Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 158)
Under Section 5, Article IV of Presidential Decree No. 857, the Revised Charter of the PPA, the PPA may submit applications for the declaration of specific areas as Port Districts (Port Zones) to the President through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
The Philippine Ports Authority and the Regional Development Council are involved in the joint recommendation, and the application is submitted to the Office of the President for approval.
The Port of Roxas caters to both Roll-on and Roll-off (RoRo) vessels and non-RoRo vessels plying the Roxas-Caticlan route, as well as smaller passenger/cargo boats plying the Roxas-Romblon route.
The territorial jurisdiction is delineated by detailed geographic points beginning at a specific BM location beside the weighbridge of the Port of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, covering an area of approximately 652,860 square meters in Barangay Dangay, Municipality of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has administrative jurisdiction over the Roxas Port Zone.
The PPA is tasked with implementing programs for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the port consistent with government regional industrial plans.
All inconsistent issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Defining port zones aids in the planning, development, financing, and operation of ports, promoting development through the dispersal of industries and commercial activities throughout the different regions.
The Separability Clause states that if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.