WHEREAS, the Port of Sual has been identified as one of the major ports to be developed in the country;

WHEREAS, there is a need to construct the Port of Sual to accommodate projected increases in port traffic and to program the provision of the necessary port facilities to meet the demands of maritime commerce and trade within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH E. ESTRADA, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Sual is hereby delineated and particularly described as follows:

"Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan, thence to point 2 at a distance of 3,158.20m with bearing DUE N, thence to point 3 at a distance of 695.65m with bearing. DUE E, thence to point 4 at a distance of 158.11m with bearing S 34 41'W, thence to point 5 at a distance of 61.52m with bearing S 45 39'W, thence to point 6 at a distance of 62.17m with bearing S 64 15'W, the9ce to point 7 at a distance of 63.25m with bearing S 71 34'W, thence to point 8 at a distance of 92.05m with bearing S 88 08'W, thence to point 9 at a distance of 54.63m with bearing S 23 45'W, thence to point 10 at a distance of 105.48m with bearing S 31 26'E, thence to point 11 at a distance of 17.72m with bearing S 16 23'W, thence to point 12 at a distance of 67.27m with bearing S 48 01'E, thence to point 13 at a distance of 443.36m with bearing S 44 43'E, thence to point 14 at a distance of 248.64m with bearing S 35 40'E, thence to point 15 at a distance of 569.02m with bearing S 59 01'E, thence to point 16 at a distance of 167.44m with bearing N 82 27'E, thence to point 17 at a distance of 408.38m with bearing N 47 29'E, thence to point 18 at a distance of 57.28m with bearing N 45 42'E, thence to point 19 at a distance of 118.11m with bearing N 02 25'W, thence to point 20 at a distance of 260.22m with bearing N 45 00'W, thence to point 21 at a distance of 647.48m with bearing N 29 14'W, thence to point 22 at a distance of 4,869.80m with bearing DUE E, thence to point 23 at a distance of 7,750.00m with bearing DUE S, thence to point 24 at a distance of 4,500.00 with bearing DUE W, thence to point 25 at a distance of 963.00m with bearing N 63 22'W, thence to point 26 at a distance of 1,750.00m with bearing DUE N, thence to point 1, the point of beginning at a distance of 2,596.81m with bearing N 20 00'W, all in all comprising a total area of 44,120,922.30 sq. m. more or less."

SEC. 2. The Sual Port Zone, 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 pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 857, as amended.

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

SEC. 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of September in the year of our Lord, two thousand.


By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary