Executive Order No. 121, July 17, 1999

DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE CULASI (CAPIZ) PORT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, the Port of Culasi (Capiz) is one of the major and busiest ports in the country;

WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the Port of Culasi (Capiz) 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, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order;

Section 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Culasi (Capiz) is hereby expanded and particularly described as follows:

“Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan at a distance of 281.81 m with bearing a 87° 58? W from BBM No. 3 (Capiz Cad.), thence to point 2 at a distance of 4.00m with bearing S 19° 10? W, thence to point 3 at a distance of 755.00m with bearing S 70° 27? E, thence to point 4 at a distance of 457.00m with bearing S 19° 13? W, thence to point 5 at a distance of 1,083.00m with bearing N 72° 47? W, thence to point 6 at a distance of 477.00m with bearing N 27° 00? E, thence to point 7 at a distance of 37.65m with bearing N 44° 15? E, thence to point 1, the point of beginning at a distance of 246.84.00m with bearing S 69° 58E, all in all comprising a total area of 502,469.95 sq.m. more or less.”

Section 2. The Culasi (Capiz) 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orders, proclamations and issuances or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.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 17th day of July in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety nine.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA

Executive Secretary