EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 289

: Executive Order No. 289 revises Executive Order No. 72 dated December 3, 1936, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 195 and 254.
: The main purpose is to further revise the classification of ports included in the category of National Ports open to coastwise trade.
: The provinces are Occidental Negros and Sorsogon.
: San Carlos port is the National Port listed in Occidental Negros.
: Bulan port is listed as a National Port in the province of Sorsogon.
: Classification as a National Port means the port is authorized to engage in trade and shipping activities that occur along the coast of the Philippines, facilitating domestic commerce.
: Executive Orders Nos. 195 dated March 13, 1939, and 254 dated February 20, 1940.
: July 8, 1940.
: Manuel L. Quezon.
: Jorge B. Vargas.
: Executive Order No. 72, dated December 3, 1936, as amended, is the primary document establishing the classification of ports for coastwise trade.
: Coastwise trade refers to the transport of goods and passengers between ports located within the Philippine archipelago.