EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 656 - AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 81, SERIES OF 1976, CREATING A COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE THE INVESTIGATION, HANDLING AND DISPOSITION OF APPREHENDED ILLEGAL ENTRANTS AND FOREIGN VESSELS VIOLATING PHILIPPINE LAWS

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government maintains and promotes harmonious relations and cooperation with neighboring countries;  

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government adopted the archipelagic doctrine as a national policy to safeguard its territorial integrity and of its sovereign right to explore and exploit, convert and manage its marine resources;

WHEREAS, there is an observed increase of cases of illegal entrants and incursions of foreign vessels into Philippine waters;

WHEREAS, there is a felt need to reconstitute and strengthen the Committee aforestated in order to ensure speedy disposition of cases pertaining to illegal entrants and incursions of foreign vessels into Philippine Waters;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby reconstitute the membership of said Committee hereinafter referred to as the Committee on Illegal Entrants (CIE) to be composed of representatives from the following agencies of the government:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chairman
National Intelligence and Security Authority   -Member
Commission on Immigration and Deportation Member
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Member
Finance Ministry Intelligence Bureau    Member
Bureau of Customs    Member
Philippine Constabulary   Member
Philippine Coast Guard  Member
Philippine Navy   Member
Office of the Chief State Prosecutor Member