Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 149)
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is placed under the administrative jurisdiction over the Plaridel Port Zone.
The Port of Plaridel is located in Barangay Looc, Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Misamis Occidental.
The Plaridel Port Zone covers an area of sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) square meters, more or less.
The boundaries begin at a point marked 1 on the plan at N. 66 deg. 54' E., 3,742.64 m. from BLLM No. 1, PLS-466, then proceed through a series of directional bearings: N. 28 deg. 57' E. 250.00 m. to point 2; S. 61 deg. 03' E. 250.00 m. to point 3; S. 28 deg. 57' W. 250.00 m. to point 4; and N. 61 deg. 03' W. 250.00 m. back to point of beginning.
The PPA is mandated to establish, develop, regulate, manage, and operate the port zone, including implementing programs for zoning, planning, development, and utilization consistent with regional industrial plans.
All prior issuances, orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Yes, there is a separability clause stating that if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected remain valid and subsisting.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its signing on November 26, 2013.
Besides President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Executive Order was signed by Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary.