Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 87)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 87 is to declare and delineate the Clarin Port Zone in Clarin, Bohol, and to place it under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization.
The Clarin Port Zone covers an area of approximately 408,157 square meters, described with specific directional bearings and distances starting from a point marked 1 on the plan in the Municipality of Clarin, Province of Bohol.
The Clarin Port Zone is placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
The PPA is responsible for implementing a program for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the Clarin Port Zone consistent with the regional industrial plans of the government.
Yes, Section 3 of EO No. 87 repeals, amends, or modifies all issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this Executive Order.
Section 4 provides a separability clause stating that if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
EO No. 87 took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
The delineation was necessary to support the development of necessary port facilities to meet the demands of the shipping trade within the region.