QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143)
Executive Orders are issued by the President pursuant to powers vested by the Constitution and/or statute. In EO No. 143, the President invoked authority to reorganize and regulate port administration through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), consistent with PPA’s mandate to manage and rationalize the national port system.
Section 1 delineates and establishes the territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Baybay by specifying precise boundaries and area. The exact description is crucial to determine which parcels and areas fall within the Baybay Port Zone for planning, regulation, and enforcement.
It defines the zone through metes and bounds: starting at a marked point on an official plan (S. 26 deg. 00' W. 330 m. from BLLM No. 1, Baybay Cadastre) and then listing successive bearings and distances to points 2 to 5, ending at the point of beginning, with the total area stated as 713,973 square meters, more or less.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
PPA is tasked to implement a program for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the port zone, consistent with the regional industrial plans of the government.
“Territorial jurisdiction” refers to the geographical coverage of the port zone (where the zone lies). “Administrative jurisdiction” refers to which agency controls and administers regulatory/planning/development functions over that area.
It links the port zone’s development to broader governmental planning frameworks. This implies that PPA’s port zoning and development should align with regional industrial and development policies.
It repeals, amends, or modifies prior issuances, orders, rules, and regulations—or portions thereof—if they are inconsistent with EO No. 143.
It ensures that if one provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected remain valid and subsisting.
It takes effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
It indicates that PPA’s zoning and delineation of port zones aims to redirect and reorganize port administration for full development of port districts, and to define port zones to support planning and necessary port facilities based on shipping trade demands.
It supports the justification for formally defining and placing the port zone under PPA jurisdiction to plan and develop facilities responsive to high shipping demand in the region.
Because the area is placed under PPA administrative jurisdiction for port zoning, planning, development, and utilization, local and other agencies must align their plans and approvals with PPA’s authority in that zone, subject to existing legal frameworks.
The conflicting parts of prior issuances, orders, rules, or regulations are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Students should focus on the starting reference point (BLLM/plan reference), the sequence of bearings and distances to successive points, and the stated area (with “more or less”), since these elements determine the precise coverage for legal and regulatory purposes.