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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 201 -
PROVIDING FOR THE COORDINATION MECHANISM AND FUNDING FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONITORING, CONTROL, AND SURVEILLANCE FOR THE
CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES (MCS-CPRR) SYSTEM
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, the conservation and protection of
the renewable resources and their habitat in the Philippine waters has
become a major government concern due to the continued illegal,
unauthorized, and damaging fishing practices by both external and
internal participants;
WHEREAS, the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance for the Conservation
and Protection of Renewable Resources (MCS-CPRR) System, although
initially focusing on fisheries and their habitat, was also designed to
address many of the oceans and coastal surveillance concerns in support
of inter-agency coastal vigilance priorities;
WHEREAS, the MCS-CPRR System has been designed to promote
cost-effective coordination of inter-agency resources for ocean sector
sovereignty, national security for future food security, and the
conservation purposes, through the establishment of national and
regional MCS-CPRR Coordinating and Operating Centers;
WHEREAS, the management of the coast areas has been devolved to the
municipalities;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to establish a coordinating mechanism
and secure funding for the implementation of the MCS-CPRR System to
address their fisheries and ocean conservation and security needs;
WHEREAS, the Cabinet Committee on Maritime and Ocean Affairs
(CabCom-MOA) was created to address all activities in the ocean sector;
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is mandated to manage the
fisheries resources of the Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, I FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, do hereby order as follows:
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety five.
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