REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623, September 06, 2013 AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS BY STABILIZING THE PRICES OF BASIC NECESSITIES AND PRIME COMMODITIES AND BY PRESCRIBING MEASURES AGAINST UNDUE PRICE INCREASES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND LIKE OCCASIONS” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623, September 06, 2013 AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS BY STABILIZING THE PRICES OF BASIC NECESSITIES AND PRIME COMMODITIES AND BY PRESCRIBING MEASURES AGAINST UNDUE PRICE INCREASES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND LIKE OCCASIONS” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
H. No. 4801

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623, September 06, 2013

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS BY STABILIZING THE PRICES OF BASIC NECESSITIES AND PRIME COMMODITIES AND BY PRESCRIBING MEASURES AGAINST UNDUE PRICE INCREASES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND LIKE OCCASIONS” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section 3(1) of Republic Act No. 7581, otherwise known as the “Price Act”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 3.   Definition of Terms . – For purposes of this Act, the term:

“(1) ‘Basic necessities’ are goods vital to the needs of consumers for their sustenance and existence in times of any of the cases provided under Section 6 or 7 of this Act such as, but not limited to, rice, corn, root crops, bread; fresh, dried or canned fish and other marine products; fresh pork, beef and poultry meat; fresh eggs; potable water in bottles and containers; fresh and processed milk; fresh vegetables and fruits; locally manufactured instant noodles; coffee; sugar; cooking oil; salt; laundry soap and detergents; firewood; charcoal; household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene; candles; drugs classified as essential by the Department of Health and such other goods as may be included under Section 4 of this Act;”

SEC. 2. Section 3(8) of Republic Act No. 7581 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 3.   Definition of Terms . –

“x x x

“(8) ‘Prime Commodities’ are goods not considered as basic necessities but are essential to consumers in times of any of the cases provided under Section 7 of this Act such as, but not limited to, flour; dried, processed or canned pork, beef and poultry meat; dairy products not falling under basic necessities; onions, garlic, vinegar, patis, soy sauce; toilet soap; fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides; poultry, livestock and fishery feeds and veterinary products; paper; school supplies;   nipa   shingles;   sawali ; cement; clinker; GI sheets; hollow blocks; plywood; plyboard; construction nails; batteries; electrical supplies; light bulbs; steel wire; all drugs not classified as essential drugs by the Department of Health and such other goods as may be included under Section 4 of this Act.”

SEC. 3. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7581 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 4.   Inclusion or Exclusion from the Coverage of this Act . – Upon petition of the concerned parties or   motu proprio   action from the concerned agency of the Price Coordinating Council and after public hearing, the implementing agency, with the approval of the President, may include in the definition of basic necessities or prime commodities types and brands of the goods or may exclude from the coverage of this Act, types or brands of the goods included in the definition of basic necessities and prime commodities, which may be deemed as nonessential goods or luxury goods:   Provided , That, any type or brand so excluded may be reinstated by the implementing agency during occasions of acute shortage in the supply of the basic necessity or prime commodity to which the excluded type or brand used to belong.”

SEC. 4. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7581 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 6.   Automatic Price Control . –

“x x x

“Unless sooner lifted by the President, price control of basic necessities under this section shall remain effective for the duration of the condition that brought it about, but not for more than sixty (60) days:   Provided , That, in the case of basic necessities that are wholly imported and deregulated under existing laws such as, but not limited to, household LPG and kerosene, price control thereon shall remain effective for a period of not more than fifteen (15) days, taking into consideration the current inventory or supply levels thereof.”

SEC. 5. Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7581 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 11.   Price Coordinating Council . – There is hereby created a Price Coordinating Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, to be composed of the following members:

“(1) The Secretary of Trade and Industry, as chairman;

“(2) The Secretary of Agriculture;

“(3) The Secretary of Health;

“(4) The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources;

“(5) The Secretary of Local Government;

“(6) The Secretary of Transportation and Communications;

“(7) The Secretary of Justice;

“(8) The Secretary of Energy;

“(9) The Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority;

“(10) One (1) representative from the consumers’ sector;

“(11) One (1) representative from the agricultural producers’ sector;

“(12) One (1) representative from the trading sector; and

“(13) One (1) representative from the manufacturers’ sector.

“x x x.”

SEC. 6. Section 12(2) of Republic Act No. 7581 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 12.   Functions of the Price Coordinating Council . –

“x x x

“(2) It shall report at least semi-annually to the President and to the Congress of the Philippines the status and progress of the programs, projects, and measures undertaken by each implementing department, agency or office as well as the comprehensive strategies developed by the Council to stabilize the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. The report shall include goods that have been included or excluded from the list of basic necessities and prime commodities as provided for under Section 4 of this Act;

“x x x.”

SEC. 7.   Implementing Rules and Regulations . – The Department of Trade and Industry shall, in consultation with the members of the Price Coordinating Council and stakeholders, promulgate the necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days upon its effectivity and shall monitor strict compliance therewith. They shall also review the existing implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 7581 and revise its provisions as maybe appropriate.

SEC. 8.   Repealing Clause . – All laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby revised or amended accordingly.

SEC. 9.   Separability Clause . – If any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such parts or provisions hereof not so declared shall remain valid and subsisting.

SEC. 10.   Effectivity Clause . – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the country.

Approved,

 
(Sgd.)   JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA
Acting Senate President
(Sgd.)   FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 5, 2013.

 
(Sgd.)   EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate
(Sgd.)   MARILYN B BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives
 


Approved: SEPT 06 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines






















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  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10639, June 20, 2014 AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10640, July 14, 2014 AN ACT TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN OF THE GOVERNMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 21 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002?

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  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10642, July 15, 2014 AN ACT STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE PURCHASE OF BRAND NEW MOTOR VEHICLES

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10643, July 15, 2014 AN ACT TO EFFECTIVELY INSTILL HEALTH CONSIOUSNESS THROUGH GRAPHIC HEALTH WARNINGS ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10644, July 15, 2014 AN ACT PROMOTING JOB GENERATION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

  • Republic Act No. 10645 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010”

  • Republic Act No. 10646 - AN ACT CREATING THE QUEZON CITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (QCDA), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING FOR ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CAPITALIZATION

  • Republic Act No. 10647 - AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE LADDERIZED INTERFACE BETWEEN TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND HIGHER EDUCATION

  • Republic Act No. 10648 - AN ACT PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO TOP GRADUATES OF ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • Republic Act No. 10649 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BURIAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS FROM TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) TO TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS” AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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  • Republic Act No. 10655 - AN ACT REPEALING THE CRIME OF PREMATURE MARRIAGE UNDER ARTICLE 351 OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE

  • Republic Act No. 10656 - AN ACT POSTPONING THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS TO THE LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER 2016, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

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  • Republic Act No. 10658 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF BIÑAN FROM THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BIÑAN

  • Republic Act No. 10659 - AN ACT PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SUGARCANE INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  • Republic Act No. 10660 - AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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  • Republic Act No. 10666 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN ABOARD MOTORCYLES

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  • Republic Act No. 10668 - AN ACT ALLOWING FOREIGN VESSELS TO TRANSPORT AND CO-LOAD FOREIGN CARGOES FOR DOMESTIC TRANSSHIPMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  • Republic Act No. 10669 - AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 18 OF EVERY YEAR AS “JESSE ROBREDO DAY”, A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  • Republic Act No. 10670 - AN ACT NAMING THE DIVERSION ROAD IN TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE AS GOV. BENJAMIN “KOKOY” T. ROMUALDEZ DIVERSION ROAD

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  • RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10667 (PHILIPPINE COMPETITION ACT

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