Declaring And Delineating The Aras-Asan Port Zone And Placing It Under The Administrative Jurisdiction Of The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Executive Order No. 109

Delineation of Aras-asan Port Zone
- Defines the territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Aras-asan in Barangay Aras-asan, Municipality of Cagwait, Province of Surigao del Sur. (Section 1)
- Provides the specific metes and bounds of the port zone, covering a total area of 686,114 square meters, more or less.

Administrative Jurisdiction
- Places the Aras-asan Port Zone under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). (Section 2)
- Mandates the PPA to implement a program for the proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the port, consistent with the regional industrial plans of the government.

Repealing Clause
- Repeals, amends, or modifies all issuances, orders, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with this Executive Order. (Section 3)

Separability Clause
- If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting. (Section 4)

Effectivity
- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 5)