EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 100, December 04, 2012

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE CURRIMAO PORT ZONE AND PLACING IT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA)

WHEREAS, the Port of Currimao in Currimao, Ilocos Norte is one of the major and busiest ports in the country; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to define the Port Zone of Currimao for the planning and development of the necessary port facilities thereat to support the demands of shipping trade within the region.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Port of Currimao. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Currimao situated in the Municipality of Currimao, Province of Ilocos Norte, is hereby delineated and established, particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan, thence:

N.	35 deg.	00'	E.,	975.00 m.	to point 2;
N.	55 deg.	00'	W.,	1,700.00 m.	to point 3;
S.	35 deg.	00'	W.,	975.00 m.	to point 4;
S.	55 deg.	00'	E.,	1,700.00 m.	to point of beginning,

Containing a total area of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,657,500) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

SECTION 2. PPA Jurisdiction. The Currimao Port Zone, as delineated, is hereby placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the PPA, 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. Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. Separability. If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 4th of December, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.

Executive Secretary