QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 754)
It further expands and delineates the Legazpi Port Zone originally established under Executive Order No. 347 (series of 1996) and amended by Executive Order No. 166 (series of 1999), to accommodate increasing needs in investment, trade, shipping, tourism, and revenue-generating activities.
EO No. 754 is based on and amends EO No. 347 (1996) as amended by EO No. 166 (1999). Specifically, it amends Section 1 of EO No. 166.
Section 1 of EO No. 166 is amended, revising the territorial jurisdiction description of the Port of Legazpi.
It provides a metes-and-bounds description using starting and subsequent points marked by distances and bearings, ending with the total area of 1,598,074.8989 sq. m., more or less.
It defines the exact geographic scope of the port zone for legal regulation, jurisdiction, administration, and planning, based on precise boundary points.
It indicates that the stated total area (1,598,074.8989 sq. m.) is approximate and may vary slightly due to measurement or survey tolerances.
Its Resolution No. 0132-2008 (dated July 2, 2008) recommends the revision and expansion of the delineated Legazpi Port Zone, which supports the executive action.
It revokes, amends, or modifies any executive issuances (or parts thereof) that are inconsistent with EO No. 754.
It takes effect immediately.
Because port zones are tied to jurisdiction and allowable port-related activities; expanding boundaries supports growth in shipping, commerce, tourism, infrastructure, and income-generation purposes.
It changes the geographic limits within which the port authority’s regulatory, administrative, and related government powers apply, affecting governance of activities within the defined area.
It is signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and countersigned by the Executive Secretary (Eduardo R. Ermita), implying it was duly issued as an executive issuance and processed through the executive branch.
It begins at a point marked on a plan located at a distance of 405.42m with bearing S 46A13' from BLLM No. 1 Cad, 47, Albay Cadastre, then proceeds to subsequent numbered corners.
Each numbered point is connected to the next by stating a distance and a bearing (e.g., from corner 1 to point 2), thus tracing the perimeter of the port zone.
It implies continuity: the existing port zone rules remain, but the geographic boundaries are expanded and clarified through amendment of the earlier executive order.