DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE PUERTO PRINCESA CITY PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, there is need to expand the Port of
Puerto Princesa City for planning purposes to accommodate projected
increases in port traffic and program the development of the necessary
port facilities to support the increasing demands of the shipping trade
within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Philippines by virtue of the power vested in me by
law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The territorial
jurisdiction of the Port of Puerto Princesa is hereby expanded and
particularly described as follows:

“Beginning
at point 1 on the plan, thence to point 2 at a distance of 7 meters
with bearing S39.5º0’0″W, thence to point 3 at a distance of 7 meters
with bearing S6.9º0’0″, thence to point 4 at a distance of 66 meters
with bearing S36º0’0″W, thence to point 5 at a distance of 220 meters
with bearing S34º0’0″W, thence to point 6 at a distance of 800 meters
with bearing N50º59’07″W, thence to point 7 at a distance of 608.51
meters with bearing N38º20’25.5″, thence to point 8 at a distance of 710
meters with bearing S50º46’59″E, thence to point 9 at a distance of
19.84 meters with bearing S38º12’15″E, thence to point 10 at a distance
of 6 meters with bearing S53º57’06″W, thence to point 11 at a distance
of 102.85 meters with bearing S24º44’37″E, thence to point 12 at a
distance of 92.38 meters with bearing S49º35’45″W, thence to point 13 at
a distance of 74.04 meters with bearing S46º08’57″W, thence to point 14
at a distance of 42.71 meters with bearing S44º57’43″W, thence to point
15 at a distance of 2.07 meters with bearing S36º32’14″E, thence to
point of beginning at a distance of 47 meters with bearing S54º06’0″W,
all in all comprising a total area of 479,615.03 square meters or
less.”

SECTION 2. The Puerto Princesa Port
Zone, as expanded, 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.

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Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified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

SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.

Adopted: 19 Feb.
1996

By
the President:

(SGD.) RUBEN D.
TORRES
Executive Secretary