Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 431)
Executive Order No. 431, dated October 19, 1990, further expands the delineated Batangas Port Zone.
The expanded Batangas Port Zone covers a total area of 5,380,893.7 square meters or approximately 538.09 hectares.
The Philippine Ports Authority is given administrative jurisdiction over the expanded Batangas Port Zone.
The Philippine Ports Authority is tasked to implement a program for proper zoning, titling, planning, development, and utilization of the port areas within the Batangas Port Zone, consistent with the law and regional industrial plans of the government.
EO No. 431 modifies or revokes Executive Order No. 335, dated December 19, 1989, as well as any other orders, issuances, or regulations inconsistent with it.
Executive Order No. 431 took effect immediately upon signing on October 19, 1990.
The territorial jurisdiction starts at a point marked 1 located at the northeast corner of Sta. Clara Elementary School, Batangas City.
EO No. 431 deals with both administrative jurisdiction of the Batangas Port Zone and its proper zoning, titling, planning, development, and utilization.
The legal power vested in the President of the Philippines by law enables the issuance of Executive Order No. 431.