WHEREAS, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is mandated to establish, develop, regulate, manage and operate a rationalized national port system in support of trade and national development;

WHEREAS, the delineation and declaration of port zones under PPA aims to redirect and reorganize port administration for the full development of port districts;

WHEREAS, the Port of Plaridel provides passenger and cargo services to Cebu City, Tagbilaran City, and Larena, Siquijor; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to define the port zone of Plaridel for the planning and development of necessary port facilities to support the demands of shipping trade within the region.

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 Plaridel. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Plaridel situated in Barangay Looc, Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Misamis Occidental, is hereby delineated and established, particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan, being N. 66 deg. 54' E., 3,742.64 m. from BLLM No. 1, PLS-466, thence:

N.	28 deg.	57 ™	E.,	250.00 m.	to point 2;
S.	61 deg.	03 ™	E.,	250.00 m.	to point 3;
S.	28 deg.	57 ™	W.,	250.00 m.	to point 4;
N.	61 deg.	03 ™	W.,	250.00 m.	to point of beginning,

containing an area of SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (62,500) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

SECTION 2. PPA Jurisdiction. The Plaridel 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 All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

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

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 26th day of November, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Thirteen.


By the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary