AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AND VESTING IN IT THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF ENFORCING MARITIME SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY FUNCTION WITHIN PHILIPPINE TERRITORIAL WATERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA) AS THE SINGLE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/COVENANTS GOVERNING MARITIME GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA) AS THE SINGLE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS, AS AMENDED, AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OR COVENANTS RELATED THERETO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMPLIANCE WITH MARITIME SAFETY STANDARDS SET BY THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA), AND RELATED ISSUES ON THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MARITIME TRANSPORTATION LAWS, WITH THE END VIEW OF ENACTING AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEGISLATIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE PROTOCOLS ON THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES, PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF ALL WATER TRANSPORT IN THE COUNTRY AND ENSURE PROPER MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR NECESSARY MARITIME TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ANENT THE PUBLIC SERVICES FUNCTION OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA) VIS-A-VIS THE DEPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS, WITH THE END GOALS OF COMPLYING WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND CONVENTIONS OF SEAFARING AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND FORMULATING MEASURES AND/OR POLICIES TO RECLAIM AND SUSTAIN THE TOP NOTCH WORLD CLASS STATUS OF THE PHILIPPINES' SEAFARING INDUSTRY OR SECTOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON) TO INVESTIGATE THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC), THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA) AND OTHER SIMILAR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE MANDATED BY LAW TO REGULATE AND ENFORCE LAWS RELATING TO MARITIME OPERATIONS AND SAFETY FOR POSSIBLE MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE AND NONFEASANCE OF THEIR DUTIES RESULTING IN THE WANTON DISREGARD OF SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS BY FERRY OPERATIONS THEREBY CAUSING AVOIDABLE SEA TRAGEDIES AND LOSS OF LIVES.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ALLEGED POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE AUDIT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION - EUROPEAN MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY (EMSA) IN RELATION TO THE STATUS OF MARITIME INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES, SPECIFICALLY ON THE MARITIME SAFETY AND EDUCATION STANDARDS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PRESSING ISSUES INVOLVING DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE COMPLAINTS AND ASSISTANCE MECHANISMS PROVIDED BY AIR, LAND, AND MARITIME CARRIERS, THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, THE LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD, THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS IN RESPONDING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO DOMESTIC TRAVEL