Declaring and Delineating the Nicanor Zabala Port Zone Under the Administrative Jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority

March 7, 2005

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 413

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE NICANOR ZABALA PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, the port of Roxas is one of the busiest ports in the country more particularly in the province of Palawan; AIDcTE

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to accelerate the development of a seaport in Sitio Inindianan, Barangay Nicanor Zabala, Roxas, Palawan which will serve as a hub of a sea borne commerce and trade in Northern Palawan, the gateway to other municipalities, cities, provinces and other countries and to accommodate projected increases in port traffic and program the development of the port facilities to support the increasing demands of the shipping trade within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Nicanor Zabala in Sitio Inindianan, Barangay Nicanor Zabala, Municipality of Roxas, Province of Palawan is hereby expanded and particularly described as follows:

"Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan, thence point 2 at a distance of 200.00 meters with bearing due East, thence to point 3 at a distance of 3,562.56 meters with bearing N 64 deg. 00' E, thence to point 4 at a distance of 2,500.00 meters with bearing at due East, thence to point 5 at a distance of 6,650.00 meters with bearing at due North, thence to point 6 at a distance of 2,500.00 meters with bearing at due West, thence to point 7 at a distance of 5,573.82 meters with bearing N 35 deg. 00 West, thence to point 8 at a distance of 200.00 meters with bearing at due West, thence to point 1 or the beginning at a distance of 500 meters with bearing at due North, all in all comprising a total area of 28,180,803.35 square meters more or less."

SECTION 2. The Nicanor Zabala Port Zone as defined and delineated is hereby placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority, which shall consistent with the regional industrial plans of the government, implement a program in the proper zoning, planning, development and utilization of the port.

SECTION 3. All orders, proclamations and issuances or portions thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly. DEcSaI

SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 7th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.