Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 204)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 204 is to expand the coverage of Executive Order No. 170 and EO No. 170-A to include container-chassis Roll-on/Roll-off (Cha-Ro) services to reduce logistics costs and support competitiveness in the export sector.
EO No. 204 amends the definition of Ro-Ro service to include containers on chassis loaded onto Ro-Ro ships by a prime mover at the port of origin and unloaded by a different prime mover at the port of destination, thereby including chassis Ro-Ro (Cha-Ro) operations in addition to self-powered vehicles.
The two types are: (a) self-powered vehicles such as cars, trucks, and buses; and (b) containers on chassis loaded unto the Ro-Ro ship by prime mover (or tractor head) at the port of origin and unloaded at the destination by another prime mover.
It covers both self-powered rolling cargoes and container-chassis rolling cargoes, which further supports integration of road and nautical routes to reduce domestic logistics and trans-shipment costs.
The RRTS toll applies to all self-powered vehicles, containers on chassis loaded/unloaded by different prime movers at points of origin and destination, and all vessels actually engaged in Ro-Ro operations.
No, Section 3 explicitly states that EO No. 204 applies to both domestic and international Ro-Ro operations/services.
Including Cha-Ro services aims to lift the restriction limiting Ro-Ro to only self-driven rolling cargoes, thereby reducing logistics costs and supporting competitiveness in export-import cargo handling.
Executive Order No. 204 was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on March 29, 2016.
According to the Separability Clause in Section 4, if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
EO No. 204 took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.