PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 02-2009, March 20, 2009

[ PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 02-2009, March 20, 2009 ]

PRIVATE PORT FEES AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES

Pursuant to PPA BoardCom Resolution No. 2009- 1165 dated 15 January and 26 February 2009, the following adjustments on the existing port fees on private ports are hereby approved for implementation, to wit:

1. SCHEDULE OF ADJUSTED FEES

A. Privilege Fee

The privilege fee shall be paid to the Authority upon the issuance of the COR/PTO and every first quarter of every year thereat during the effectivity of the COR/PTO, as specified below:

Classification

Amount

Private Commercial Port

Php 80,000 + VAT

Private Non-Commercial Port

30,000 + VAT

River Port

15,000 + VAT

Marina

15,000 + VAT

B. Permit to Construct Fee

Classification

Project Cost

Permit to Construct Fee

Private Non-Commercial Port

Below Php 10 million

Php 20,000 + VAT

Php 10 million & above

Php 30,000 + .001 (1/10 of 1%) of the excess of Php10 million but not to exceed Php100,000 + VAT

Private Commercial Port

Below Php 10 million

Php 60,000 + VAT

Php 10 million & above

Php 80,000 + .001 (1/10 of 1%) of the excess of Php10 million but not to exceed Php 100,000 + VAT

C. Surcharge for Late Registration

Particulars

Penalty Fees

1. Filing of Application for registration more than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Order

Php 50,000

2. Filing of Application for registration one (1) year from the effectivity of this Order

75,000

3. Filing of Application for registration after one (1) year up to two (2) years from the effectivity of this Order

100,000

D. Penalty for Failure to Commence Construction within six (6) months from the date of Issuance of the Permit to Construct

Particulars

Penalty Fee

Failure to commence construction within six (6) months from the issuance of the permit to construct shall be imposed the corresponding penalty charge. (A grace period of another six (6) months shall be given to private port owner/s to comply after paying the penalty, after which the permit to construct shall be rendered null and void. The applicant shall be required to re-apply and pay the Permit to Construct Fee.)

Php 50,000

2. SCHEDULE OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

Particulars

Amount

Filing Fee

Php 1,000

Change of Name Fee

5,000

Transfer Fee

50,000

Penalty for Constructing without prior clearance from the Authority

100,000

3. OTHER RELATED FEES

Particulars

Amount

For duly registered private commercial port owner/s who opt to contract out the loading/unloading of Government Share on Contractual cargoes to an independent cargo handling (CHO) which must be duly accredited by PPA (The CHO shall remit to the Authority the corresponding government share from cargo handling operations not later than the 5th day of every month)

10% government share on the annual Gross Revenue of the Cargo Handling Services Cargo Handling Operator (CHO) from domestic cargoes and 20% from foreign cargoes

All provisions of PPA AO 06-95 inconsistent herewith are modified accordingly.

This Order takes effect thirty (30) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 20 March 2009

(SGD.) ATTY. OSCAR M. SEVILLA

General Manager