailers set opposite each:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED)
With 17 per cent special excise tax on foreign exchange Galvanized iron sheets
(Japanese, Belgian and English)

Gauges and Sizes:
Gauge No.

Commodity	Unit	Wholesaler ™s Price	Retailer ™s Price
30 X 32 X 6 corrugated	sheet	P4.24	P4.60
30 X 32 X 7 corrugated	sheet	4.95	5.36
30 X 32 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.66	6.13
30 X 32 X 9 corrugated	sheet	6.38	6.91
30 X 32 X 10 corrugated	sheet	7.08	7.67
30 X 36 X 8 plain	sheet	5.66	6.13
28 X 32 X 6 corrugated	sheet	4.69	5.08
28 X 32 X 7 corrugated	sheet	5.49	5.95
28 X 32 X 8 corrugated	sheet	6.28	6.80
28 X 32 X 9 corrugated	sheet	7.08	7.67
28 X 32 X 10 corrugated	sheet	7.87	8.52
28 X 36 X 8 ™plain	sheet	6.28	6.80
26 X 32 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	5.09	5.51
26 X 32 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	5.94	6.45
26 X 32 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	6.79	7.36
26 X 32 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	7.64	8.28
26 X 32 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	8.49	9.19
26 X 36 X 8 ™plain	sheet	6.79	7.36
24 X 32 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	6.33	6.87
24 X 32 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	7.36	7.97
24 X 32 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	8.49	9.19
24 X 32 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	9.49	10.30
24 X 32 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	10.48	11.47
24 X 36 X 8 ™plain	sheet	8.49	9.19
30 X 26 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	3.53	3.83
30 X 26 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	4.12	4.47
30 X 26 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	4.71	5.10
30 X 26 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	5.31	5.76
30 X 26 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	5.90	6.39
30 X 30 X 8 ™plain	sheet	4.71	5.10
28 X 26 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	3.91	4.23
28 X 26 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	4.58	4.96
28 X 26 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	5.24	5.67
28 X 26 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	5.90	6.39
28 X 26 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	6.56	7.10
28 X 30 X 18 ™plain	sheet	5.24	5.67
26 X 26 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	4.24	4.59
26 X 26 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	4.95	5.37
26 X 26 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	5.66	6.13
26 X 26 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	6.37	6.90
26 X 26 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	7.08	7.66
26 X 30 X 8 ™plain	sheet	5.66	6.13
24 X 26 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	5.28	5.72
24 X 26 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	6.13	6,64
24 X 26 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	7.08	7.66
24 X 26 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	7.92	8.59
24 X 26 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	8.81	9.56
24 X 30 X 8 ™plain	sheet	7.08	7.66
30 X 32 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	4.61	5.00
30 X 32 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	5.38	5.83
30 X 32 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	6.15	6.67
30 X 32 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	6.93	7.51
30 X 32 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	7.69	8.34
30 X 36 X 8 ™plain	sheet	6.15	6.67.
28 X 32 X 6 ™corrugated	sheet	5.10	5.53
28 X 32 X 7 ™corrugated	sheet	5.96	6.47
28 X 32 X 8 ™corrugated	sheet	6.82	7.40
28 X 32 X 9 ™corrugated	sheet	7.69	8.34
28 X 32 X 10 ™corrugated	sheet	8.55	9.26
28 X 36 X 8 ™plain	sheet	6.82	7.40
26 X 32 X 6 corrugated	sheet	5.53	5.99
26 X 32 X 7 corrugated	sheet	6.46	7.01
26 X 32 X 8 corrugated	sheet	7.38	8.00
26 X 32 X 9 corrugated	sheet	8.30	9.00
26 X 32 X 10 corrugated	sheet	9.23	9.99
26 X 36 X 8 plain	sheet	7.38	8.00
24 X 32 X 6 corrugated	sheet	6.88	7.46
24 X 32 X 7 corrugated	sheet	8.00	8.67
24 X 32 X 8 corrugated	sheet	9.23	9.99
24 X 32 X 9 corrugated	sheet	10.32	11.20
24 X 32 X 10 corrugated	sheet	11.50	12.47
24 X 36 X 8 plain	sheet	9.23	9.99
30 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	3.84	4.17
30 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	4.48	4.86
30 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.12	5.55
30 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	5.77	6.26
30 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	6.41	6.95
30 X 30 X 8 plain	sheet	5.12	5.55
28 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	4.25	4.60
28 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	4.97	5.39
28 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.69 .	6.16
28 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	6.41	6.95
28 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	7.13	7.7.2
28 X 30 X 8 plain	sheet	5.69	6.16
26 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	4.61	4.99
26 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	5.38	5.84
26 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	6.15	6.67
26 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	6.92	7,50
26 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	7.69	8.33
26 X 30 X 8 plain	sheet	6.15	6.67
24 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	5.74	6.21
24 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	6.66	7.22
24 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	7.69,	8.33
24 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	8.60	9.33
24 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	9.58	10.40
24 X 30 X 8 plain	sheet	7.69	8.33

ALUMININ SHEETS (U. S. A.)

Sizes:
Gauge No.

.016 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	3.77	4.08
.016 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	4.40	4.77
.016 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.03	5.45
.016 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	5.65	6.12
.016 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	6.29	6.81
.016 X 26 X 12 corrugated	sheet	7.55	8.18
.016 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.03	5.45

DURALMIN (ALUMINUM) SHEETS (JAPANESE)

Sizes: Gauge No. 0.5 M/M or
Gauge No.

.019 X 26 X 6 corrugated	sheet	3.77	4.08
.019 X 26 X 7 corrugated	sheet	4.40	4.77
.019 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.03	5.45
.019 X 26 X 9 corrugated	sheet	5.65	6.12
.019 X 26 X 10 corrugated	sheet	6.29	6.81
.019 X 26 X 12 corrugated	sheet	7.55	8.18
.019 X 26 X 8 corrugated	sheet	5.03	5.45

SEC. 2. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 448, dated June 9, 1951, and section 3 of Executive Order No. 440, dated May 8, 1953, are hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices of galvanized iron sheets and aluminum sheets in section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include the 17 per cent special excise tax on foreign exchange, the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.

SEC. 4. This Order shall take effect three days after the date hereof.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the seventh.


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