EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 131, March 14, 2013
DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE BORONGAN PORT ZONE AND PLACING IT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA)
Eastern Samar is one of the major and busiest ports in the country; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to define the Port Zone of Borongan
for
the planning and development of the necessary port facilities thereat to
support the demands of the 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 Borongan. The territorial jurisdiction of
the
Port of Borongan situated in Barangay Bato, Borongan City, Province of
Eastern Samar, is hereby delineated and established, particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan, being S. 89 deg.
54′
W., 28,603.05 m. from BLLM No. 1, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, thence:
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S.
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73 deg.
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55′
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W.,
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281.17 m.
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to point 2;
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N.
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19 deg.
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55′
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W.,
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763.94 m.
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to point 3;
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N.
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69 deg.
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50′
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E.,
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506.55 m.
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to point 4;
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S.
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19 deg.
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05′
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E.,
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805.00 m.
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to point 5;
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S.
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69 deg.
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02′
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W.,
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145.59 m.
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to point 6;
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S.
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17 deg.
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58′
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E.,
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11.13 m.
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to point 7;
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S.
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63 deg.
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40′
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W.,
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10.88 m.
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to point 8;
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S.
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70 deg.
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50′
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W.,
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20.67 m.
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to point 9;
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N.
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17 deg.
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38′
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W.,
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10.28 m.
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to point 10;
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N.
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21 deg.
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14′
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W.,
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25.03 m.
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to point 11;
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S.
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69 deg.
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09′
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W.,
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36.70 m.
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to point of
beginning, |
Containing a total area of THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (394,120) SQUARE METERS, more or less.
SECTION 2. PPA Jurisdiction. The Borongan 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 14th day of March, in the
year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Thirteen.
(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
By authority of the President:
(SGD.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary