Pursuant to Sections 6.a (ii), (v), and 20 of PD 857, PPA Administrative Order (AO) No. 07-89, as amended by PPA AO No. 08-89 was issued designating the lay-up areas as well as the applicable port charges for laid-up domestic and foreign vessels in the different ports administered by PPA.

The PPA Board, in its BoardCom Resolution No. 2009-1169, confirmed PPA’s function and responsibility of designating lay-up areas for foreign vessels in the different ports administered by PPA, approved the fixing and imposition of a nominal lay-up fee of US$91.00 per day per foreign vessel regardless of size and directed that coordination be made with concerned and pertinent government offices in the easing up of normal administrative requirements relative to the entry, lay-up and departure of vessel and crew up to and from Philippine ports.

All issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby amended.

This Order shall take effect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 06 March 2009

(SGD.) ATTY. OSCAR M. SEVILLA
General Manager