[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 121, December 21, 2012 ]

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



WHEREAS, the Port of Agutaya in Agutaya, Palawan has been considered by the PPA and local government unit (LGU) for port development;

WHEREAS, the development of said port will promote rapid development of the area through improved trade, commerce and tourism activities; and

WHEREAS, port zone delineation is necessary to establish the territorial jurisdiction of the Agutaya Port for its proposed developments.

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 Agutaya. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Agutaya situated in Barangay Abagat, Municipality of Agutaya, Province of Palawan, is hereby delineated and established, particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan, thence:

S.
83 deg.
00'
W.,
15.60 m.
to point 2;
 
N.
07 deg.
00'
W.,
63.74 m.
to point 3;
 
S.
83 deg.
00'
W.,
954.60 m.
to point 4;
 
S.
07 deg.
00'
E.,
221.40 m.
to point 5;
 
N.
83 deg.
00'
E.,
1,000.00 m.
to point 6;
 
N.
07 deg.
00'
W.,
117.66 m.
to point 7;
 
S.
83 deg.
00'
W.,
29.80 m.
to point 8;
 
N.
07 deg.
00'
W.,
40.00 m.
to point of beginning,
 

Containing a total area of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN SQUARE METERS AND TWELVE SQUARE DECIMETERS

(217,314.12), more or less.

SECTION 2. PPA Jurisdiction. The Agutaya Port Zone, as delineated, is hereby placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the PPA, 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. Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. Separability. If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 21st of December, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

 

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Phiilippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary