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SECTION 1
Consistent with its mandate and powers under RA No
SECTION 1.
Consistent with its mandate and powers under RA No. 9993 and its IRR, the PCG shall be subject to the same directives addressed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police under Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6 of Memorandum Order No. 03 (s.2016), and is hereby ordered to comply strictly therewith.
Additional PCG units and personnel to increase visibility and security shall immediately be deployed in all Philippine ports, harbors, and major coastal areas.
SECTION 2
SECTION 2.
With due regard to the constitutional rights of every individual, the PCG shall intensify its activities related to the enforcement and maintenance of maritime safety and security to prevent or suppress lawless violence at sea including, among others, the:
(i)
inspection of all merchant ships and vessels to ensure compliance with safety standards, rules and regulations;
(ii)
surveillance and inspection of persons, vessels and watercrafts navigating within the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines, and suspected of committing, or conspiring to commit, an offense in the Philippines;
(iii)
control and flow of traffic of vessels within the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines;
(iv)
marshaling of passenger-laden vessels nationwide; and
(v)
maintenance, in coordination with the Maritime Industry Authority, of a unified numbering system for all Philippine-registered vessels, watercrafts and water conveyances that are not covered by the International Maritime Organization numbering system.
SECTION 3
SECTION 3.
The PCG shall strictly enforce maritime security communications protocol to enhance detection of any threat to maritime safety and security.
SECTION 4
SECTION 4.
The Department of Justice shall closely coordinate with the PCG and other law-enforcement agencies for the prompt investigation and prosecution of all individuals or groups apprehended for committing, or conspiring to commit, acts of lawless violence.
SECTION 5
SECTION 5.
All government agencies and local government units are directed to assist the PCG to ensure the effective implementation of this Memorandum Order, consistent with their respective mandates and functions.
SECTION 6
SECTION 6.
The DoTr is hereby directed to supervise and coordinate the PCG’s compliance with the foregoing directives.
SECTION 7
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately
SECTION 7.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
26 September 2016.
By Order of the President:
(Sgd.)
SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary