Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 158)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 158 is to declare and delineate the Roxas Port Zone and place it under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to support the planning, development, financing, and operation of the port for promoting regional development.
The authority of the Philippine Ports Authority to declare specific port zones is established under Presidential Decree No. 857, Section 5, Article IV, also known as the Revised Charter of the PPA.
Section 3 of Executive Order No. 410 (s. 1990) provides the guidelines for the processing of applications for port zone delineation, stating that applications jointly recommended by the PPA and Regional Development Council must be submitted directly to the Office of the President.
The PPA is tasked to administer the Roxas Port Zone and implement programs for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the port, consistent with regional industrial plans.
The territorial jurisdiction is delineated through specific geographical points and measurements starting at a point near the weighbridge at the Port of Roxas, covering an area of approximately 652,860 square meters.
The Roxas Port is located in Barangay Dangay, Municipality of Roxas, Province of Oriental Mindoro.
The Port of Roxas serves both Roll-on and Roll-off (RoRo) and non-RoRo vessels on the Roxas-Caticlan route, as well as smaller passenger and cargo boats on the Roxas-Romblon route.
The Repealing Clause states that all orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with EO No. 158 are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its signing on February 14, 2014.
According to the Separability Clause in Section 4, if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.