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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 243
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 243 -
CREATING THE MANILA PORT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 857
mandates the Philippine Ports Authority with the administration,
planning, development, financing and operation of the port zones
designated under its control;
WHEREAS, there is a need to relocate some activities within the port
zone, particularly along the Pasig River, to more appropriate areas for
safety and other purposes;
WHEREAS, the City of Manila desires to integrate certain development
proposals located in the Manila Port Zone and anchorages areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, I FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:
Section 1. Creation of the Manila Port Development
Coordinating Committee. — There is hereby created a Manila Port
Coordinating Committee which shall be responsible for the preparation,
integration and program development for the Manila Port Zone. This
project shall be considered a priority development project for the City
of Manila and the Philippine Ports Authority.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Manila Port Development
Coordinating Committee shall be composed of representatives of the
following:
1.
The Philippine Ports Authority —Chair
2. The City of
Manila — Co-Chair
3. The
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority — Member
4. The
Department of Transportation and Communications — Member
5. The
Department of Tourism — Member
6. The
Department of Environment and Natural Resources — Member
7. The Housing
and Urban Authority — Member
8. The
National Housing Authority — Member
9. The
Intramuros Administration — Member
10. The Pasig
River Rehabilitation Secretariat — Member
11. The
Tourist Belt Business Association (TBBA) — Member
Sec. 3. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities. —
The committee shall:
a.
Formulate and coordinate proposed plans of the City of Manila for the
purpose of harmonizing or integrating the same into the Master Plan for
the Port of Manila;
b. Consider
the relocation and establishment of the manila Financial District along
Bonifacio Drive;
c. Rationalize
the utilization and allocation of the area for commercial, tourism and
port-related establishment;
d. Determine,
coordinate and plan for the transfer of all government agencies and
offices occupying areas in the port zone to an appropriate Government
Center within or, as appropriate, outside the port zone;
e. Recognize
the rights of existing lease holders provided that they shall conform
with the development plan for the area;
f. Coordinate
with all government agencies concerned for the removal and relocation
of all illegal occupants in the area; and
g. Determine
what properties may be made available for the sale to the private
sector in accordance with the Development Plan.
Sec. 4. The Committee is hereby authorized to
avail of the services of other government agencies, as may be
necessary, in the performance of their tasks. The Authority is further
authorized to hire Consultants in the preparation of plans and
documents for the bidding and in the evaluation of bids for the
development of the south harbor expanded Port Zone. Funding for the
consultancy services shall be charged against the corporate funds of
the Authority.
Sec. 5. All Heads of government offices shall
cooperate and provide assistance to the committee as needed.
Sec. 6. The Committee shall submit its report to
the President for information and/or action within ninety (90) days
hereof, including a timetable for the execution for the plan, which
shall be incorporated in the Philippine Ports Authority's 25-Year
Master Plan.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of January, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-six.
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