EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 383 - DIRECTING EMERGENCY MEASURES TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE INCREASES IN PRICES OF CERTAIN PRIME COMMODITIES IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

WHEREAS, the rebellion has triggered temporary unreasonable increases in the prices of certain prime commodities in the National Capital Region as a result of speculation, profiteering, hoarding and other activities calculated to take advantage of the situation resulting in an artificial shortage of supply of said commodities;  

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry to impose price ceilings on certain commodities in the National Capital Region and to take such measures as may be appropriate to ensure the availability of, and reasonable prices of, said commodities.

The prime commodities and their respective price ceilings are hereby set as follows:

1. Rice

  NFA   P7.00/kilo
  Regular Milled P8.00/kilo
  Well-Milled    P9.00/kilo

2. Canned Liquid Milk
  Sweetened Filled Milk P12.75/395 grams
  Evaporated Filled Milk P10.30/397 grams

3. Powdered Filled Milk P13.70/180 grams
P15.25/200 grams

4. Sugar
  Refined (With VAT)  P14.80/kilo
  Brown (VAT Exempt) P10.80/kilo

5. Dressed Chicken P55.00/kilo

6. Pork Liempo P56.00/kilo

7. Hard Flour P240.00/25 kg. sack

8. Kerosene P4.96/liter

9. Liquefied Petroleum Gas P88.10/1 kg. (pick-up)

P91.10/1 kg. (delivered)
P176.30/22 kg. (pick-up)
P178.90/22 kg. (delivered)
P360.60/45 kg. (pick-up)
P365.95/45 kg. (delivered)
P400.65/50 kg. (pick-up)
P406.55/50 kg. (delivered)

Since 19.07.98.