Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 161)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 161 is to declare and delineate the Caluya Port Zone and place it under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization.
Section 5, Article IV of Presidential Decree No. 857, or the Revised Charter of the Philippine Ports Authority.
The Caluya Port Zone covers an area of 924,974 square meters located at Sitio Tongo, Barangay Imba, Municipality of Caluya, Province of Antique, with specific geographical boundary points described in the order.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is placed under administrative jurisdiction of the Caluya Port Zone.
Section 2 mandates the PPA to implement a program for proper zoning, planning, development, and utilization of the Caluya Port Zone consistent with the regional industrial plans of the government.
Under Section 3, all issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Yes. Section 4 contains a separability clause which states that if any provision of the Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
Section 3 of Executive Order No. 410 (s. 1990) provides new guidelines requiring that applications jointly recommended for approval by the PPA and Regional Development Council be submitted directly to the Office of the President.
It took effect immediately upon its signing on February 14, 2014.