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Executive Order No. 479 (1951)

Executive Order No. 479 (1951)

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,

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Section 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 7. This Order shall take effect immediately. 1—шphi1

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