EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 564, February 10, 1953

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 564, February 10, 1953 ]

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

DRUGS, MEDICINES AND HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES (IMPORTED)

Commodity

Unit

Importer’s Price

Wholesaler’s Price

Retailer’s Price

Anti-biotics:

Aureomycin caps.–50 mg.

25’s

P5.66

P6.00

P7.78

Aureomycin injection 100 mg.

10 cc.

2.27

2.65

3.13

Aureomycin topical ointment

½ oz.

2.31

2.70

3.18

Aureomycin opthalmic liquid

5 cc.

2.91

3.40

4.01

Aureomycin opthalmic ointment

6 1/3 oz.

3.61

4.22

4.97

Aureomycin nasal solution

Set

2.25

2.62

3.09

Chloromycetin in palmitate

60 cc.

6.89

8.04

9.47

Chloromycetin 50 mg. cpas

25’s

5.15

6.91

7.08

Chloromycetin cream 1%

1 oz .

2.52

2.94

3.37

Chloromycetin opthalmic solution 25 mg.

Vial

2.20

2.56

3.02

Chloromycetin opthalmic ointment 1%

1/8 oz.

0.68

0.80

0.94

Penicillin 400, 000 units with ½ gm. dihydro-streptomycin

Vial

1.19

1.39

1.63

Penicillin 400,000 units with 1 gm . dihydro-streptomycin

Vial

1.63

1.90

2.24

Terramycin elixir

1 oz .

6.73

7.85

9.26

Terramycin oral drops

1 oz .

6.73

7.85

9.26

Terramycin 100 mg. cpas

25’s

8.18

9.55

11.25

Terramycin injection 250 mg

Each

4.29

5.01

5.90

Terramycin injection 500 mg

Each

7.85

9.16

10.80

Terramycin opthalmic ointment 1/8 oz.

Tube

0.56

0.66

0.77

Terramycin opthalmic solution

Bottle

2.54

2.97

3.49

Terramycin HCL ointment 1 oz .

Tube

3.79

4.42

5.21

Terramycin nasal solution

Set

1.98

2.31

2.72

SEC. 2. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.

SEC. 3. This Order shall take effect five days from the date hereof.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the seventh.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO President of the Philippines

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