TRANSFERRING THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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WHEREAS, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is an agency created and
established as a major unit of the Philippine Navy pursuant to Republic Act No.
5173;

WHEREAS, the mandate of the PCG and the program of government to
rationalize Philippine maritime administration could be better pursued, and
coordination with the private sector and the different departments and agencies
of government which require the services of the PCG could be properly managed,
if the PCG is placed under the Office of the President;

WHEREAS, The PCG remains a major subordinate unit of the Philippine Navy by
virtue of Sec. 54, Chapter 8, Subtitle II, Title VIII, Book IV of EO 292 dated
25 July 1987, otherwise known as the “Administrative Code of 1987”, and
assigned functions pertaining to the promotion of safety of life at sea and the
protection of the marine environment;

WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 grants the
President the continuing authority to reorganize the Office of the President
by, among others, transferring any agency or function to the Office of the
President;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that:

SECTION 1. TRANSFER. The PCG is
hereby transferred from the Philippine Navy, Armed Forces of the Philippines,
Department of National Defense to the Office of the President.

SECTION 2. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS.
The PCG shall continue to be the agency primarily responsible for the promotion
of safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment pursuant
to the provisions of RA 5173, PD 600, PD 601, PD 602, PD 979, as amended.

SECTIO 3. IMPLEMENTING
REQUIREMENTS.  There is hereby created a Transition and Liquidation Committee
to be composed of the DOTC as Chairman, the Philippine Navy, PCG, Department of
Budget and Management and the Office of the President as members. These
agencies shall designate their respective representatives to this Committee
which shall recommend to the President the necessary plans and measures to
effect the transfer within 30 days from the signing of this EO. The Committee
shall likewise, undertake the appropriate inventory and disposition of all PCG
properties.

SECTION 4. PCG ASSETS. The
current appropriations of the PCG and assets presently under its possession,
supervision and/or control shall be deemed PCG properties such as, inter
alia, vessels, watercraft, firearms, armaments, munitions, communications
and electronic equipment, vehicles, buildings, real estate, and lighthouses.
Such properties and their records are hereby transferred to the PCG.

SECTION 5. APPROPRIATIONS. Such
as may be needed to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order which are
appropriated for the PCG at the time of the approval of this Executive Order
shall continue to be carried in subsequent Annual General Appropriations Act.
Thereafter, the PCG shall prepare its own budget as a Key Budgetary Item (KBI).

SECTION 6. PAY, ALLOWANCES AND
RETIREMENT OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL. PCG uniformed personnel shall continue to
receive the same base pay, longevity pay, and other allowances and benefits as
authorized for corresponding grades and ranks in the AFP. PCG uniformed
personnel shall continue to be covered by PD 1638 (AFP Retirement Law), as
amended until such time as the PCG is able to establish its own retirement
system under a regime and timetable agreed upon by the Committee.

SECTION 7. REPEALING CLAUSE. All
Executive Orders, Rules and Regulations or parts thereof contrary to or
inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. EFFECTIVITY. This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 30th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred
and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) FIDEL
V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary

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