Declaring And Delineating The San Jose 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. 162

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE SAN JOSE 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 San Jose is strategically located in the Municipality of San Jose, the growth center of seven (7) municipalities in the Province of Dinagat Islands;

WHEREAS, the said Port, being the principal maritime gateway to the Province of...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 162

Delineation of San Jose Port Zone
- The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of San Jose in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands is delineated and established with specific metes and bounds. (Section 1)
- The area of the San Jose Port Zone is ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE (144,239) SQUARE METERS, more or less. (Section 1)

Administrative Jurisdiction of Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
- The San Jose Port Zone is placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the PPA. (Section 2)
- 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- All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.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)