Legal basis and authority
- Section 702 of Republic Act No. 1937 authorizes the establishment/opening of ports and subports of entry within the collection districts of existing ports.
- The Secretary of Finance must recommend the creation/opening of the subport before the President acts.
- The President, through Executive Order No. 92, exercises authority to create, open, and establish the designated subport of entry.
Designation: subport of entry
- Executive Order No. 92 designates the Port of Surigao, Surigao del Norte as a subport of entry.
- The subport designation is made within the collection district of the Port of Masao, Butuan City.
- Executive Order No. 92 treats the subport as opened and established for customs collection purposes as part of the Port of Masao collection district.
Named officials and issuance authentication
- Diosdado Macapagal, then President of the Philippines, signed Executive Order No. 92.
- Calixto O. Zaldívar, Acting Executive Secretary, countersigned the order.
- The order bears the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.