WHEREAS, the Port of Puerto Princesa City is one of the major and busiest ports in the country;

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orders, proclamations, and issuances or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.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