PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 07-99, September 10, 1999

[ PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 07-99, September 10, 1999 ]

PORT CLASSIFICATION FOR STANDARD OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. AUTHORITY

1.1 Section 26 of Presidential Decree 857, as amended

1.2 Board Committee Res. No. 99-621

1.3 PPA Board Resolution No. 1768

2. SCOPE

This Order shall apply to all government ports under the PPA Port System.

3. RATIONALE

The classification of ports under the PPA port system will provide easier identification and determination of standard operational requirements to include, among others, the following: cargo handling contract terms, tariff for port services cargo handling equipment and cargo handling productivity and personnel deployment.

4. GUIDELINES

4.1 The port classification was derived using the following criteria:

• Cargo Traffic — The volume of inbound and outbound cargoes passing thru a given port for the last four (4) years, (from 1995-1998).

• Passenger Traffic — The number of embarking and disembarking passengers passing thru a given port for the last four (4) years.

• Vessel GRT — The total tonnage of vessel in terms of Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) calling at a given port for the last four (4) Years.

• Shipcalls — The number of vessels calling at a given port for the last four (4) years.

• Port Area — The size or total land area (in square meters) of the port and

• Market Potential — The port's potential for economic growth and development and its strategic location.

4.2 Ports under a particular classification shall be prescribed closely similar if not uniform operational requirements such as:

4.2.1 CH contract term 4.2.2 Cargo handling and ancillary services 4.2.3 Tariff setting and adjustment 4.2.4 CH equipment requirement 4.2.5 Prescription of government share 4.2.6 CH productivity

5. LIST OF CLASSIFIED PORTS

Ports under the PPA Port System are classified as follows:

Class A Ports

Class B Ports

North Harbor

Zamboanga

South Harbor

Iloilo

Cagayan de Oro

Ozamiz

MICT

Davao ( Sasa)

Batangas

Class C Ports

Class D Ports

Nasipit

Calapan

Dumaguete

Pasig

Tagbilaran

Matnog

General Santos ( Makar)

San Jose, Occ Mindoro

Puerto Princesa

Ormoc

San Fernando

Culasi

Iligan

Jagna

Surigao

Dapitan

Pulupandan

San Carlos

Legazpi

Basilan

Tacloban

Lipata

Tubigon

Liloan

Class E Ports

All other

6. PERIODIC REVIEW

The classification of ports may be subject to periodic review.

7. EFFECTIVITY

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 10 Sept. 1999

(SGD.) JUAN O. PEÑA General Manager