WHEREAS, the Port of Lubang Island, Barangay Tilik, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro serves as the primary link of trade and commerce, and of the people of Lubang Island, comprised of the municipalities of Lubang ang Looc, to mainland Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan;

WHEREAS, the port is vital to the socio-economic development of the two island municipalities in Lubang Island in particular and of the province in general;

WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the Port of Lubang Island 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 power vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Lubang Island, Barangay Tilik, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro is hereby delineated and established and particularly described as follows:

"Beginning at point marked 1 on the plan, thence to point 2 at a distance of 53.76m. with bearing N 65 31’ W, thence to point 3 at a distance of 70.89m. with bearing N 54 59’ W, thence to point 4 at a distance of 55.38m. with bearing N 35 54’ W, thence to point 5 at a distance of 64.44m. with bearing N 22 49’ W, thence to point 6 at a distance of 35.15m. with bearing N 49 58’ W, thence to point 7 at a distance of 66.01m. with bearing N 31 12’ W, thence to point 8 at a distance of 58.22m. with bearing N 19 17’ W, thence to point 9 at a distance of 106.68m. with bearing N 07 15’ W, thence to point 10 at a distance of 76.95m. with bearing N 12 13’ E, thence to point 11 at a distance of 40.89m. with bearing N 17 11’ E, thence to point 12 at distance of 20.86m. with bearing N 73 13’ E, thence to point 13 at a distance of 19.29m. with bearing N 07 41’ E, thence to point 14 at a distance of 15.14m. with bearing N 71 04’ E, thence to point 15 at a distance of 28.99m. with bearing N 34 10 E, thence to point 16 at a distance of 26.13m. with bearing n 08 02’ E, thence to point 17 at a distance of 17.31m. with bearing N 89 14’ E, thence to point 18 at a distance of 13.02m. with bearing N 07 54’ E, thence to point 19 at a distance of 18.57m. with bearing N 17 49’ W, thence to point 20 at a distance of 36.15m. with bearing N 03 55’ E, thence to point 21 at a distance of 41.79m. with bearing N 16 27’ E, thence to point 22 at a distance of 27.24m. with bearing N 42 44’ W, thence to point 23 at a distance of 27.14m. with bearing N 35 19’ W, thence to point 24 at a distance of 115.06m. with bearing N 27 39’ W, thence to point 25 at a distance of 19.55m. with bearing N 42 08’ W, thence to point 26 at a distance of 61.71m. with bearing N 28 27’ W, thence to point 27 at a distance of 126.16m. with bearing N 34 28’ W, thence to point 28 at a distance of 175.36m. with bearing 48 23’ W, thence to point 29 at a distance of 170.35m. with bearing N 49 24’ W, thence to point 30 at a distance of 54.62. with bearing N 48 34’ W, thence to point 31 at a distance of 113.77m. with bearing N 39 37’ W, thence to point 32 at a distance of 15,000m. with bearing N 33 37’ E, thence to point 33 at a distance of 1,553.47m. with bearing S 27 39’ E, thence to point 1, the S 33 37’W, the total area comprising of 20,337,876.87 square meter more or less.

SEC. 2. The Lubang Island Port Zone, as delineated and established, is hereby placed under the administration of the Philippine Port Authority which shall, consistent with the regional industrial plans of Government, implement a program for the proper zoning, planning, development and utilization of the port.

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

SEC. 4. This Order shall take effect immediately.

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

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

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