MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ 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 |
₱5.66 |
₱6.00 |
₱7.78 |
| 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 |
Section 2. The ceiling prices fixed in this Order include the 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax.
Section 3. This Order shall take effect five days from the date hereof.1a⍵⍴h!1
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
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