EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 170, July 25, 2014
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 385 (s. 1989) AND 431 (s. 1990) AND SEGREGATING PORTIONS OF THE BATANGAS PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AU…
1989) and 431 (s.
1990) delineated and expanded the territory of the Batangas Port Zone
(BPZ);
WHEREAS, the BPZ was placed under the administrative
jurisdiction
of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which was given the authority
to implement a program for the proper zoning, titling, planning,
development, and utilization of the port areas in the BPZ, consistent
with law, and the regional industrial plans of the Government;
WHEREAS, the territorial jurisdiction of the BPZ as
delineated
under EO Nos. 385 and 431 included certain areas in Batangas City that
are now proposed to be used as sites for power generation and auxiliary
facilities, including fuel handling, storage and processing facilities;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to ensure the
quality,
reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power
in the country; and
WHEREAS, facilities in the BPZ have been made part of the
Department of Energy (DOE) committed power projects program and natural
gas infrastructure development plans to meet the urgent and long-term
energy needs of the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
SECTION 1. Amendment to Territorial Jurisdiction of the
Batangas
Port Zone (BPZ). The territorial jurisdiction of the Batangas Port Zone
is hereby delineated as follows:
A parcel of land described under SK-04-000016-12. Bounded on
the
SE., & NE., along lines 1-2-3 by Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre; on
the
SE., SW., NW., & NE., along lines 3-4-5-6-7 by Batangas Bay; on
the
NW., NE., & SE., along lines 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-1 by
Cad-264,
Batangas Cadastre.
Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 81 deg.
29’55” W., 1,587.654 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre,
thence:
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S.
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59 deg.
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42′
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44.4″
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W.,
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150.00
m. |
to point 2;
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S.
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30 deg.
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17′
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15.6″
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E.,
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511.00
m. |
to point 3;
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S.
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59 deg.
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42′
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32.7″
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W.,
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1,150.00
m. |
to point 4;
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N.
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30 deg.
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17′
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03.0″
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W.,
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2,750.00
m. |
to point 5;
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N.
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59 deg.
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42′
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04.7″
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E.,
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610.00
m. |
to point 6;
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S.
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60 deg.
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17′
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53.7″
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E.,
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780.00
m. |
to point 7;
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N.
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46 deg.
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16′
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19.8″
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E.,
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263.55
m. |
to point 8;
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S.
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89 deg.
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32′
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20.3″
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E.,
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99.06
m. |
to point 9;
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N.
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45 deg.
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33′
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24.2″
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E.,
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594.30
m. |
to point 10;
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S.
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60 deg.
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33′
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23.8″
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E.,
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193.69
m. |
to point 11;
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N.
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29 deg.
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51′
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31.3″
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E.,
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113.47
m. |
to point 12;
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S.
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60 deg.
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17′
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15.6″
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E.,
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759.38
m. |
to point 13
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S.
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30 deg.
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17′
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15.6″
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E.,
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550.00
m. |
to point 14;
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S.
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59 deg.
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42′
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44.4″
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W.,
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1,200.00
m. |
to point 15;
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S.
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30 deg.
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17′
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15.6″
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E.,
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404.00
m. |
to point of
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beginning, containing an area of FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (4,522,422) SQUARE METERS.
All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the
ground by Ps. Cyl. Conc. Mons. 15 x 60 cm.
SECTION 2. Energy Projects Zone. Portions of the BPZ under
EO Nos.
385 and 431 which are excluded under Section 1 of this Order is hereby
segregated and reserved for energy projects as identified by the
Department of Energy and are excluded from the administrative
jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority, consistent with existing
laws and regional industrial plans for the development and utilization
of the said areas as Energy Projects Zone.
SECTION 3. Separability. Should any provision of this Order
be
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected
thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 4. Repeal. All orders, proclamations, rules,
regulations,
or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of
this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect
immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 25th day of July, in the
year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
By the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary