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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 recommendation of the Price Administration Board, I, Eipidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 331, dated July 7, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Roasted Ground Coffee, Locally Prepared (with Imported Coffee Beans), and Condensed Milk, as follows:

FOODSTUFF (LOCAL)

Commodity	Unit	Producer’s price	Wholesale price	Retail ceiling price
BEVERAGE
Roasted ground coffee, locally prepared (with imported coffee beans) packed in paper bag	1-lb.	P1.74	P1.90	P2.14

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Importer’s price	Wholesale price	Retail ceiling price
CONDENSED MILK
	48/14-oz.	P26.90/cs.	P28.18/cs.	P0.68/tin
	144/4-oz.	27.57/cs.	29.91/cs.	0.23/tin

SEC. 2. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 343, dated August 14, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Roasted Ground Coffee, Locally Prepared (with Imported Coffee Beans) and Raw Coffee Beans, as follows:

FOODSTUFF (LOCAL)

Commodity	Unit	Producer’s price	Wholesale price	Retail ceiling price
BEVERAGE
Roasted ground coffee, locally prepared (with imported coffee beans) packed in tin:
Brands: Rooster, Sta. Claus, Old Chof, Hamilton, La Estrella, Washington, Elefante, Alca, King’s and all other brands	1-lb	P2.38	P2.60	P2.90

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Importer’s price	Wholesale price	Retail ceiling price
OTHER PRODUCT
Brazil coffee (raw) beans 2/3’s	Bag/132#	P169.62/Bag	P183.98/Bag	P3.42/kilo

SEC. 3. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 353, dated October 6, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Peter’s Cocoa, as follows:

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

BEVERAGE
Peter’s Cocoa	24/8-oz	P17.98/cs.	P19.51/cs.	P0.91/tin
Peter’s Cocoa	48/4-oz.	19.62/cs.	21.29/cs.	0.50/tin

SEC. 4. Section 1 of Executive Order No.370, dated November 13, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling price for Brazil Coffee Beans, as follows:

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Importer’s price	Wholesale price	Retail ceiling price
OTHER PRODUCT
Brazil coffee (raw) beans 7/8’s	Bag/22#	P154.20/Bag	P167.26/Bag	P3.11/kilo

SEC. 5. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.

SEC. 6. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.


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