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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 475 -
TRANSFERRING THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
DEFENSE TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is an agency created and established
as a major unit of the Philippine Navy pursuant to Republic Act No.
5173;
WHEREAS, the mandate of the PCG and the program of government to
rationalize Philippine maritime administration could be better pursued,
and coordination with the private sector and the different departments
and agencies of government which require the services of the PCG could
be properly managed, if the PCG is placed under the Office of the
President;
WHEREAS, the PCG remains a major subordinate unit of the Philippine
Navy by virtue of Sec. 54, Chapter 8, Subtitle II, Title VIII, Book IV
of EO 292 dated 25 July 1987, otherwise known as the “Administrative
Code of 1987”, and assigned functions pertaining to the promotion of
safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment;
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 grants the
President the continuing authority to reorganize the Office of the
President by, among others, transferring any agency or function to the
Office of the President;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that:
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Sec. 8. Since 19.07.98.
DONE in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 30th day of March, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Ninety-Eight.
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