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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MARITIME AND OCEAN AFFAIRS CENTER AS AN ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PROVIDING FOR ITS FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00196 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MARITIME AND OCEAN AFFAIRS CENTER AS AN ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PROVIDING FOR ITS FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Maritime and Ocean Affairs Center Act of 2002". The State recognizes that marine resources and environment, including those of the oceans, all seas, archipelagic waters and adjacent coastal areas, form an integrated whole that are essential components of the national ocean economy and life-support system vital to sustainable development. This measure seeks the creation of the Maritime and Ocean Affairs Center (MOAC) which shall serve as the secretariat to the Department of Foreign Affairs on maritime and ocean affairs matters. Among its other functions, the MOAC shall initiate steps to harmonize and update domestic legislation and rules and regulations with international agreements to which the Philippines is a party. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Baculio (057 ) | 2. Mitra (057 ) |
| 3. Solis (057 ) | 4. Remulla (074 ) |
| 5. Miranda (074 ) | 6. Datumanong (074 ) |
| 7. Velarde (074 ) | 8. Magsaysay (074 ) |
| 9. Gidaya (074 ) | 10. Arroyo (074 ) |
| 11. Defensor (074 ) | 12. Susano (074 ) |
| 13. Zubiri (074 ) | 14. Codilla (074 ) |
| 15. Domogan (074 ) | 16. Tañada (074 ) |
| 17. Alcala (074 ) | 18. Taliño-santos (074 ) |
| 19. Cari (074 ) | 20. De Guzman (074 ) |
| 21. Pancho (074 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2006-08-16 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2004-07-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRANSPORTATION, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :SECONDARILY REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS on 2004-07-27; |
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