EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 109

: Executive Order No. 109 declares and delineates the Aras-asan Port Zone in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur, and places it under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
: The Port of Aras-asan is located in Barangay Aras-asan, Municipality of Cagwait, Province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
: The total area of the Aras-asan Port Zone is SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (686,114) square meters, more or less.
: The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has administrative jurisdiction over the Aras-asan Port Zone.
: The purpose is for the planning and development of necessary port facilities to support the demands of shipping trade within the region.
: The PPA is tasked with the proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the Aras-asan Port Zone in line with regional industrial plans of the government.
: Yes, Section 3 of EO No. 109 repeals, amends, or modifies all inconsistent issuances, orders, rules, and regulations with this Executive Order.
: Section 4 states that if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
: It took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
: Executive Order No. 109 was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III and by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.