Pursuant to the Philippine Ports Authority Board Resolution No. 1709 dated 27 April 1998, and the Memorandum from the Office of the President dated January 8, 2001, the domestic port charges are hereby increased as follows

DOMESTIC PORT CHARGE		EXISTING	FEB 25,	FEB 25,	FEB.25	FEB. 25	FEB. 25
		RATE	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
A	Domestic Dockage Fee (Usage Fee) at a Government Port
	- 6 to 100 GRT per calendar or fraction thereof	P30 10	P40.00	P51.00	P61 00	P72.00	P82.00
	- Over 100 GRT per calendar day or fraction thereof	P0 301	P0.40	P0 50	P0.60	P0.70	P0 80
A 1.	Domestic vessels calling at officially registered private ports shall be charged at one-half f A) of the Domestic Dockage Fee at a government port.
A2	Registered bay and river trade vessels shall also be charged one-half (A) of the required Domestic Dockage Fee but in no case less than or more than the following charges for a calendar day or fraction thereof:
		EXISTING	FEB. 25,	FEB. 25	FEB.25,	FEB. 25,	FEB. 25
		RATE	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
	Not less than	P30 10	P40.00	P51.00	P61.00	P72.00	P82.00
	Not more than	P150.40	P203.00	P255.00	P308.00	P360.00	P413.00
A3	Lay Up Fee for domestic vessels shall be one-half (1/2) of the applicable Domestic Dockage Fee
B	DOMESTIC WHARFAGE FEE	EXISTING	FEB. 25,	FEB. 25	FEB.25,	FEB. 25,	FEB. 25
		RATE	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
B1	Non-Containerized Cargoes
	- Cargoes in sacks/bags/bulk/ uncrated live animals/steel products/logs and lumber/ heavy lift -per Metric Ton	P3.15	P4.00	P5.00	P6 00	P7.00	P9 00
	- Others
	per Revenue Ton	P2 65	P3.00	P4.00	P5.00	P6.00	P7 00
	- Minimum Charge	P5 00	P6.00	P8.00	P10.00	P12 00	P15 00
B2.	Containerized Cargoes
	10' Box or shorter	P21.05	P27.00	P34.00	P43.00	P52.00	P63.00
	20' Box	P42.10	P54.00	P69 00	P86 00	P105.00	P126.00
	35' Box	P52.65	P68.00	P86.00	P107.00	P131.00	P157.00
	40' Box	P63.15	P82.00	P104.00	P129.00	P157 00	P189 00
	45' Box	P73.70	P95.00	P121.00	P151.00	P184 00	P221 00
B.3	Domestic cargoes, whether containerized or not, that are loaded/discharged at anchor without using any government wharf or at officially registered private ports shall be charged one-half ('A) of the usual Domestic Wharfage Fee

This Circular shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and the new rates shall take effect Feb. 25, 2001, Feb 25, 2002, Feb. 25, 2003, Feb. 25, 2004 and Feb 25, 2005.

This amends/supersedes PPA Memorandum Circular No. 07-94 as far as the domestic port charges are concerned.

For compliance.

Adopted: 18 Jan. 2001

(SGD.) BENJAMIN B. CECILIO
Acting General Manager