Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INSTITUTING A MARITIME CODE, THEREBY REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAWS TO MODERNIZE THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, PROMOTE AND REGULATE MERCHANT MARINE ACTIVITIES, RATIONALIZE THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME MATTERS, AND INSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE WEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORY
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00622 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTING A MARITIME CODE, THEREBY REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAWS TO MODERNIZE THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, PROMOTE AND REGULATE MERCHANT MARINE ACTIVITIES, RATIONALIZE THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME MATTERS, AND INSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE WEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORY | |
| SHORT TITLE : Maritime Code of the Philippines | |
| ABSTRACT : "Maritime Code of the Philippines". Seeks to solve the following: obsolete laws unresponsive to the industry; failure of the Coast Guard to inspect vessels and their compliance with communications regulations; absence of admiralty courts; acute need for search and rescue vessels; and frequent sea disasters and tragedies | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, FRANCIS G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Petilla (004 ) | 2. Villarosa (019 ) |
| 3. Espino (029 ) | |
| 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 TRANSPORTATION ON 2005-01-12 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS on 2004-07-28; |
Abstract
"Maritime Code of the Philippines". Seeks to solve the following: obsolete laws unresponsive to the industry; failure of the Coast Guard to inspect vessels and their compliance with communications regulations; absence of admiralty courts; acute need for search and rescue vessels; and frequent sea disasters and tragedies'
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