EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 403 January 24, 2005

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

WHEREAS, the port of Culion is one of the busiest port in the country particularly in Northern Palawan most specially in the Calamianes Group of Island;

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to accelerate the development of the national seaport of Culion situated in Barangay Balala, Culion, Palawan which will serve as hub of a sea borne commerce of trade in Northern Palawan, gateway to other municipalities, cities, provinces and other countries and to accommodate projected increases in port traffic and program in 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 power vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the port of Culion in Barangay Calala, Municipality of Culion, Province of Palawan is hereby declared, expanded and delineated and particularly described as follows:

"Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan, thence to point 2 at a distance of 50.00 meters with bearing at North 22 degrees East, thence to point 3 at a distance of 150.00 meters with bearing at North 68 degrees West, thence to point 4 at a distance of 1,000,00 meters with bearing at North 22 degrees East, thence to point 5 at a distance of 393.86 meters with bearing at South 68 degrees East, thence to point 6 at a distance of 1,000.00 meters with bearing at South 22 degrees West, thence to point 7 at a distance of 150.00 meters with bearing at North 68 degrees West, thence to point 8 at a distance 54.73 meters with bearing at South 46 degrees West, thence to point 1 or the beginning at a distance of 71.60 meters with bearing at North 68 degrees West, all in al comprising a total area of 397,996.46 square meters more or less."

Section 2. The Culion port 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proclamations and issuances or portions thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of January in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA

Executive Secretary