Executive Order No. 373

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 373, November 27, 1950 ]

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 331, EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 343 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 353, 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, ELPIDIO QUIRINO, President of the Philippines do hereby order:

Section 1. Section one of Executive Order No. 331, dated July 7, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Poultry as follows:

FOODSTUFFS (LOCAL)

Commodity Unit Importer’s or producer's price Wholesale price Retail ceiling price
POULTRY
Chicken (native)
Sisiw ....................... each P1.00 P1.20 P1.50
Alañgan ....................... each 2.00 2.20 2.50
Dumalaga ....................... each 2.40 2.65 3.00
Tatiaw ....................... each 3.00 3.40 4.00
Inahin ....................... each 3.00 3.40 4.00

Section 2. Section one of Executive Order No. 343, dated August 14, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Galvanized Iron Sheets as follows:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED)

GALVANIZED IRON SHEETS

Gauges and Sizes: Unit Wholesale price Retail ceiling price
Gauge No.
30 x 32” x 6” corrugated ....................... sheet P4.12 P4.58
30 x 32” x 7’ corrugated ....................... sheet 4.81 5.33
30 x 32” x 8’ corrugated ....................... sheet 5.49 6.10
30 x 32” x 9’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.19 6.87
30 x 32” x 10’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.87 7.63
30 x 3” x 8’ plain ....................... sheet 5.49 6.10
28 x 32” x 6’ corrugated ....................... sheet 4.56 5.06
28 x 32” x 7’ corrugated ....................... sheet 5.33 5.92
28 x 32” x 8’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.10 6.77
28 x 32” x 9’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.87 7.63
28 x 32” x 10’ corrugated ....................... sheet 7.64 8.48
28 x 3” x 8’ plain ....................... sheet 6.10 6.77
26 x 32” x 6’ corrugated ....................... sheet 4.94 5.49
26 x 32” x 7’ corrugated ....................... sheet 5.77 6.41
26 x 32” x 8’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.59 7.32
26 x 32” x 9” corrugated ....................... Sheet 7.42 8.24
26 x 32” x 10’ corrugated ....................... sheet 8.24 9.15
26 x 3” x 8’ plain ....................... sheet 6.59 7.32
24 x 32” x 6’ corrugated ....................... sheet 6.15 6.83
24 x 32” x 7’ corrugated ....................... sheet 7.14 7.93
24 x 32” x 8’ corrugated ....................... sheet 8.24 9.15
24 x 32” x 9’ corrugated ....................... sheet 9.22 10.25
24 x 32” x 10’ corrugated ....................... sheet 10.27 11.41
24 x 3” x 8’ plain ....................... sheet 8.24 9.15

Section 3. Section one of Executive Order No. 353, dated October 6, 1950, is hereby amended by setting up new ceiling prices for Textiles as follows:

TEXTILES (IMPORTED)

Commodity Quality Yds. per Lb. or more Width Unit Importer’s price W.S. price Retail ceiling price
Grey Sheeting (Coco Crudo)
Unbleached sheetings .................... 6.15 36” yard P0.49 P0.55 P0.68
Unbleached sheetings .................... 5.00 36” yard 0.60 0.67 0.84
Unbleached sheetings .................... 4.00 36” yard 0.75 0.83 1.04
Unbleached sheetings .................... 3.25 36” yard 0.80 0.90 1.12
Grey Drills (Cotonia)
Unbleached Drill .................... 3.45 28” yard P0.69 P0.77 P0.96
Unbleached Drill .................... 3.25 30” yard 0.77 0.87 1.07
Unbleached Drill .................... 2.50 30” yard 0.89 0.99 1.24
Denims (Maong)
Denims .................... 2.20 29/30” yard 1.12 1.25 1.56
Denims .................... 2.45 29/30” yard 1.09 1.22 1.52
Denims .................... 3.00 29/30” yard 1.03 1.16 1.44
Cotton Woven Suitings
Cotton Woven Suiting .................... 3.80 28” yard 0.89 0.99 1.24
Chambray: (Gris) .................... 3.80 36” yard 0.92 1.03 1.28
Flannels (Franela)
Bleached & Dyed .................... 4.75 36” yard 0.77 0.87 1.08
Print Cloth
Quality threads per sq. in. or less
Bleached or Dyed Percales (coco blanco 60/48) (broadcloth de color 60/43) .................... 115 35/36" yard 0.75 0.83 1.04
Bleached or Dyed Percales .................... 130 35/36” yard 0.80 0.90 1.12
(Coco Blanco 64/60)(Broadcloth de color 64/60) Bleached or Dyed Percales .................... 145 35/36” yard 0.86 0.96 1.20
(Coco Blanco 68/72)(Nansu Blanco 68/72) Bleached or Dyed Percales .................... 165 35/36” yard 0.95 1.06 1.32
(Coco Blanco 80/80)(Nansu Blanco 80/80)(Batista Blanco 80/80)Printed Percales (Dress Shirtings or Pajama Patterns) .................... 115 35/36” yard 0.75 0.83 1.04
(Percales 60/48)(Shirtings or Pajamas 60/48) Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns) .................... 130 36/36” yard 0.83 0.93 1.16
(Percales 64/60)(Shirtings or Pajamas 64/60) Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns) .................... 145 35/36” yard 0.86 0.96 1.20
(Percales 68/72)(Shirtings or Pajamas 68/72 or 80/80)Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns) .................... 165 35/36” yard 0.95 1.06 1.32

Commodity
Quality Yds. Per Lb. or more
Width
Unit
Importer's price
W.S. price
Retail ceiling price
Broadcloth
(Percales 80/80)(Shirtings or Pajama Patterns 80/80 or 100/80) Bleached and Dyed (Poplin) .................... 145 35/36” yard 0.84 0.94 1.17
(Broadcloth de color 80/60) Printed Dress Shirtings and Pajama Patterns (Shirtings or Pajamas 80/60 or 68/72) .................... 145 35/36” yard 0.92 1.03 1.28
Sheeting
Bleached and Dyed (Indian Head Blanco) (Indian Head Colores Rajos) (Indian Head, Medianos y Oscuros) (Nehesco Suitings) (Batfast) .................... 112 35/36” yard 1.38 1.54 1.92
Piques (Narrow Wale)
Bleached and Dyed (Pique Blanco) (Pique de color) .................... 180 35/36” yard 1.14 1.28 1.59
Khaki (West Point)
1x 1 (Single Ply) .................... 175 35/36” yard 2.21 2.47 3.08
1×1 (Single Ply) .................... 175 41/42” yard 2.44 2.73 3.40
2×2 (Two Ply) .................... 350 35/36” yard 2.69 3.01 3.75
2×2 (Two Ply) .................... 350 41/42” yard 3.67 4.10 5.12

Section 4. Any commodity not included in any previous Executive Order fixing ceiling prices and issued by authority of Republic Act No. 509, or in this Order, the size and specification of which are the same as those of the foregoing, shall have the same ceiling price.

Section 5. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include 7 per cent Sales Tax.1a⍵⍴h!1

Section 6. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the Independence of the Philippines the fifth.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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