EO 170 (s. 2014) — Batangas Port Zone Energy Projects Segregation

Full title: Amending Executive Order Nos. 385 (s. 1989) and 431 (s. 1990) and Segregating Portions of the Batangas Port Zone Under the Administrative Jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority for Energy Projects Designated by the Department of Energy

Signed: July 25, 2014 | President: Benigno S. Aquino III

Context

The Batangas Port Zone (BPZ) was originally delineated under EO 385 (s. 1989) and expanded by EO 431 (s. 1990) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). Portions of the BPZ had become proposed sites for DOE-committed power generation and auxiliary facilities including fuel handling, storage, and processing, consistent with the government’s natural gas infrastructure development plans [EO 170, s. 2014, WHEREAS ¶3–4, 2014-07-25].

Key Provisions

§1 — Revised BPZ boundary: The territorial jurisdiction of the Batangas Port Zone is re-delineated using metes and bounds (4,522,422 sq.m.) [EO 170, s. 2014, §1, 2014-07-25].

§2 — Energy Projects Zone: Portions of the prior BPZ (under EO 385/431) excluded from the revised boundary are segregated as an Energy Projects Zone under DOE designation, removed from PPA administrative jurisdiction, consistent with regional industrial plans [EO 170, s. 2014, §2, 2014-07-25].

Policy Notes

• The Batangas Energy Projects Zone (later Batangas Industrial Port Complex area) is strategically significant for LNG imports: the Batangas Bay area hosts the First Gen (FGen) and Energy World Corp. LNG terminals
• This EO enabled DOE to designate energy project sites at the port without requiring PPA approval — a land tenure clarification for large energy infrastructure
• The EO is primarily a territorial/jurisdictional instrument; it does not fund, approve, or specify which energy projects would occupy the zone

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