Executive Order No. 402 (1951)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 402, January 18, 1951 ]

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE 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 1 of Executive Order No. 343, dated August 14, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for first class waterclosets, lavatories, and second class kitchen sinks, as follows:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED) PLUMBING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

Commodity | Unit | Wholesale price | Retail ceiling price Waterclosets: First Class A- K-3705—”Kohler” F-2100—”Standard” S-42—”Richmond” Closed Couple Reverse Trap, White V. C. Complete w/White Seat Cover & C. P. Supply Pipe | Set | P117.68 | P 130.02 First Class B- K-3715-"Kohler" F-2115-"Standard" Closed Coupled Washdown White V. C. Complete w/White Seat & Cover & 3/8? C. P. Supply Pipe | Set | 111.86 | 123.59 Lavatories: Special Class: F- 1158 ST "Standard" K- 1600 A "Kohler" 22? x 18? White VC complete w/C. P. Combination Supply & Pop-up drain fitting & 1-1/4? C. P. P-Trap & C. P. Legs with Towel Bar | Set | P180.95 | P199.93 First Class: Q-3865-"Standard" K-2830- "Kohler" 20? x 18? Cast Iron White Enamel Complete w/C. P. Compression Lavatory Faucet & 1-1/4? S. N. P-Trap with P. O. Plug & Chain & Rubber Stopper | Set | 72.29 | 79.87 First Class: P-4205-"Standard" K-2880- "Kohler" 17? x 19? C. I. White Enamel Complete w/C. P. Compression Lavatory Faucet 1-1/4? S. N. P-Trap w/P. O. Plug & Chain & Rubber Stopper | Set | 71.86 | 79.40 Kitchen Sinks: Second Class: Enamel Iron AR Sink w/K-9107 Sizes: 24? x 16? | Set | 46.10 | 50.94 Do 30? x 18? | Set | 52.94 | 58.49

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 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.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) TEODORO EVANGELISTA

Executive Secretary