Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

493

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: REP. RAUL V. DEL MAR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Cebu Port has been designated as one of six major national
gateway ports (major ports for international container trade) in the study
report made by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), “The
Study on the Master Plan for the Strategic Development of the National Port
System in the Republic of the Philippines,” PPOSS (Philippine Port System
Strategy).

The Cebu Port is also identified by the Economic Research Institute
for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) as the major port of the Philippines that
needs to be developed urgently in its report “The Comprehensive Asia
Development Plan”.

The increasing international cargo volume from/to Kaohsiung, Pusan,
Hong Kong and Singapore, among others, caused by the congestion at the
CIP and the shallow water depth of the existing CIP berths has raised issues
on the efficiency of cargo handling and the safety of port operations.
‘Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop an additional international
container terminal, with its concomitant deep-draft berths, back-up areas,
vessel traffic system (VTSJ, storage lighting towers (system), gantry (shore
and yard) cranes, firefighting equipment, various amenities and other
related appurtenances.

In this light, approval of the proposed measure is earnestly requested.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

493
HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by: REP. RAUL V. DEL MAR

AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION BY THE
CEBU PORT AUTHORITY OF AN ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL
CONTAINER TERMINAL, WITH ITS CONCOMITANT DEEP-DRAFT
BERTHS, BACK-UP AREAS, VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM (VTS), STORAGE
LIGHTING TOWERS (SYSTEM), GANTRY (SHORE AND YARD) CRANES,
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, VARIOUS AMENITIES AND OTHER
RELATED APPURTENANCES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

Be it enacted by Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be established and constructed, under the
supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOT), by the Cebu Port
Authority (CPA), of an additional Cebu International Container Terminal,
with its concomitant deep-draft berths, back-up areas, Vessel Traffic System
(VTS), storage lighting towers (system), gantry (shore and yard) cranes,
firefighting equipment, various amenities and other related appurtenances.
SEC. 2. The DOT, in coordination with the CPA, shall finance and
conduct the Feasibility Studies and the formulation of the Detailed
Engineering Designs, Standards and Specifications of the proposed
international container terminal as well as the concomitant deep-draft
berths, back-up areas, vessel traffic system, storage lighting towers, gantry


cranes, firefighting equipment and other appurtenances as maybe necessary
for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Transportation shall include in the
Department's program the funding requirements for the procurement and
construction of the said additional international container terminal, its
facilities, amenities, equipment and other related appurtenances in an
amount deemed appropriate for its operationalization and maintenance.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.