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

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 150

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE BUENAVISTA PORT ZONE AND PLACING IT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA)

WHEREAS, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is mandated to establish, develop, regulate, manage and operate a rationalized national port system in support of trade and national development;

WHEREAS, the delineation and declaration of port zones under PPA aims to redirect and reorganize port administration for the full development of port districts;

WHEREAS, the Port of Buenavista is the primary port of Buenavista, Guimaras, servicing inter-island vessels plying the Buenavista, Guimaras – Parola, Iloilo City route and vice-versa; and,

WHEREAS, there is a need to define the port zone of Buenavista for the planning and development of necessary port facilities to support the demands of shipping trade within the region.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Port of Buenavista. The territorial jurisdiction of...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 150

Delineation and Declaration of Buenavista Port Zone
- Declares and delineates the Buenavista Port Zone in Barangay Sto. Rosario, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Guimaras. (Section 1)
- Provides the specific metes and bounds description of the port zone covering an area of 534,005.03 square meters. (Section 1)

Jurisdiction of Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
- Places the Buenavista Port Zone under the administrative jurisdiction of the 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. (Section 2)

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

Separability Clause
- Provides that if any provision of this 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)