Declaring the Benoni Port Zone under the Administrative Jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority

August 31, 2005

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 458

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

WHEREAS, the Port of Benoni is one of the major and busiest ports in the country; HDTSCc

WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the Port of Benoni for planning purposes to accommodate projected increases in port traffic and to program the development of the necessary port facilities to support the demands of the shipping trade within the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President 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 Benoni is hereby expanded and particularly described as follows:

"A parcel of land including Lots 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1660 and 1661 PLS-1103, Case 4 Mahinog Cadastre situated in Barangay Benoni, Municipality of Mahinog, Province of Camiguin. Bounded on the North West by the National road along lines 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 5-6 and 10-1 on the North by the Mindanao Sea along line 6-7 on the East by the Mindanao Sea along lines 8-9 and 9-10 all of the Cadastral Plan PLS-1103, Case 4 beginning at point marked "1" on the plan being S19°-34'-49"E, 1,684.20m from B.L.L.M. No. 1, PLS 1103 Mahinog, Camiguin to corner 1, ESCcaT

thence N27°-10'E., 42.71m to point 2

point of beginning containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIFTY EIGHT (258,058.00) SQUARE METERS more or less." All points referred to are indicated in the plan, bearings true, date of original survey, December 5-8, 1997 by Survey Team from Harbor Maintenance Department, Philippine Ports Authority, Manila. iatdc3up05

SECTION 2. The Benoni Port Zone, as expanded, 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 for the proper zoning, planning, development and utilization of the port.

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orders, proclamations and issuances or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 31st of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.