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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. The following essential commodities shall not be sold at more than the maximum selling prices for importers, wholesalers and retailers set opposite each:

FOODSTUFFS (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Importer’s price	Wholesaler’s price	Retail ceiling price
Fish Canned:
Rosebowl Sardines Oval in tomato sauce	48/15-oz.	P20.17/cs.	P21.89/cs.	P0.51/tin
Milk:
Golden State powdered skimmed milk	2/30#	13.47/tin	14.63/tin	16.86/tin
Golden State powdered skimmed milk	Drum/250#	99.57drum	108.09/drum	120.851/ drum
Darigold powder skimmed milk	Drum/250#	P99.57/drum	P108.09/drum	P120.851/drum
Darigold powdered skimmed milk	Drum/250#	99.57/drum	108.09/drum	120.00/drum
Dari-X powdered skimmed milk	Drum/125#	56.13/drum	60.96/drum	63.13/drum
Beverages:
“Our Mother” Brand powdered Cocoa	24/1-lb.	29.79/cs.	32.34 /cs.	1.51/tin

SEC. 2. 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.

SEC. 3. This Order shall take effect five days after its promulgation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.


By the President:
(SGD.) TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary