Establishing Oil Pollution Operations Center In The Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters
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Establishing Oil Pollution Operations Center In The Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters
Presidential Decree No. 602
December 9, 1974
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Presidential Decree No. 602Establishing Oil Pollution Operations Center in the Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters
- Establishes a National Oil Pollution Operations Center within the Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters to address increasing environmental pollution and contamination. (Section 1)
- The Center can call upon any government agency for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and resources. (Section 2)
- The Philippine Coast Guard can directly negotiate with local companies that have oil containment and recovery facilities to use their equipment in combating oil pollution. (Section 3)
- The Center will be the point of contact with similar national operations centers of ASEAN member countries and can call for assistance from them to help contain oil pollution. It shall also respond to calls for assistance from ASEAN member countries. (Section 4)
- The Decree takes effect immediately. (Section 5)
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Establishing Oil Pollution Operations Center In The Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters
Presidential Decree No. 602
•December 9, 1974
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 602 December 9, 1974
ESTABLISHING OIL POLLUTION OPERATIONS CENTER IN THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS
WHEREAS, environmental pollution and contamination are increasing at an alarming rate;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to prevent, mitigate or eliminate the increasing damages to marine resources as a result of pollution;
WHEREAS, the dangers of major oil spills are increasing with the increase of the size and number of oil tankers traversing waters close to the Philippines;
WHEREAS, the Philippines is not yet fully prepared to handle major oil spills which are likely to happen in the future;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order the establishment of a National Operations Center for Oil Pollution in the Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters.
Section 1. Title. This Decree shall be known as the National Oil Pollution Operations Center Decree.
Section 2. Assistance from other Agencies. The Center may call upon any department,...
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