Republic of the Philippines

Province of Aurora
MUNICIPALITY OF DIPACULAO

Office of the Municipal Mayor

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. _________

Series of 2019

AN ORDER RECONSTITUTING THE MUNICIPAL PRICE COORDINATING COUNCIL AND DEFINING ITS
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DIPACULAO, AURORA

WHEREAS, in the interest of public service, and in the light of the pending increase in the
price of rice and other basic commodities due to the volatile movement in the price of crude oil in
the world market, all Local Chief Executives are strongly encouraged to activate their Local Price
Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) or to organize said councils where there are none, for consumer
protection purposes and for a more purposive and sustained monitoring of selected prime
commodities pursuant to Republic Act No. 7581, otherwise known as the Price Act and Republic Act
No. 71, otherwise known as the Price Tag Law. Such action is necessary and urgent to forestall
further hardships among our countrymen.

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7851, provides for the protection of consumers by prescribing
measures against undue price increases during emergency situations. It empowers the President
upon the recommendation of the National Price Coordinating Council to impose price ceiling at any
basic necessity or prime commodity if any of the following conditions so warrant:

a. Impendency, existence, or effects of calamity;

b. Threat, existence, or effects of emergency;
c. Prevalence or widespread acts of illegal price manipulation;
d. Impendency, existence or effects of any event that causes artificial and unreasonable in the
price of basic commodities; and
e. Whenever the prevailing price of a basic necessity or prime commodity has risen to
unreasonable levels.

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 71, on the other hand, requires that all articles of commerce and
trade offered for sale to the public at retail shall be publicly displayed with appropriate tags or labels
indicating the prices of such articles and such articles to be sold uniformly and without
discrimination at the stated price.

NOW THREFORE, I, DANILO A. TOLENTINO, Municipal Mayor of Dipaculao, Aurora, by virtue of

the powers vested in me by the law, do hereby order the reconstitution of the Municipal Price
Coordinating Council of Dipaculao, Aurora.

Section 1. Composition. The Municipal Price Coordinating Council (MPCC) shall be composed of the
following:

Chairperson : Hon. Danilo A. Tolentino Municipal Mayor

 Vice Chairperson : Hon. Ace Francis R. Javar SB Chairman, Trade, Commerce and
Industry

Members :

Hon. Valeriana S. Fabrigas Municipal LnB President

Mrs. Pacita P. Bandilla DTI Representative
Mr. Jaime R. Valdez MPDC
Mrs. Vida A. Donato MLGOO
Mr. Reynaldo M. Pascua MAO
Dr. Arturo A. Parilla, Jr. MHO
Mrs. Remedios A. Delos Santos Municipal Budget Officer
Mrs. Ma. Elena P. Chavez Municipal Treasurer
Mr. Francisco C. Javar Market Supervisor
PCAPT Desiree S. Buluag COP, Dipaculao PNP
Mr. Larry Sabado President, Market Vendors Association
Mr. Leonardo Ramos Livestock Raiser
Mr. Lunar Banaga Vegetable Producer
Mrs. Winnie Javar Rice Producer
Mr. Jerry Gonzales Meat Vendors Association, President
Mr. Eddie F. Rebueno Media Representative
Representative from a recommend to the Consumer Organization
Representative from a Retailers Group

Section 2. ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL PRICE COORDINATING COUNCIL. The MPCC
shall perform the following roles and functions:

a. Coordinate and rationalize programs of implementing agencies to stabilize prices and supply
at the municipal level;
b. Recommend to the National Price Coordinating Council or to other implementing agencies
the suggested retail prices and/or price ceiling for basic necessities and prime commodities;
c. To conduct in-depth analysis on the causes of price fluctuations;
d. To recommend steps to correct unwarranted price increases and supply shortages;
e. To conduct regular inspections of public and private markets and rice warehouses;
f. Activation of Hotlines, Consumers’ Complaints Desk and Timbangan ng Bayan;
g. Deputation of Barangay Officials and NGOs to monitor abnormal price increases, and
h. Activate coordination with other appropriate government agencies to prevent unwarranted
price increases and hoarding of rice and other prime commodities.

Section 3. MEETINGS. The MPCC shall meet at least once every quarter and as often as may be
necessary.

Section 4. EFFECTIVITY. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done this _____ day of September 2019 in Dipaculao, Aurora

DANILO A. TOLENTINO
Municipal Mayor