Declaring And Delineating The Bulalacao 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. 159

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

WHEREAS, Section 5, Article IV of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 857, or the “Revised Charter of the PPA,” provides that the PPA may submit to the President, through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), applications for the declaration of specific areas as Port Districts (Port Zones);

WHEREAS, Section 3 of Executive Order No. 410 (s. 1990), which provides for new guidelines for the processing of applications for port zone delineation, states that applications which are jointly recommended for approval by the Philippine Ports Authority and Regional Development Council shall be submitted directly to the Office of the President;

WHEREAS, the Port of Bulalacao is expected to play a major role in the RoRo operation of the Province as an alternative port to the Port of Roxas;

WHEREAS, the port area will primarily be devoted to commercial vessel operations; and

WHEREAS,...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 159

Delineation of Bulalacao Port Zone
- The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Bulalacao in Sitio Kabangkalan, Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Bulalacao, Province of Oriental Mindoro is delineated and established with specific metes and bounds covering an area of EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THREE (856,403) SQUARE METERS. (Section 1)
- The Bulalacao Port zone, as delineated, is placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). (Section 2)

Responsibilities of PPA
- The PPA shall 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
- All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. (Section 3)

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

Effectivity
- This Order shall take effect immediately. (Section 5)