[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 769, November 19, 2008 ]

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE CAGAYAN DE ORO PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY



WHEREAS, the Port of Cagayan de Oro is one of the major and busiest ports in the country;

WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the Port of Cagayan de Oro for planning purposes to accommodate projected increases in port traffic and to program the development of the necessary port facilities to support the demands of the shipping trade within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Cagayan de Oro is hereby realign/relocate the boundary and particularly described as follows:

"Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan,

thence to point 2 at a distance of 20.83m with bearing S6128 E
thence to point 3 at a distance of 2.92m with bearing N6205 E
thence to point 4 at a distance of 7.52m with bearing S5226 E
thence to point 5 at a distance of 113.81 with bearing N3500 E
thence to point 6 at a distance of 272.89m with bearing N4453 W
thence to point 7 at a distance of 26.40m with bearing N1939 E
thence to point 8 at a distance of 1,513.13m with bearing N9000 E
thence to point 9 at a distance of 2,334.74m with bearing S0000 E
thence to point 10 at a distance of 1,000.00m with bearing N9000 W
thence to point 11 at a distance of 100.00m with bearing N7344 W
thence to point 12 at a distance of 120.30m with bearing N6320 W
thence to point 13 at a distance of 226.61m with bearing N3301 W
thence to point 14 at a distance of 321.69m with bearing N2552 W
thence to point 15 at a distance of 69.23m with bearing N0651 W
thence to point 16 at a distance of 182.40m with bearing N5225 W
thence to point 17 at a distance of 72.56m with bearing N4943 W
thence to point 18 at a distance of 55.78m with bearing N2002 E
thence to point 19 at a distance of 30.02m with bearing N0510 W
thence to point 20 at a distance of 17.39m with bearing N0034 E,
thence to point 21 at a distance of 56.38m with bearing N1448 W
thence to point 22 at a distance of 29.81m with bearing N2516 W
thence to point 23 at a distance of 29.67m with bearing N6506 W
thence to point 24 at a distance of 30.07m with bearing S8611 W
thence to point 25 at a distance of 30.48m with bearing S4859 W
thence to point 26 at a distance of 24.08m with bearing S4138 W
thence to point 27 at a distance of 40.98m with bearing S8423 W
thence to point 28 at a distance of 7.32m with bearing N1631 E,
thence to point 29 at a distance of 235.51m with bearing N1632 E
thence to point 30 at a distance of 58.24m with bearing N0013 W
thence to point 31 at a distance of 3.24m with bearing N2010 W
thence to point 32 at a distance of 30.98m with bearing N0024 W
thence to point 33 at a distance of 24.03m with bearing N0022 W
thence to point 34 at a distance of 27.24m with bearing N0034 W
thence to point 35 at a distance of 45.95m with bearing N1739 W
thence to point 36 at a distance of 97.49m with bearing N1739 W
thence to point 37 at a distance of 2.71m with bearing N7145 W
thence to point 38 at a distance of 30.17m with bearing N2050 W
thence to point 39 at a distance of 5.87m with bearing N86'47 W
thence to point 40 at a distance of 79.97m with bearing N0032 W
thence to point 41 at a distance of 81.51m with bearing N0121 W
thence to point 42 at a distance of 28.20m with bearing N6925 E
thence to point 43 at a distance of 33.15m with bearing N2017 W
thence to point 44 at a distance of 6.55m with bearing N3201 W
thence to point 45 at a distance of 6.65m with bearing N5853 W
thence to point 46 at a distance of 4.94m with bearing N8205 W
thence to point 47 at a distance of 49.62m with bearing N6918 E
thence to point 48 at a distance of 5.99m with bearing S6102 E
thence to point 49 at a distance of 6.14m with bearing S3150 W
thence to point 50 at a distance of 5.81m with bearing S0936 W
thence to point 51 at a distance of 2.80m with bearing S0406 E
thence to point 52 at a distance of 24.07m with bearing S2005 E
thence to point 53 at a distance of 6.05m with bearing S3514 E
thence to point 54 at a distance of 6.08m with bearing S5057 E,
thence to point 55 at a distance of 5.81m with bearing S7113 E,
thence to point 56 at a distance of 7.00m with bearing S8827 E
thence to point 57 at a distance of 31.88m with bearing N8814 E
thence to point 58 at a distance of 3.17m with bearing N8844 E
thence to point 59 at a distance of 7.05m with bearing N5254 E
thence to point 60 at a distance of 14.06m with bearing S8951 E
thence to point 61 at a distance of 84.56m with bearing N3443 E
thence to point 62 at a distance of 20.72m with bearing N0126 W
thence to point 63 at a distance of 0.66m with bearing N4305 E
thence to point 64 at a distance of 3.08m with bearing N6907 E
thence to point 65 at a distance of 9.51m with bearing N6746 E
thence to point 66 at a distance of 84.97m with bearing N7014 E,
thence to point 67 at a distance of 10.05m with bearing N6404 E
thence to point 68 at a distance of 36.10m with bearing N6939 E,
thence to point 69 at a distance of 5.06m with bearing N4331 E
thence to point 70 at a distance of 10.13 m with bearing N6503 E
thence to point 71 at a distance of 13.75m with bearing N5751 E
thence to point 72 at a distance of 18.47m with bearing N4756 E,
thence to point 73 at a distance of 1096m with bearing N3256 E,
thence to point 74 at a distance of 11.09m with bearing N2040 E,
thence to point 75 at a distance of 1011m with bearing N1838 E,
thence to point 1 the point of beginning at a with bearing N1308 E,
  distance of 176.71m  

All in all comprising a total area of 3,620,331.84 square meters more or less.

SECTION 2. The Cagayan de Oro Port Zone, as expanded, is hereby placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority, which shall, consistent with the regional industrial plans of the Government, implement a program for the proper zoning, planning, development and utilization of the port.

SECTION 3. All other orders, proclamations and issuances or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

(Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary