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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 397, June 07, 1960 ]

OPENING BARRIO AYAM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIMAY, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, AS SUBPORT OF ENTRY

WHEREAS, the Standard-Vacuum Refining Corporation (Philippines) is constructing its oil refinery in the municipality of Limay, province of Bataan;

WHEREAS, the said corporation has requested the Philippine Government for facilities by opening barrio Ayam in the vicinity of its refinery as a subport of entry for both foreign and coastwise trade; and

WHEREAS, the establishment of such an oil refinery is a step forward in the industrial and economic development of the Philippines and will provide employment for a considerable number of technicians and laborers;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the provisions of section 702 of Republic Act No. 1937 and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Finance, do hereby order:

1. The barrio of Ayam, municipality of Limay, province of Bataan, is hereby created, opened, and established as a subport of entry under Manila as the principal port of entry.

2. The subport as herein created shall be furnished by the Government with only a skeleton force for customs purposes.

3. The construction of the pier by the Standard-Vacuum Refining Corporation (Philippines) shall be subject to the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Communications.

4. The Bureau of Customs shall collect the corresponding wharfage dues and berthing charges pursuant to Republic Act No. 1937, as amended.1a⍵⍴h!1

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fourteenth.

(SGD.) CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) NATALIO P. CASTILLO
Executive Secretary

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