Title
Amending EO No. 233 on Price Controls
Law
Executive Order No. 237
Decision Date
Nov 29, 1939
Manuel L. Quezon's Executive Order No. 237 amends price controls on essential goods, establishing maximum selling prices for various food items and materials while excluding government purchases of higher quality products from these limits.
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Specific Price Schedules Incorporated by Reference

  • The order appends various detailed tables fixing maximum prices for specific items and brands:
    • Table No. 93: Maximum prices for Mother condensed milk and Farma and Morning evaporated milk.
    • Table 95: Golden Star condensed milk and Golden State evaporated milk.
    • Table 96: Royal evaporated milk.
    • Table 99: Tanibana tinapa sardines.
    • Table 100: Del Monte, Palace, and Majid sardines.
    • Table 101: Mikia, Brisa de Oro, Asia, and S & W sardines.
    • Table 102: No. 1 plain sauce and No. 1 and Escuela Pilchards.
    • Tables 103 and 105: Royal sardines and corned beef.
    • Table 106: Ranchero corned beef.
    • Table 111: Rizala petroleum.
  • These tables are integral parts of Executive Order No. 233 and enforce specific maximum pricing.

Revision of Maximum Prices for Selected Brands and Items

  • Revisions are made to the maximum prices fixed under Executive Order No. 233 for several brands and items including:
    • Condensed milk brands: Hollandia, Molino, Frisian Flag, Royal, Dutch Baby.
    • Evaporated milk brands: Alpine, Nestle, Milkmaid, Dutch Baby, Frisian Flag, All Pure.
    • Sardine brands: No. 1, White Star, Portola, P.C.C., El Rayo, Concha, Bandera, Mayon.
    • Corned beef brands: Emery, Libbys, Armour, Hereford.
    • Prices for vegetable lard, flour, gasoline, and petroleum are also revised.
  • The revisions are detailed in attached tables numbered 94 to 112.

Implementation of the Executive Order

  • This Executive Order shall take effect as provided under Paragraph 6 of Executive Order No. 233.
  • The order was signed and promulgated in Manila on November 29, 1939, under the authority of the President of the Philippines.


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