Designating The Secretary Of Transportation And Communications As The Authority Responsible For The Security Of Sea Transport And Maritime Infrastructure In The Country, And For Other Purposes

Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 197

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 197

DESIGNATING THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AS THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY OF SEA TRANSPORT AND MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTRY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, the Philippines is a Contracting Party to the 1974 International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), as amended, including Chapter XI-2 thereof, on Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security, that adopts the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which is an international framework through which governments, shipping companies, and port authorities can cooperate to detect and deter acts that threaten security of the maritime transportation system;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 292 (s. 1987) or the "Administrative Code of 1987," the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) shall be the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the Executive Branch in the promotion, development, and regulation of dependable and coordinated networks of transportation and communication system, as well as in the fast,...