DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE MASBATE PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, the Port of Masbate is
one of the major ports in the country:

WHEREAS, there is a need to
expand the Port of Masbate to accommodate projected increases in port traffic
and to program the development of the necessary port facilities to support the
demands of the shipping trade within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, 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 Masbate is hereby expanded and particularly
described as follows:

“Beginning at point marked 1 on
the plan, thence to point 2 at a distance of 282 meters with bearing South
45°0’ West, thence to point 3 at a distance of 13 meters with bearing South
45°0’ West thence to point 4 at a distance of 16 meters with bearing North
54°0’ West, thence to point 5 at a distance of 41 meters with bearing South
38°50’ West, thence to point 6 at a distance of 25 meters with bearing North
51°0′ West, thence to point 7 at a distance of 405 meters with bearing South
41°25′ West, thence to point 8 at a distance of 428.84 meters with bearing
South 51°05 “31” East, thence to point 9 at a distance of 444.85 meters with
bearing North 35°0′ East, thence to point 10 at a distance of 58 meters with
bearing North 51°10′ West, thence to point 1, the point of beginning at a
distance of 25 meters with bearing North 42°0’ East, all comprising a total
area of 184,057.15 square meters more or less.”

SEC. 2. The Masbate 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.

SEC. 3. All other orders,
proclamations and issuances or portions thereof, 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Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.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
18th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL
V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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