EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 144, November 05, 2013
DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE PALOMPON PORT ZONE AND PLACING IT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA)
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 Palompon in Palompon, Leyte is one of
the major and busiest ports in the country; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to define the Port zone of Palompon
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 Palompon. The territorial
jurisdiction of the
Port of Palompon situated in the Municipality of Palompon, Province of
Leyte, is hereby delineated and established, particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan, being N. 00 deg.
24′ E., 302.29 m. from BLLM No. 1, Palompon Cadastre, thence:
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S.
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15 deg.
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13′
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W.,
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107.00 m.
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to point 2;
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N.
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74 deg.
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47′
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W.,
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510.00 m.
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to point 3;
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N.
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15 deg.
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13′
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E.,
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381.57 m.
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to point 4;
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S.
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75 deg.
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41′
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E.,
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534.93 m.
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to point 5;
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S.
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14 deg.
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09′
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W.,
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58.21 m.
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to point 6;
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N.
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77 deg.
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15′
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W.,
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5.00 m.
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to point 7;
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S.
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14 deg.
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09′
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W.,
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20.00 m.
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to point 8;
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S.
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77 deg.
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15′
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E.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 9;
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S.
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14 deg.
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09′
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W.,
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50.00 m.
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to point 10;
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S.
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14 deg.
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09′
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W.,
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52.70 m.
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to point 11;
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N.
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75 deg.
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51′
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W.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 12;
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S.
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15 deg.
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13′
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W.,
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18.11 m.
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to point 13;
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N.
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77 deg.
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15′
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W.,
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13.30 m.
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to point 14;
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S.
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15 deg.
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13′
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W.,
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7.00 m.
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to point 15;
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N.
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77 deg.
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15′
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W.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 16;
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N.
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15 deg.
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13′
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E.,
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17.00 m.
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to point 17;
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N.
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77 deg.
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15′
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W.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 18;
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S.
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15 deg.
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13′
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W.,
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20.00 m.
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to point 19;
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S.
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77 deg.
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15′
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E.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 20;
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S.
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15 deg.
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13′
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W.,
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10.00 m.
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to point 21;
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S.
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15 deg.
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10′
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W.,
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64.70 m.
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to point of
beginning, |
Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (202,155) SQUARE METERS, more or less.
SECTION 2. PPA Jurisdiction. The Palompon 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 5th day of
November, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Thirteen.
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S.
AQUINO III
By the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary