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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 448 February 5, 1975

ESTABLISHING THE CUSTOMS ZONE FOR THE PORT OF CEBU

WHEREAS, for more effective supervision and control of the customs service and administration of customs laws and regulations, it is desirable that the promises adjoining the piers and wharves at the Port of Cebu, be placed under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and Section 606 of Republic Act No. 1937, as amended, do hereby establish as customs Zone under the administration, supervision, control, and use of the Bureau of Customs, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to future survey a tract of land of the public domain described as follows:

"A parcel of land, the proposed Customs Zone I, Cebu Cadastre, situated in the City of Cebu, Island of Cebu, bounded on the North by Quezon Blvd., on the East by Cebu Harbor, on the South by F. Gonzales ST., and on the West by Public Land. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, being M 89 deg. 26'E., 205.80, from B.M. 1, Cebu Cadastre;

thence N. 55 deg. 53'E., 35.41 m. to point 2;

thence S. 86 deg. 35'E., 93.80 m. to point 3;

thence S. 8 deg. 58'E., 55.16 m. to point 4;

thence S. 3 deg. 11'E., 159.87 m. to point 5;

thence N. 7 deg. 52'E., 14.25 m. to point 6;

thence N. 76 deg. 32'E., 36.14 m. to point 7;

thence N. 75 deg. 03'E., 5.00 m. to point 8;

thence N. 58 deg. 45'E., 5.09 m. to point 9;

thence N. 38 deg. 10'E., 5.94 m. to point 10;

thence N. 28 deg. 07'E., 567.67 m. to point 11;

thence N. 88 deg. 04'E., 11.86 m. to point 12;

thence N. 28 deg. 18'E., 317.63 m. to point 13;

thence S. 64 deg. 33'E., 43.93 m. to point 14;

thence S. 28 deg. 40'E., 120.70 m. to point 15;

thence S. 60 deg. 25'E., 154.73 m. to point 16;

thence S. 29 deg. 13'W., 28.36 m. to point 17;

thence N. 62 deg. 09'W., 154.45 m. to point 18;

thence S. 28 deg. 33'W., 260.11 m. to point 19;

thence S. 60 deg. 59'E., 152.06 m. to point 20;

thence S. 28 deg. 24'W., 30.98 m. to point 21;

thence N. 61 deg. 53'W., 152.48 m. to point 22;

thence S. 28 deg. 32'W., 257.88 m. to point 23;

thence S. 61 deg. 11'E., 152.46 m. to point 24;

thence S. 28 deg. 13'W., 30.71 m. to point 25;

thence N. 62 deg. 02'W., 152.51 m. to point 26;

thence S. 28 deg. 41'W., 192.08 m. to point 27;

thence N. 86 deg. 14'W., 247.82 m. to point 28;

thence S. 87 deg. 48'W., 322.37 m. to point 29;

thence N. 14 deg. 29'W., 50.88 m. to point 30;

thence S. 75 deg. 58'E., 159.82 m. to point 31;

thence N. 7 deg. 02'W., 17.61 m. to point 32;

thence N. 74 deg. 45'E., 173.10 m. to point 33;

thence S. 80 deg. 11'E., 15.21 m. to point 34;

thence S. 68 deg. 46'E., 111.45 m. to point 35;

thence S. 72 deg. 39'E., 18.69 m. to point 36;

thence N. 86 deg. 25'E., 49.54 m. to point 37;

thence N. 21 deg. 33'E., 54.09 m. to point of

beginning; containing an area of NINETY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (93,391) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground with "x" marked on conc. pavement; bearings true; date prepared, April 24, 1973."

All existing and proposed piers, wharves and berthing spaces in the Port of Cebu, with their back-up areas already reclaimed and to be reclaimed, and the whole waterfront of the Port of Cebu are also included in the Customs Zone.

All land areas including lands under water, and all buildings owned by the government and government- owned corporations within the Customs Zone are hereby transferred to and replaced under the administration, control, and use of the Bureau of Customs.

The Commissioner of Customs, with the concurrence of the Director of Public Works and the approval of the Secretary of Finance, is hereby authorized to lease to private parties or government agencies and/or government-owned or controlled corporations, appropriate areas within the port zone, with a view to promoting utilization of the port zone to enhance port-oriented commerce and industry: Provided, That such lease shall not violate any approved development plan existing at the time such lease is entered into. The rental rates, terms and conditions of the contract of lease, and disposition of the income therefrom, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 37 and 64 (a) of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended by Republic Act No. 2694.

All proclamations or executive orders which are inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

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